is there a Happy Feet fund?  I'd like to contribute

front page of wellington zoo's site gives info -  http://www.wellingtonzoo.com/
or go straight to the zoo's contribution page and select "happy feet appeal" as the target of your contribution
https://app.etapestry.com/bbphosted/WellingtonZoo/OnlineDonation.html

that's an interesting website, too. Lots of information

Does anyone know how it got the name a "murder" of crows?  Isn't that the word?    I guess I've never looked into that....

“A ‘murder’ of crows is based on the persistent but fallacious folk tale that crows form tribunals to judge and punish the bad behavior of a member of the flock. If the verdict goes against the defendant, that bird is killed (murdered) by the flock. The basis in fact is probably that occasionally crows will kill a dying crow who doesn’t belong in their territory or much more commonly feed on carcasses of dead crows. Also, both crows and ravens are associated with battlefields, medieval hospitals, execution sites and cemeteries (because they scavenged on human remains). In England, a tombstone is sometimes called a ravenstone.�

http://www.ascaronline.org/crowfaq.htm

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/18/hydrothermal-worm-electron-microscope_n_901833.html

Paul, for some reason Kodak's server was pouty and didn't want to allow any sign-in when I viewed the album, so I couldn't leave comments. Really beautiful photos of the river and rocks, love the caterpillar too!  She is a beautiful bird. Thanks

wonder what he's drinking

Pelts being bought by US military and other foreigners
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23501616-snow-leopards-of-afghanistan-survived-30-years-of-war-only-to-face-a-new-threat-us-soldiers.do

New populations discovered
http://news.yahoo.com/threatened-snow-leopards-found-afghanistan-020700396.html

A perfect example of an English teacher's nightmare!

English teacher? How about the liberrian?

did you know there was a list? 

makes my eyes feel funny even to read the name of that list.

Anyway, a desired lost frog, the Sambas Stream Toad, aka the Bornean Rainbow Toad, last seen in 1924, has been spotted in a mountainous area of Borneo. With two accomplices. In a tree. 
May not be armed, but is definitely legged.

http://news.yahoo.com/borneo-toad-spotted-1st-time-87-years-075358070.html

Extra cute, Ei, thanks for the foster ostriches.

I hate to be petty, but that reporter said the farmer took the hatchlings and put them in an averary.
Better than in the liberry, I guess.

something about bathing birds...my parrots would do that in the shower, and I once even got to see a male cardinal do it in a sprinkler. They just DISASSEMBLE themselves in the spray. They lose all sense of decorum. Pull out all the stops. Great video, thanks!!

I assume others noticed this video near the Cannes one...

Seagull Steals From World's Laziest Cat

http://youtu.be/rIu5B3Fsstg
Paul

made my day. completely. anything that happens now will be icing on the cake.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It's a boy.
Results of DNA tests are back for the emperor penguin nicknamed "Happy Feet," whose plight has been followed around the world since he was found stranded on a New Zealand beach two weeks ago.
Wellington Zoo spokeswoman Kate Baker says scientists determined the penguin's sex after scraping cells from his feathers.
Male and female emperor penguins outwardly appear identical.
Baker said Tuesday the penguin is recovering nicely after four medical procedures to flush sand and debris from his stomach. Happy Feet is now eating more than 4 pounds (2 kilograms) of salmon each day.
Emperor penguins typically live their entire lives in and around Antarctica, making Happy Feet's discovery in New Zealand so unusual.

I find those butt shots so indiscreet.