Smile File-New Name that Frog!

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Okay so I think this is super raaad…new frog species discovered right in NYC baby!!!   It took 4 years to declare this little guy a new kind of leopard frog species. A little slice of nature discovery just for us New Yorkers :D! Pretty awesome, no? A tad more awesome than the Brooklyn Bee in my opinion. This little city dweller has no name yet, but check out some of the fun suggestions HERE and add your own! (Story… View Post

Smile File-Animal Joy

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Big book crush alert! I stumbled on a Q &A with Jonathan Peter Balcombe the author of The Exultant Ark: A Pictorial Tour of Animal Pleasure on Wired (article here) and was clicking away to find out more and more about this book. Above is an image from The Exultant Ark; beluga whales and dolphins have been seen blowing bubble rings in the water and swimming through them. Balcombe says that this has been mainly observed in captivity and provides… View Post