Self-tutoring about backyard animals: the tutor mentions a welcome encounter. Some years I’ve seen numerous garter snakes in the yard; I think the record is five, from many years ago. In recent years I’ve seen less – none at all …
Self-tutoring about suburban animals: the tutor mentions ermine. Out in the yard yesterday, I noticed some scat (droppings) unlike any I’d seen previously. It was about 1 to 1.5 inches long, around 3/8 inch wide, black, with berry seeds sticking …
Self-tutoring about ostriches: the tutor mentions their former range. Nowadays, wild ostriches are found only in Africa. However, until 1966, they lived in the Middle East as well, and were locally quite common there in earlier times. Source: cs.mcgill.ca
Self-tutoring about poisonous snakes: the tutor mentions the idea of a dry bite. A known phenomenon of bites from venomous snakes is the dry bite – that is, one that doesn’t involve venom. The reason is that venom production consumes …
Self-tutoring about animals: the tutor begins about water buffalo. Water buffalo are native to Asia. They’ve been domesticated for around 5000 years, and it’s estimated that anywhere from 0 to 4000 wild ones still exist. Interbreeding is known to happen …
Self-tutoring about animals: the tutor makes observations and reflections. I’ve lived in rural and urban places, and had interesting sightings in both. However, one fact seems ironic: I’ve seen the greater variety of animals in cities. Moreover, it seems easier …