Cat on boat plays with Dolphins
Do enjoy this piece of fun!
Cat on boat plays with Dolphins
Do you think that the cat and the dolphins are doing more than playing with each other out of curiosity or are they communicating?
Richard Nissen
editor
Do enjoy this piece of fun!
Cat on boat plays with Dolphins
Do you think that the cat and the dolphins are doing more than playing with each other out of curiosity or are they communicating?
Richard Nissen
editor
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Showcased at the Royal Institute of Navigation is this interesting piece on animal migration. Maura O’Connor is a freelance journalist based in Brooklyn. Her first book is: “Resurrection Science: Conservation, De-Extinction and the Precarious Future of Wild Things,” from St. Martin’s Press. She is currently at work on a second book – an exploration of navigation traditions, neuroscience, and…
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