Tag: devonthenatureguy
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The Danger Zone
This was originally written as an essay in 2015 based on a New Yorker article by Elizabeth Kolbert entitled āA New Climate-Change Danger Zone?ā and reflects my opinions at the time. Much has changed in the world and the climate crisis has only gotten worse and my understanding of that crisis as well as the […]
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The Journey So Far
The other day, I was going through a pile of junk (which I have a lot of) and came across this. This intentionally blurred piece of paper was the very beginning of #TheWildLife. Itās just a bunch of notes and ideas that I was jotting down while I tried to decide what I wanted to […]
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The Wild Life of Red Pandas
Red Panda Order| Carnivora Family| Ailuridae Red Panda’s, like the Giant Panda, eat mostly bamboo (and are impossibly adoreable). But here’s the thing, they aren’t pandas. They’re actually more closely related to skunks and raccoons, and make up their own subfamily alongside skunks, raccoons, and weasels. Much like the Eau de Popcorn smelling Binturong, the […]
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The Wild Lifeās 50th Episode Celebration: Live Trivia Show!
Well, weāve come a long way. Weāre at our 50th episode! We will be hosting a live show on Zoom!and YOU are invited. On May 1st at 7pm CT, weāll be playing trivia (of course, based on topics from our first 49 episodes [and no, you donāt have to have listened to all of them […]
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Become a Wildlife Ambassador
So, hereās the thing: we, at this moment, are rolling out a new newy thing. Itās super coolāthe Wildlife Ambassador program! Basically, when you become a member at Patreon.com/TheWildLife, you can pick a species of some kind of personal importance to you and we will donate 10% of your contributions each month to either a […]
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TWL Hiking Club: Top Hikes of 2018
On this first #TWLHikingClub Tuesday of 2019, Devon and Chelsea Bowker look back on their top hikes of 2018, from the best overall hike, to the most conflicting, and most Instagram worthy.
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#SundayFishSketch Banded Scuplin
TheĀ banded sculpinĀ (Cottus carolinae) is a mottled brown freshwater fish with dark vertical bands native to swift moving streams of the eastern United States where they dine on insects, various larvae, and occasionally, though sparingly, on other smaller fish or crustaceans.
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Mud-Puddling: The Dirty Truth About Butterflies
Ever have a butterfly land on your skin and start licking you and thought “Awe, I’ve got a new best bro!” Well, you were wrong. Butterflies have a dirty secret!
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Pelicans Are Pretty Fly
How do Pelican beaks work? How much can they fit in their pouch? How do Pelicans hunt? I’ve got the answers to those and more!