Our Window on Nature

Cold weather and shorter days often mean spending more time indoors, choosing warmer clothing and, for those of us fortunate enough to travel year-round, migrating to warmer climes.  The animals we watch face similar problems, and in some cases escape the cold in similar ways.  Some migrate each year, while many grow a warmer coat.  […]

A desert tortoise lumbers in slow motion through the cactus forest, pausing occasionally to chew a sprig of grass. With its body shielded by armored plate, this critter seems more in keeping with dinosaurs and pterosaurs than with coyotes and kit foxes; a remnant of the prehistoric past. In fact, however, tortoises haven’t been around […]