The canine species seems to prefer the tastes of its homes in the wild over the movable feasts left behind by humans. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “your-feed-animals”
Why City Pigeons Are Worth Watching
By Gotham Rex on April 12, 2022
The humble Columba livia is much more than a rat with wings. Source: New York Times
The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings
By Gotham Rex on April 11, 2022
Researchers debunked a long-repeated yarn that the common birds owe their North American beginnings to a 19th-century lover of the Bard. Maybe this ubiquitous bird’s story is ready for a reboot. Source: New York Times
Without Barry the Central Park Owl, What Will We Do?
By Gotham Rex on August 12, 2021
A community formed in Central Park around a barred owl with a charming, people-friendly personality. Saying goodbye isn’t easy. Source: New York Times
Caring for the Wildlife That Stray Into the Suburbs
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2021
It’s baby-animal season in the towns north of New York. But with many of the mothers gone missing, humans are stepping in to help out. Source: New York Times
The Case of Long Island’s Disappearing Brood X Cicadas
By Gotham Rex on May 19, 2021
The insect cohort known as Brood X may not emerge on Long Island, a sign of humanity’s effects on even nature’s most reliable periodic events. Source: New York Times