ReadingAnimals

For the budding primatologist or eco-minded kid, I’m Lucy should be fun and educational summertime hit. And what a great cause. And look at that face. Makes me wish I were a kid!

Thanks to Sarah at Puss Reboots who pointed me to a new reading challenge that is perfect for me and ReadingAnimals: What an Animal! hosted by Kristi of Passion for the page.

There are a wide range of views on elephant issues from exhibition, labor and entertainment to conservation and killing.

Columbia University Press is having a sale on their Animal Studies titles - Half off. Sadly, I had just purchased Zoographies and Philosophy and Animal Rites from Amazon at full price, but there were several titles that I’d been coveting (and a couple I didn’t even know about)
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I got my notice from Amazon overnight - and there was a price drop, too. (Though still expensive at $60 / ea) I’m really looking forward to this one - look at the line up!

A poignant elephant video that will take just a few moments of your day.

Elizabeth Hess provides an intimate portrait of the life of an individual chimpanzee, Nim Chimpsky.

The text is divided into three parts, each associated with a way of thinking about the earth itself: geography, geology and ecology

I know of Karen Dawn because of her wonderful e-mail alert service, DawnWatch, which alerts animal advocates of news stories and opportunities to become part of the public dialogue on animal protection issues.