retrieverman1

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Hybrid flying squirrels
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Northern and southern flying squirrels are interfertile species. I did not know this.
And just as the coyote is a major threat to the red wolf through hybridization, the southern flying squirrel is a threat to the northern species.
West Virginia has a unique subspecies of the northern flying squirrel called the Virginia northern flying squirrel. It [...]
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tagged wildlife, climate change, flying squirrels, hybrid flying squirrels, northern flying squirrels
Do dogs love us?
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If dogs are pretending to love us, then they are damn good actors.
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I have some issues with Masson’s work. I would have loved it if he’d included a description a dog preying on some animal in Dogs Never Lie About Love.
He covers every part of their natural behavior but that one. If you see a [...]
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tagged dog domestication, domestic animals, evolution, wildlife, dog love
The Mountain
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Levon Helm is from the Arkansas Delta, and Steve Earle, the writer of the song, is from Texas.
Neither is from a coal mining region.
However, Levon did play a coal miner in a movie.
 
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tagged absolute piffle, history, levon helm, steve earle, the mountain
Labrador puppy mousing
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I said in an earlier post that Miley caught a large fox squirrel a few weeks ago. She had it in her mouth, and it was squealing very loudly.
But that squirrel figured out how to get out of her mouth, and once he did, he put up a heck of a fight. Golden retrievers very [...]
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tagged wildlife, working retrievers, labrador retriever, mouse, retriever
Niles sets a couch on fire; Eddie gets to eat.
Classic scene from Frasier. David Hyde Pierce is at the top of his game here. So is Moose:

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Of all the sitcoms from the 90’s that are still shown syndication, this is about the only one I still find funny.
 
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tagged absolute piffle, dog breeds, david hyde pierce, frasier, jack russell
Retrievers eating blackberries
A golden, a Labrador/curly cross, and a liver curly eating blackberries:

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I’ve never had a dog eat blackberries, even though they are very numerous on our property.
But I have had them eat watermelon!
 
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tagged dog breeds, golden retriever, curly-coated retiever, labrador retriever
Golden Retrievers and the Structure of Atoms
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Thanks to Patti S. for alerting me to this nice little video.
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tagged absolute piffle, golden retriever
The retriever I don’t know very well
The curly-coated retriever:

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It’s a shame that I know more about the Murray River curly than this dog.
Murray River curlies don’t exist in this hemisphere, as far as I know.
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tagged dog breeds, working retrievers, curly coated retriever
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry Part II
The best one is Australia and Tasmania as North and South Korea!
 
 
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tagged absolute piffle
Look at what these Aussies bagged while pig hunting
A pygmy hippo!
This hippo escaped from a wildlife park five years ago, and he was shot because the hunters thought he was a pig.
Parts of Northern Territory are pretty good habitat for pygmy hippos. I do wonder, though, how this hippo survived possible saltwater crocodile attacks.
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Even though this one is dead, it was not the only case of [...]
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tagged uncategorized, wildlife, billy the pygmy hippopotamus, hippo, hippopotamus
Now Westlin Winds
After my post on the clearances of Guisachan, I think I should give you an idea of what these farmers thought about their lands being turned over to shooting estates.
Robert Burns, who worked as a tenant farmer in South Ayrshire, penned these words that probably captured the sentiments of these poor evicted crofters perfectly:
Now westlin [...]
Collected Nov 16, 2009 from retrieverman.wordpress.com via blog import
tagged history, dick gaughan, guisachan, highland clearances, robert burns
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry
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I don’t appreciate Mr. Foxworthy’s sexism.
However, as pathetic as her understanding of the world is, she probably makes more money than you do.
Only in America.
I don’t know whether to be more upset about this or bailing out the banks.
French is taught in Hungary. After all, Hungary is in the EU, and French is a major [...]
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tagged absolute piffle
Tiger Salamanders
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I had no idea that tiger salamanders were THAT big.
I live in the an area with a high diversity of salamander species.
However, one species that is notably absent from that list is the tiger salamander.  The nearest tiger salamanders are in Central and Western Ohio. The next nearest populations are in coastal Virginia and Maryland.
I [...]
Collected Nov 15, 2009 from retrieverman.wordpress.com via blog import
tagged wildlife, hellbender, salamanders, tiger salamander
White chipmunk
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Don’t ask me what species of chipmunk this is.
I am accustomed to a single species of chipmunk (the Eastern), and this species seems to be the one most commonly offered as an exotic pet.
So it’s most likely an Eastern chipmunk.
I’ve seen zillions (only a slight exaggeration) of Eastern chipmunks. I also had a few as [...]
Collected Nov 15, 2009 from retrieverman.wordpress.com via blog import
tagged wildlife, chipmunk, eastern chipmunk, pet chipmunk, white chipmunk
Look what the dog brought in
Dog brings in “dead” opossum. Opossum awakens from its “playing dead” state.  Total chaos follows.

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tagged absolute piffle, wildlife, opossum
Bulldog makes otherwordly sounds
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Check out his tail. I’ve never seen a bulldog with a terrier’s tail before.
 
Collected Nov 12, 2009 from retrieverman.wordpress.com via blog import
tagged dog breeds, bulldog
Golden retrievers kill Pikachu
On nature shows, we are usually shown iconic predator and prey battles. How many of you can remember the films that portray such classics as the lion versus the Cape buffalo, the cheetah versus the Thompson’s gazelle, and the wolf versus the elk?
Well, here’s something to add to that pantheon of predation.
Two noble golden retrievers [...]
Collected Nov 12, 2009 from retrieverman.wordpress.com via blog import
tagged absolute piffle, golden retriever, wildlife
A leopard seal acting like a retriever
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If someone could train one to do it on command, the Labrador would be out of business fast.
Of course, someone has to figure out how to care for a huge  predatory seal that lives by killing penguins and other seals.
In the Arctic, the polar bear fills this niche.
In Antarctica, the seal becomes the polar bear.
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tagged wildlife, leopard seal, seals
Golden retriever dances Merengue
Pretty amazing stuff here:

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Collected Nov 11, 2009 from retrieverman.wordpress.com via blog import
tagged golden retriever, dancing golden retriever, golden retriever merengue, golden retriever salsa
Dog catches squirrel
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If my dog caught a squirrel, my reaction would be the exact opposite. I’d be more like “Hell, yes!”
I don’t know why people have issues with dogs engaging in predatory behavior. Of course, these are very often the same people who have issues with people engaging in similar behavior. (They usually don’t have a problem [...]
Collected Nov 10, 2009 from retrieverman.wordpress.com via blog import
tagged dog behavior, dog, dog catches squirrel, squirrel
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