Venomous snakes are impressive. These are the ultimate of ambush predators, and they nearly always go unnoticed in the undergrowth or canopies of the world. The lengths of evolution to achieve a creature with poisons that remain among the most potent in the world is really impressive. Add to that snakes’ generally miraculous abilities of…

Perhaps it was just that I saw a rainbow in a blue sky today (There was a storm coming in from the East and blowing a misty rain sideways, but the blue sky to the East allowed the sun to catch the water over the tops of the clouds and refract the light into rainbow…

Lemurs are my spirit animal, specifically the Ring-Tailed Lemur. They are the perfect combination of fox, dog, and monkey. The scientific name Lemur comes from the Latin word for a kind of ghost. Meanwhile Ring-tailed lemurs Lemur cattus is either “clever ghost” or “cat ghost”. The name in Chinese is 狐猴 which means “fox monkey”.…

Being in a country when their world cup team is doing well is electrifying. The majority of the people are excited. They are happier than usual, and the feeling of hope and wonder is almost palpable. There is a huge growth of patriotism as everyone is sporting their country’s colors. They have face paintings of…