2016-03-19 18:53
(A personal note: I am in the process of relocating from Malaysia back to America, so there may be few posts between now and the end of the year. I am also participating in this year's Natio… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
I found this dog, whom I call Sparky, in PJ on the evening of the 30th (Sunday). He is a yellow mixed breed, about 15kg, very healthy, neutered. Wearing a collar. He seems adult but young, a… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
On Oct 2, The Star ran an excellent special feature on the practice of eating endangered and exotic species of wildlife in Malaysia, complete with appalling photographs. Here is a brief exce… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I interviewed several officials of the Dept of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP, aka Perhilitan) in the course of researching an article on captive monkeys recently. What they told me made… Read More
2005-10-27 09:25
I took this picture of a group of capybaras at the National Zoo, Kuala Lumpur, September 2005.This is another personal story, this time of an encounter with an animal. It happened when I was… Read More
2005-10-27 07:36
The Goh family and their new puppy accompanied by Tracy Heng (left), one of the Pet Lovers Centre staffers trained to do new owner orientation at Pet Safari.The Wonderful World of Pets, the… Read More
2005-10-27 06:39
This captive monkey has it better than many, with a long chain and access to the lower limbs of some trees, but he is still a prisoner with no freedom of movement, no hope of parole and no m… Read More
2005-10-27 06:37
[Click on picture for larger version] I took this picture of a pig-tailed macaque (beruk) at a fishing jetty near Port Klang yesterday. He had a companion in a separate cell, a female with o… Read More
2005-10-27 06:36
This is an article I wrote for The Star, with minor alterations. The photo of the slow loris comes from the Forest Department, Sarawak, Malaysia. I did not have a camera with me on the day i… Read More
2005-10-27 06:28
The wild gorilla known as Leah uses a walking stick to help her wade in a marshy pond in the Republic of the Congo. Biologists in Africa have reported the first scientifically observed insta… Read More
2005-10-27 06:28
The wild gorilla known as Leah uses a walking stick to help her wade in a marshy pond in the Republic of the Congo. Biologists in Africa have reported the first scientifically observed insta… Read More
2005-10-01 14:01
Cheeta with Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Weissmullerin TARZAN THE APE MAN (1932)Cheeta with friend and caretaker Dan Westfall, ca. 2003I recently ran across the information that Cheeta, one… Read More
2005-10-01 09:18
There is at least one event going on here in conjunction with World Animal Day (Oct. 4th). Pet Fair 2005 is taking place today and tomorrow at Hall C, The Mines Exhibition Centre, next to th… Read More
2005-09-29 12:03
The current edition of the SPCA's newsletter included this appalling story, to persuade people that Malaysia needs much stronger laws to protect animals:On the 18th of August, the SPCA, with… Read More
2005-09-28 04:50
World Animal Day, which was started by a group of ecologists in Florence, Italy, in 1931, takes place on Oct. 4 every year. According the UK site, the goals of World Animal Day are: To celeb… Read More
2005-09-24 12:26
When I started this blog, I intended to write stories about my personal encounters with animals and other experiences of importance to me. So here is a story about the day I shared an elevat… Read More
2005-09-22 07:55
A great picture of a chimpanzee handprint, from Save the Chimps Read More
2005-09-16 10:29
The day before yesterday, I was at Ikano Power Centre, so I decided to go to Pet Safari and see what was happening with the Wonderful World of Pets (what a misnomer!) You probably remember t… Read More
2005-09-12 09:00
This gorgeous picture of a male lion giving some cubs a good soaking comes from National Geographic Magazine. It was taken in Kenya's Masai Mara reserve. To see a larger version, click on th… Read More
2005-09-11 14:00
Waris Dirie: Nomad, Supermodel, Activist“Allah saved me from a lion in the desert after I ran away from home and since this experience I have known that He has got something in mind fo… Read More
2005-09-11 13:20
Primate experts from around the world gathered in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, recently to consider how to save the great apes (gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans) from… Read More
2005-09-09 00:58
I stopped by the Royal Selangor Polo Club yesterday to check on Scout, the abandoned polo pony I rehabilitated. (For her story, see my previous post, Scout the Abandoned Polo Pony) The retir… Read More
2005-09-05 06:14
Let's Hope He Made ItWhat about the many lost, homeless and stranded pets left in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina? Volunteers from The American Humane Society and other organisa… Read More
2005-09-04 03:48
I opened the book Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language and read the first paragraph:To be groomed by a monkey is to experience primordial emotions: the initial frisson of uncertain… Read More
2005-09-03 12:26
Recently, a Hindu friend shared a wonderful story about compassion from the great Hindu epic the Mahabharata with me. This is my paraphrase of the tale, based on various sources.King Pandu h… Read More
2005-09-02 12:35
Orphaned chimpanzees in an African sanctuaryScientists Complete Genetic Map of the Chimpanzee The newly mapped genetic code of the chimpanzee (pan troglodytes) indicates that 99% of the chim… Read More
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