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Animalia’s wonders always bring me pleasure and awe, a gift in troubled human times. Dorothy Woodend is culture editor of The Tyee. Reach her here. SHARES ‘I do not wish to hear anything more about American politics, but do tell me about the Fraser River white sturgeon.’ All illustrations by Dorothy Woodend. When one tires of hearing about humans and the problems that we’ve created for ourselves, it’s refreshing to think about something else. Another consciousness that doesn’t share our obsession with Twitter, real estate or American politics. Announce...

Jan 21, 2021 Three Rodrigues flying foxes are being raised at the Oregon Zoo this month, adding to the growing population of a bat species once considered the most imperiled on the planet. Closer in size to a flying prairie dog — and in appearance to a flying Ewok — this endangered species is native only to Rodrigues, a tiny island in the Indian Ocean about 900 miles east of Madagascar. The bat plays an important ecological role on the island, where few other pollinators or seed dispersers exist. Keepers say the new pups at the zoo are not only “adorable,” but a testament to one of th...

Jan 21, 2021 Three Rodrigues flying foxes are being raised at the Oregon Zoo this month, adding to the growing population of a bat species once considered the most imperiled on the planet. Closer in size to a flying prairie dog — and in appearance to a flying Ewok — this endangered species is native only to Rodrigues, a tiny island in the Indian Ocean about 900 miles east of Madagascar. The bat plays an important ecological role on the island, where few other pollinators or seed dispersers exist. Keepers say the new pups at the zoo are not only “adorable,” but a testament to one of th...

Three rare Rodrigues flying foxes have been born at the Oregon Zoo.

Three rare Rodrigues flying foxes have been born at the Oregon Zoo.