Tag Archives: animal behavior

Kindness–an animal instinct

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Quick—who said this? Animals [are] our fellow brethren in pain, disease, death & suffering, & famine, our slaves in the most laborious works, our companions in our amusements. They may partake from our origin in one common ancestor; we may … Continue reading →

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Birds were here first

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Having had my heart stolen by a cockatoo (yesterday’s story), I was delighted to discover the YouTube star Snowball, who made his debut a couple of years ago dancing to the Backstreet Boys: Snowball made a splash because we don’t … Continue reading →

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Dolphin bubbles

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

With a nod to Andrew Sullivan:

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Compassion footprint

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Last night I went to hear one of our local Boulder treasures, animal scientist Marc Bekoff, talk about improving the lives of animals—increasing our “compassion footprint.” Marc is world renowned for his studies of animal behavior. For years he has … Continue reading →

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