Category Archives: Animals and Pets

Anything to do with any and all animals, wild or domesticated. This includes pets, breeds of a specific species, and how to care for your pets once you have them.

The Evolution of Selfishness

Posted on March 24, 2024 by Aya Katz

The Evolution of Selfishness Updated on July 10, 2009 Aya Katz   Against Idleness and Mischief by Isaac Watts How doth the little busy BeeImprove each shining Hour,And gather Honey all the dayFrom every opening Flower! How skilfully she builds her … Continue reading →

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The Restatement of Commercial Chastity

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Aya Katz

This article was first published in the Inverted-A Horn in 2008.

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Reviewing “Thinking Ape”

Posted on December 14, 2023 by Aya Katz

This past Friday, I reviewed the YouTube Channel called “Thinking-Ape.” In doing so, I dredged up a few of my old articles on Neoteny, Dominance and Women’s Suffrage in New Jersey. My Old Neoteny Article Developmental Delay as the Primary … Continue reading →

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Interview with Professor Kevin D. Hunt

Posted on May 20, 2023 by Aya Katz

Our guest on the livestream on May 19, 2023 was Kevin D. Hunt, Professor of Anthropology at IU in Bloomington, Indiana. He has been studying chimpanzees at Semliki for a number of years. Professor Hunt links specific anatomical features in … Continue reading →

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Beginner Painting Project: A Cardinal for Christmas

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Aya Katz

Are you looking for an easy holiday painting project that can be completed in ten minutes? Consider painting a cardinal on a small square of canvas board. What you will need? A canvas board, prepainted light green. (A square four … Continue reading →

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A Persimmon for Bow

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Aya Katz

I have a ten acre hobby farm where I have lived for the past twenty years. Over the years, what used to be our pasture has become a wild, wooded area with many different species of trees. I did not … Continue reading →

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Monarch Butterflies in the Fall

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Aya Katz

Below is a video that puts together many amazing sights I saw while walking on my ten acre property today. There are my chickens and ducks, of course. There are the twin fawns who show up to graze on my … Continue reading →

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Animal Communication: Do Chickens Mean To Tell Us They Laid An Egg?

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Aya Katz

There is a difference between communicative utterances and intentional communication. The  hen in the video embedded below  announced she had just laid an egg. But did she mean to tell me that? Or was this an instinctive cry that she … Continue reading →

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Bettine Clemen Plays Music for Animals

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Aya Katz

Bettine Clemen is a world renowned classical flautist. Born in Bavaria, Bettine made her early career with such prestigious orchestras as ‘The Munich Bach Orchestra’, ‘The Prague Radio Orchestra’ and ‘The Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg’. In 1978 she became solo flutist … Continue reading →

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Why Paint with Coffee?

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Aya Katz

I paint using acrylics on canvas and have done so for years. But lately I have started experimenting with coffee. I mean, I have started experimenting with brewed coffee as a pigment to paint with. I paint with coffee on … Continue reading →

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