Marty’s photo of the day #2344: This is a spectacled flying fox. She and hundreds of her friends were feeding in the trees surrounding a cabin we rented in Queensland, Australia.
Flying Fox
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Yard Kangaroo
Marty’s photo of the day #2339: Some people get squirrels in their yards; others get kangaroos. (Photographed in Australia. As if I needed to tell you that.)
Republicans: What will it take?
Gun deaths, police violence, and global warming are epidemics, solvable with commitment, ingenuity, and cooperation. Unfortunately, as long as Republicans stand in the way, solutions to those problems will remain out of America’s grasp. With that in mind, I’d like to ask Republicans, “What will it take?” From 2000 to 2015, the equivalent to one-half […]
Agile wallabies love popcorn!
Marty’s photo of the day #2210: When Deb and I are at home, our dogs love popcorn night. When Deb and I are in Australia, the agile wallabies love popcorn night too.
The Punk Rocker of the Rainforest
Marty’s photo of the day #2077: When I’m performing my college show, I always introduce the Boyd’s forest dragon as “the punk rocker of the rainforest.” Photographed in Australia, and featured in my first book, “Cool Creatures, Hot Planet.”
Burton’s legless lizard
Marty’s photo of the day #2144: Here’s a Burton’s legless lizard that I photographed in Queensland, Australia. Why isn’t this a snake? It has external ear-openings, little skin flaps near its cloaca—where it used to have legs before it evolved—and if you grabbed its tail, the tail would fall off.