animals

Vox Pop : Birding with Rich Guthrie : 5/9/13

Patrick Donges — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:46:56 +0000

Today on Vox Pop, bird expert Rich Guthrie answering your avian inquiries. WAMC's Ray Graf hosts.

"My Animals and Other Family" by Clare Balding

Joe Donahue — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:30:00 +0000

Clare Balding is an award-winning BBC broadcaster and writer. At the London Olympics of 2012 she was proclaimed a “national treasure.'” She became the face of the BBC’s horse racing coverage in 1998, and now works across a wide range of sports. She will join us to tell tales from her new memoir, My Animals and Other Family.

"Saving Eagle Mitch" by Barbara Chepaitis

Joe Donahue — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:35:00 +0000

In the spring of 2010, one lone Steppe Eagle was shot down on a firing range in Afghanistan. Fortunately, help was available from former Army Ranger Scott Hickman and his buddy, Navy SEAL Greg Wright, who took him in and gave him the healing he needed. They named him Mitch.

Jane Goodall

Joe Donahue — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:35:00 +0000

As a young woman, Jane Goodall was best known for her groundbreaking fieldwork with the chimpanzees of Gombe, Africa. Goodall's work has always been controversial, mostly because she broke the mold of research scientist by developing meaningful relationships with her "specimens" and honoring their lives as she would other humans.

"The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates" by Frans de Waal

Joe Donahue — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:12:00 +0000

For many years, Frans de Waal has observed chimpanzees soothe distressed neighbors and bonobos share their food. In The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates, he delivers fascinating fresh evidence for the seeds of ethical behavior in primate societies that further cements the case for the biological origins of human fairness. Interweaving vivid tales from the animal kingdom with thoughtful philosophical analysis, de Waal seeks a bottom-up explanation of morality that emphasizes our connection with animals.

Vox Pop : Birding with Rich Guthrie : 4/11/13

Patrick Donges — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:00:00 +0000

Today on Vox Pop, bird expert Rich Guthrie answering your avian inquiries. WAMC's Ray Graf hosts.

Veterinarian Christine Armao - Bringing Cornell's Southside Well-Pet Clinic to Albany and beyond

Patrick Donges — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:50:00 +0000

Right now, at the North Albany branch of the Capital District YMCA on North Pearl Street in Albany, students of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, under the supervision of veterinarians, are offering subsidized veterinary care for dogs and cats, including physical exams and vaccinations, as part of the college’s Southside Well-Pet Clinic.

"Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures" by Virginia Morell

Joe Donahue — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:10:00 +0000

Did you know that ants teach, earthworms make decisions, rats love to be tickled, and chimps grieve? Did you know that some dogs have thousand-word vocabularies and that birds practice songs in their sleep? That crows improvise tools, blue jays plan ahead, and moths remember living as caterpillars?

Animal Wise takes us on a dazzling odyssey into the inner world of animals, from ants to elephants to wolves, and from sharp-shooting archerfish to pods of dolphins that rumble like rival street gangs. With 30 years of experience covering the sciences, Virginia Morell uses her formidable gifts as a story-teller to transport us to field sites and laboratories around the world, introducing us to pioneering animal-cognition researchers and their surprisingly intelligent and sensitive subjects.

Vox Pop : Pets & Vets - Dr. Frank Akawi : 2/27/13

Patrick Donges — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:00:00 +0000

Today on Vox Pop we welcome Dr. Frank Akawi of Greenfield Animal Hospital in Greenfield Center, New York.

A native Jordanian, Dr. Akawi studied animal science as an undergraduate in Baghdad. Once in the United States, he earned a masters degree in reproductive physiology, an MBA, and a PhD in pet health management. He also obtained a veterinary degree from Ross University.

Dancing Dogs by Jon Katz

Joe Donahue — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:35:00 +0000

No one brings to life the remarkable bond between humans and their dogs like New York Times bestselling author Jon Katz.

He has gained great readership with enchanting tales and keen observations of his animal menagerie—the dogs, sheep, chickens, and other residents of Bedlam Farm. Now, Katz is back with his first collection of short stories, Dancing Dogs.