Science Observer Gifts

'Dr Hodges, here, is from England and he's been observing us for 14 years. Mr Ferrell, an American, has been here only 3 weeks. Monique Corveu, from Paris, has practically been living with us for about nine years...'

Skeleton studying a fossil.

"We can now tell the rest of the mice that after testing on lab humans, phones can be an addictive time waster."

"Thor! I am Thor! Ha. Just kidding. I'm Tom the Seagull."

"Now, were those friends of your Gettys or Gottis?"

"'I don't want war'. . . well, wither our translation program is broke or this president has a strange kind of humor!"

"Finches, don't look now, but there's a creepy guy staring at our beaks."

Bird feeding chick that is nesting in a knight's helmet

How Nature Senses a Change in the Weather

"Go away, he's not done playing Cowboys and Indians yet."

"Okay, you both know the rules: no trash talk, no batting the other guy all over the house if he’s unconscious, watch the claws and nails..."

They try, but those crows can't make noises they used to. The lost caws!

"Dad, please tell me again about that mass production and consumerism."

"We've discovered they mate for life, as long as they don't discuss politics."

Duck Hunt

"Walk, hell- I gotta dance."

Annie, the Reptile version: 'The sun will come out tomorrow! Tomorrow! You will sun yourself tomorrow!'

"If I 'HAD IT ALL' it would it be enough?"

Cat says of armadillo, 'It's one of those big armored rats.'

What does aloof mean?

"I could catch a bicyclist, well maybe not a bicyclist, but I could catch a jogger, definitely."

"I've got you in my sights now, Mister Squirrel, with your fluffy tail and those tiny hands clutching that itty-bitty nut. Aww, you must be hungry...poor little fella... I love you, Mister Squirrel."

"You're right—there's no such thing as personal space in a hibernaculum."

"Want me to talk to the squirrel's mother, or would you prefer to handle it on your own?"

"It can't be much of a life working all day, but at least he gets to wear a stripey jersey."

". . . So that's 4 birdies, 1 eagle, 2 ferrets and a rabbit!"

The prying mantis,

Glance Exchange

Cat tries to reach a birdfeeder on stilts.

Monkeys/Humans in the zoo.

Exciting potato bugs.

"Beware of the frog"

"If you can’t beat ’em, roll around in their decaying carcass."

I'm over-educated and under-employed. That's why there's no MIDDLE class anymore.

Fear of news.