What Your Cat Knows About You (That You Didn’t Know)

Contrary to popular belief, cats are not aloof and uncaring. In fact, we keep tabs on our humans. And we know a lot about you guys. Things that you don’t know we know. Occasionally even things you don’t know about yourself. It sounds like we have some sort of superpowers, doesn’t it? And in a […]

A complete guide to stinky “wet dog” problems

When my friends spend time with my dog Pax, they often ask me why he isn’t stinky like most other dogs. Hearing this brings me joy and a tinge of sadness because many people assume it’s normal for our canine companions to emanate funky, musty, yeasty odours and that the infamous “wet dog smell” is […]

Birding Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo

John Whitehead (1860-1899) was a British explorer who once a year starting in 1885 tried to climb Mount Kinabalu and finally succeeded in 1888, the first person to do so. When not climbing, he collected species, and thus a number of birds are named after him. Three of them can be found on Mount Kinabalu, […]

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