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By Peter Albrecht, Newbury, MA. While the rest of the pod waits, one humpback lays down a "net" consisting of a large ring of bubbles, through which prey will not swim. Then, after the net-setter emits a sort of warbling sound, all the members of the pod rush to the surface, mouths agape. Gulls can see the up-welling of water as the whales rise, and grab their share of the prey by surface feeding. Taken in Chatham Strait, Alaska, August 9, 2005.
Primary School students were rewarded for all their positive behavior with a special event with Luau Relay Races.
Behavior Study 1: this young Herring Gull repeated dropped and retrieved a stick in the water. Was it "play", skill training, or a mix of both?
Classroom management is a term teachers use to describe the process of ensuring that classroom lessons run smoothly without disruptive behavior from students compromising the delivery of instruction. A good teacher is always passionate about educating and inspiring their students. They want to fully utilize their teaching time, without dealing with any classroom disruptions. Hence, Classroom management is a wide variety of skills and techniques used by the teachers to keep the students organized, orderly, focused, attentive, on task, and academically productive during a class. So an effective teacher will be of strong classroom-management skills, whereas an ineffective teacher will be of poor classroom management skills, and the hallmark of these inexperienced teachers is a disorderly classroom filled with students who are not working or paying attention.
Primary School students were rewarded for all their positive behavior with a special event with Luau Relay Races.
at Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge in IN, where the males perform their acrobatic courtship displays around dawn and dusk just south of the refuge office.
This photo was taken in 2011 at Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge, RI
Photo: Tom Tetzner, USFWS
CA. SEA LIONS: MOSS LANDING
Description
California sea lions are known for their intelligence, playfulness, and noisy barking. Their color ranges from chocolate brown in males to a lighter, golden brown in females. Males reach 850 pounds (390 kg) and seven feet (2.1 m) in length. Females grow to 220 pounds (110 kg) and up to six feet (1.8 m) in length. They have a "dog-like" face, and at around five years of age, males develop a bony bump on top of their skull called a sagittal crest. The top of a male's head often gets lighter in color with age. These members of the otariid or walking seal family have external ear flaps and large flippers that they use to "walk" on land. The trained "seals" in zoos and aquariums are usually California sea lions.
Range/Habitat
California sea lions are found from Vancouver Island, British Columbia to the southern tip of Baja California in Mexico. They breed mainly on offshore islands, ranging from southern California's Channel Islands south to Mexico, although a few pups have been born on Año Nuevo and the Farallon Islands in central California. There is a distinct population of California sea lions at the Galapagos Islands. A third population in the Sea of Japan became extinct, probably during World War II.
Mating/Breeding
Most pups are born in June or July and weigh 13 to 20 pounds (6 to 9 kg). They nurse for at least five to six months and sometimes over a year. Mothers recognize pups on crowded rookeries through smell and vocalizations. Pups also learn to recognize the smell and vocalizations of their mothers. Breeding takes place a few weeks after birth. Males patrol territories and bark almost continuously during the breeding season.
Behavior
California sea lions are very social animals, and groups often rest closely packed together at favored haul-out sites on land or float together on the ocean's surface in "rafts." They are sometimes seen "porpoising," or jumping out of the water, presumably to speed up their swimming. Sea lions have also been seen "surfing" breaking waves. California sea lions are opportunistic eaters, feeding on squid, octopus, herring, rockfish, mackerel, and small sharks. In turn, sea lions are preyed upon by Orcas (killer whales) and great white sharks.
Status
Their population is growing steadily, and California sea lions can be seen in many coastal spots such as the Monterey Coast Guard jetty and PIER 39 in San Francisco. The current population is approximately 238,000.
At The Marine Mammal Center
California sea lions are our most common patients at The Marine Mammal Center. In 2009, we admitted over 1700 animals. Nearly 1400 of these were California sea lions. The most common reasons California sea lions are rescued include: malnutrition, domoic acid toxicosis, leptospirosis, cancer, pneumonia, entanglement in debris or fishing gear, gunshots, and other wounds. In 2009, many of the sea lions that stranded were malnourished yearlings. Animals can become severely underweight from maternal separation, disease, lack of food sources, effects of El Niño and other environmental factors. In 1998, the Center diagnosed the first case of domoic acid toxicosis in marine mammals; a condition caused by harmful algal blooms which causes the animals to have seizures. Although the Center has conducted extensive studies to better understand this disease, hundreds of sea lions are affected annually. (Source: Marine Mammal Center 2015: www.marinemammalcenter.org/)
These two eagles just had a wing-flapping dispute over the branch on which they are now both perched. That played out, and they settled down...
...then this adult Bald Eagle rolled its head back like this. I've not seen that ever before. No idea what it means, if anything.
This muscle tends to drop down (out of the arch) when my toes are pulled up or forced up. Perhaps because it's too tight (story of my life). II believe this may be why my ankle has seemed unable to heal, because of this added tension, and nowhere in the foot bed of my shoes for this muscle to go (STREEEEETCH).
Pictures of the Winter in July event at the Phoenix Zoo. This annual event includes snow trucked in for the event, a chilly 'blizzard' every 30 minutes, and snow themed events with the animals. There were four different animal events that featured behavioral enrichment, a process of ensuring captive animals in zoos are treated for psychological and physiological well-being. I will list all the events separately. I learned on their site that they were looking for volunteers. So I was on their website to learn about the event when I learned that they needed volunteers! So I signed up as a photographer and snow shoveler. I was part of a crew of volunteers who broke up the snow so the kids could play with it. It has a hard ice crust the moment we arrived and had to continually work the snow to make it fun to play with. Very glad to spend the day at the Zoo helping them pull off this event. Here are pictures of the AR Creature Feature in the Enchanted Forest Amphitheater featuring birds of prey. They included a Harris's Hawk, a Eurasian Eagle-Owl and a Great Horned Owl.
Hypnosis provide some willing patients to help people with handling memories and changing their bad behaviors.Hypnosis is all about to put our mind in the state in which we can feel better relaxation than any other state.For more information about hypnosis consult at www.hypnoconsult.com 
While at the Dewey Lake Fish & Game clubs annual squirrel hunt Em and Taz repeatable tried to get me in trouble with the Game Wardens.
Actually if you look at Em she is trying her best to pull TAZ away from the state truck. A by stander watching spoke up and said "LOOKS LIKE YOU TAINED HIM WELL".
ADULT SEA OTTERS: 2015
Animal Classification
Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
Description
Sea otters are members of the weasel or mustelid family. Like other members of this family, they have very thick fur. In fact, at 850,000 to one million hairs per square inch, they have the thickest fur of any mammal. Their fur actually consists of two layers, an undercoat and longer guard hairs. This system traps a layer of air next to their skin so their skin does not get wet. Sea otters are usually dark brown, often with lighter guard hairs. Alaskan sea otters tend to have lighter fur on their heads. Sea otters are the smallest marine mammals. In California adult females weigh 35-60 pounds (16-27 kg); males reach up to 90 pounds (40 kg). Alaskan sea otters are bigger with males weighing up to 100 pounds (45 kg).
Range/Habitat
Sea otters once ranged from Mexico to Alaska and even to Japan. Currently, the California population numbers around 2,800 and is found from Half Moon Bay to Morro Bay. There is a much larger population in Alaska, and sea otters are still found in Russia. Sea otters inhabit shallow coastal areas and prefer places with kelp. The kelp acts as an anchor that the sea otters use to wrap themselves in when they are resting.
Mating/Breeding
Females give birth to one pup and usually have their first pup at the age of four or five. Their pregnancies last four to five months. Pups can be born any time of year, but in California most are born between January and March, and in Alaska most are born in the summer. When born, the pups weigh from three to five pounds.
Behavior
Sea otters are social animals, with females and pups spending time together in one group and males in another. Pups stay with their mothers for the first eight months of their life. The pups' fur traps so much air that they actually cannot dive under water. When mothers leave the pups wrapped in kelp to hunt, pups bob on the surface of the ocean like a cork. Mothers spend much time grooming pups and often carry them on their chests. Pups begin to learn to swim at around four weeks of age. Sea otters are one of the few animals to use tools. They eat animals with shells, like clams and abalone, and use a stone to break open the shells. When sea otters are under water searching for food, they store what they have found in the loose skin folds at their armpits. Adult sea otters can eat 25%-30% of their body weight in one day!
Status
Sea otters in California are a threatened species due to past over hunting for their beautiful fur. Although sea otters are protected now, they remain vulnerable, especially to oil spills. Unlike other marine mammals, sea otters do not have a blubber layer. Therefore, they rely on their fur to keep warm. If their fur is oiled, it loses its insulating qualities and the sea otters soon chill. Otters are also affected by the oil fumes or poisoned by eating food exposed to oil. Most sea otters quickly die in an oil spill. Several thousand sea otters died in the 1989 Exxon oil spill in Valdez, Alaska. Other threats to sea otters include infectious diseases, parasites, boat strikes, entanglements, and toxins.
At The Marine Mammal Center
The Marine Mammal Center began rehabilitating sea otters in 1995. Since that time, we have rescued up to 207 sea otters.
Want to learn more about marine mammals?
SOURCE: www.marinemammalcenter.org/
Chandra Story – Social Behavior and Wellness
Chandra Story is a master certified health education specialist and assistant professor of health education and promotion at OSU. She has worked as a grant project coordinator, public health information officer and community health educator. Story’s research focus is the evaluation of health promotion interventions in order to decrease disparities. Her evaluation portfolio includes physical activity, mental health and HIV/AIDS advocacy programs.
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I thought maybe this male mallard was injured or asleep when I spotted him not moving and lying nearly flat in the grass. He is not foraging here; he just laid there with his beak nudged down into the grass. It seemed like an odd place to rest as he is at least 30 feet from the nearest water but only about 15 feet off a heavily traveled walking trail for humans. He was not asleep (his eyes were wide open), and he did not move or change his position as I approached a little closer. I did not notice any obvious injury, so maybe he was just resting. I got close enough to snap a couple shots, then just let him be.
Hummel Park
Plainfield, Indiana