Category Archives: Animals

Sleeping Through the Summer

By Bob WelbaumMarch 20, 2026Animals, Scientific

Now that it’s spring, we can expect all those animals who slept through the winter start to emerge ready to face the world again. But do any animals actually sleep through the summer? Yes! If winter sleep is called hibernation, its flip side is estivation, defined by Merriam-Webster as “the state or condition of torpidity

Calling All Pet Lovers

By Bob WelbaumDecember 14, 2025Animals

What if all unwanted pets could be saved? What if they were able to live out their natural lives in a caring environment? This is the goal of the Best Friends Animal Society with the motto “Save Them All” (https://bestfriends.org/). Since 1984 they have been pursing that goal, beginning with establishing a sanctuary near Kanab,