Squirrels are leaders in adaptation, able to survive urban settings well. These animals have great skills: highly social natures, masterful nest builders, industrious food finders, and the good sense to sleep in, and lie in sunbeams. A group of squirrels is called a “scurry.” The word, squirrel, comes from the Greek word, skiouros. It means… Continue reading Douglas Squirrels
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Zoöpolis Is Where It’s At
A thriving coexistence: cultivating Zoöpolis. Zoöpolis is a new word for me. Maybe you already know it? It has a z and an umlaut, so I already liked it, before I knew what it meant. Jennifer Wolch, a geographer coined this term. Definition: The place where the polis meets the zoo, an overlap of human… Continue reading Zoöpolis Is Where It’s At