Wisdom and the Przewalski's Horses
Stories in the News
I love when traditional media picks up stories that I’ve written about.
The Oldest Known Wild Bird in the World
Forbes magazine just featured a story on Wisdom, the Midway Albatross, the oldest known wild bird in the world. Every year in December, I watch and wait for word that Wisdom has returned to Midway. At over 75 years old, you wonder when the wild will take her home?
Last year, Wisdom’s mate didn’t return, so she went through a courtship ritual and “married” again. The last I heard, Wisdom was sighted, but not her new mate (If you hear he’s back, let me know!)
AND, there’s a new 24-hour live webcam that shows the albatrosses on Midway! When I just looked, it was raining on the atoll.
More Przewalski’s Horses Released in Kazakhstan
And National Geographic has a new article and photographs of the Przewalski’s horses released into the wild in Kazakhstan.
When I wrote my book, the first seven horses had been released. It was interesting that they planned to take eight that year. But the horses must stand up the entire two days of travel, or they risk loosing blood circulation and a higher percentage will die. So, they are put into tight travel boxes that should prevent them from laying down. But as they journeyed to the airport, one of the horses laid down. It had to be sent back to Prague Zoo.
This year, they planned to take eight horses again. But on the road to the airport…
Yes, it happened again.
…but this time, a horse kicked its way out of the travel box. It wound up running down a major highway, blocking traffic until it was recaptured. But, it also couldn’t travel to Kazakhstan.
There are now 14 horses released and the first horses born in Kazakhstan are running free.
Saving a species that was once extinct in the wild if a fragile and wonderful thing.
These are important stories for kids to read in order to understand the animal kingdom. Click on the book covers for more information or to order!