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WEEK TWENTY-SIX - No Sleepy Hollow Jokes Please
Today, the veterinary staff, students, and other interns are gathered on Sandpit Road, northeast of the compound. They’re watching our...
nekonoir
Sep 29, 20174 min read
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Update: Irma Incoming
Hurricane Irma makes landfall in Florida on Sept. 10, 2017. Image source: NASA Earth Observatory. As the most intense storm in ten years...
nekonoir
Sep 19, 20172 min read
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WEEK TWENTY-FIVE - The Fungus Among Us
Back in my fifth week on the island, I got lost. I spent hours trying to line up the symbols on an outdated map with markers nailed to...
nekonoir
Aug 14, 20173 min read
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WEEK TWENTY-FOUR - Oh, Deer
It’s eight o’clock in the morning and I’ve just arrived at the commissary to start my work day. Inside the doorway, I pause to pull a...
nekonoir
Aug 10, 20175 min read
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Update: Oceans and Islands
It's been just over a month since week twenty-three posted and I'm in the process of wrapping up my work on St. Catherines Island....
nekonoir
Jul 24, 20171 min read
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WEEK TWENTY-THREE - Pork of the Sea
Way, way back in 2004, Ad Council ran a series of television PSAs aimed at encouraging people to lose weight using subtle shifts to their...
nekonoir
Jun 19, 20173 min read
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WEEK TWENTY-TWO - Reptilian Smiles
There is such an abundance of life on St. Catherines Island, that twenty-eight weeks is hardly enough time to write about everything. Now...
nekonoir
Jun 8, 20174 min read
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WEEK TWENTY-ONE - On a Mission
For an island that’s nearly uninhabited and can hardly be described as “developed,” St. Catherines sure sees a lot of action. Now that...
nekonoir
Jun 2, 20173 min read
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WEEK TWENTY - Born Again
Last week, I had a rare visitor; my mom! She flew into Savannah, all the way from Texas, to experience a touch of Georgia life. We had...
nekonoir
May 24, 20174 min read
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WEEK NINETEEN - My Roommate Has Herps
We here at the intern house are increasing in number. When I arrived in January, I became the second occupant and second lemur tamer...
nekonoir
May 16, 20173 min read
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WEEK EIGHTEEN - Cruelty or Conservation?
A woman named Laurel Thatcher Ulrich once wrote the words “Well-behaved women seldom make history.” Although she may not have originally...
nekonoir
May 13, 20174 min read
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WEEK SEVENTEEN - Slow Motion Sickness
Those who know me - not even those who know me well - know that I am not overly fond of boat rides (which is a slight problem for someone...
nekonoir
May 4, 20173 min read
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WEEK SIXTEEN - The Pygmy That Passed
**Warning: this post is similar to my dolphin autopsy story, which may be disturbing to some readers. Please see my gopher tortoise...
nekonoir
Apr 27, 20175 min read
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WEEK FIFTEEN - Grass
The drive from Atlanta to the Georgia coast is a relatively long one, at just around four hours. Thankfully, it's also a relatively easy...
nekonoir
Apr 20, 20174 min read
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WEEK FOURTEEN - Hamilton the Hawk
Everything interesting that happens on the island seems to happen when I'm not around (excluding the dolphin autopsy, of course). There...
nekonoir
Apr 11, 20173 min read
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WEEK THIRTEEN - Bivalve Curious
Instead of practicing optimum posture at the sturdy little desk five feet away, I'm hunchbacked in bed over my laptop (mother would be so...
nekonoir
Apr 7, 20173 min read
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WEEK TWELVE - Lemur Profiles: Picnic Bluff
Being a homeowner has never been on my bucket list. I've had a serious case of wanderlust ever since I can remember and a house seems...
nekonoir
Mar 30, 20174 min read
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WEEK TWELVE - Dolphin Autopsy
**Warning: this post contains mildly graphic images and descriptions. To bypass them and read about cute lemurs instead, click here.**...
nekonoir
Mar 29, 20174 min read
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WEEK ELEVEN - Cabbages and Dwarves
On the windowsill in my bedroom on the island, I have a small but growing natural history collection. I fully intend to curate this...
nekonoir
Mar 24, 20173 min read
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WEEK TEN - Looking Up
A few years ago, I took a trip to Peru with a biology class. As Peru is famous for its amazing bird diversity, naturally most of the...
nekonoir
Mar 14, 20173 min read
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