Catt-Trax 2 - Wildlife - Comments

Hola in Mexico!

Danny Catt — Mon, 07 May 2007 14:28:00 -0700

Hello Atziri,

Thanks so much for your message... I was looking for your email to send you a hello and lo and behold you sent a message on the blog. Great to hear from you. How are things in Mexico? I hope all is well and I am pleased you have enjoyed the photos. I will be adding another post or two before I arrive home within the week.

Cheers

Danny :)

Volcanic islands

Pikake — Mon, 07 May 2007 10:53:49 -0700

I didn't realize how volcanic the Galapagos are. I went on "the Route" to see the satellite image of them, and they are quite a site. I invite others to view it after they give this posting a read. It's quite interesting. I like to try to see any of the animals, but alas, "no hay".

http://blogs.bcit.ca/catttrax2/journey/route

Click on the May 1 KMZ icon.

Great photos (again). I am really looking forward to seeing you and hearing of your adventures!

Terry

Hallucinating animals and

Atziri — Mon, 07 May 2007 00:35:27 -0700

Hallucinating animals and amazing pictures. Looking forward for more pictures and narrations. Good luck, take care! Atziri

Vulnerable

K. Bogen — Sun, 06 May 2007 20:52:39 -0700

Dear Mr. Catt :)

The flora and fauna of the Galapagos seem so exceptionally vulnerable, exposing their personal lives and stories to total strangers, if not enemies. How absolutely beautiful they are. Your pictures and notes raise our awareness of the importance of the institutions that protect such vulnerable critters. The Flightless Cormorant and Sally Lightfoot Crab are our favourites.

We enjoyed listening to your interview with a former student. The sounds from the forest at night were cool. We are studying the gold rush in school this month and the effects of the gold rush on salmon spawning, and the First Nations people. Mr. Catt, could you please tell us a bit about the type of fish that live in the Amazon River and how the gold mining might affect them?

The COAST class :)

Gracias T Alba

Danny Catt — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:13:01 -0700

Thanks for your comment Tyto alba!

Cheers

Danny

Gracias Coasties!

Danny Catt — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:11:48 -0700

Hello and thanks for your comments, kind words and question!

The categories ´resident, transient and offshore´are used to describe different ´sub-populations´of Orca in the North Pacific Ocean. I don´t know if the Orca in Antarctica have been given unique names (like transient) but biologists do know that Orca in Antarctica feed on a variety of things including marine mammals, penguins as well as Patagonian Toothfish (they eat fish, birds and mammals). So... in answer to your question, yes, penquins should be afraid, as should the seals and fish!

I hope all is going well in the Coast program so far this term!

Cheers

Danny!

As Pikake I think the

tyta alba — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:40:01 -0700

As Pikake I think the picture of Lemaire Channel is amazing !!!!!Nothing todo with our sunrises

T Alba :)

An Antarctic Symphony

K. Bogen — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:08:11 -0700

Dear Mr. Catt

Thank you so much for answering our many questions and for making us feel welcome. You are a gracious host. The truth is we have to contain the enthusiasm and the questions from the Coast kids! :) We are astounded at the beauty of Antartica and of your photography! WOW!

Your text, especially about Antarctic ice, was very cool! :)

We have seen Resident Killer Whales (salmon eaters) on the coast of British Columbia. Would the Killer Whale in your photo be a Transient (mammal eating) Killer Whale? Should penguins be afraid?

"If Antarctica were music it would be Mozart." - Andrew Denton

Mr. Catt, you have helped us to hear the symphony! :)

The coasties

Morning Light in Antarctica

Danny Catt — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:35:25 -0700

Hola! The light that morning was amazing. Thanks for the kind note!

D :)

Wow

Pikake — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:14:59 -0700

The photo of the Lamaire Channel is one of my favourites! What wonderful lighting. Awesome....

Guanaco vs. Vicuna vs. Alpaca

Danny Catt — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:38:39 -0700

Hi Rick,

Thanks very much for your note. I am now back from an amazing visit to Antarctica. I hope all is well back in your neck of the woods. In response to your question, the Guanaco, Vicuna and Alapaca (and Llama too) are all closely related and are in fact all in the same genus (Lama). The Alpaca and Llamas are domesticated (raised for their fur and for meat) while you can find Guanacos and Vicunas in the wild (although they are also raised in some places). Alpacas are smaller than Llamas and the smallest of the group are the Vicunas. You have seen the Guanaco photo above and if I remember correctly I have a photo of a Vicuna on one of the Chile posts (Atacama Desert post I think). Vicunas are smaller and with thinner (and longer) necks than the Guanacos. Alpacas are smaller than Llamas, have shorter faces (shorter than the llamas) and pear shaped ears while the ears of Llamas are more banana shaped.

I hope this helps... and if you have any other questions feel free to ask!

Cheers

Danny

Wildlife Differences

Rick Simpson — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:14:12 -0800

Hi Danny,

I've een following your fascinating voyages of exploration...

You show a photo above of a Guanaco...What are the differences between a Guanaco, a Vicuna and an Alpaca ?

Safe trip to Antacrtica

Rick

Hi Shelley

Danny Catt — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 14:29:57 -0800

Thanks for your note... I have been so fortunate to see what I have so far on this adventure. I am off to Antarctica tomorrow... and I am excited about what lies ahead. I hope you are well... and thanks for saying hello via the blog!

cheers, Danny

Thanks Olivia

Danny Catt — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 14:27:37 -0800

What a nice message to receive when I am so far from home. I will do my best to keep adding blog posts and photos. I am heading south to Antarctica tomorrow and will add more stories and photos when I return. :) I hope you are well, and thanks again!

Cheers, Danny

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