October 31, 1997

CARIBOU: Gwichin

Caribou play a vital role in many of Alaska’s native communities.

October 30, 1997

CARIBOU: October Migrations

Reindeers, or caribou, are finishing up their migrations this month.

October 29, 1997

HAWK MIGRATIONS: Identifying

Some tips on how to identify a hawk.

October 28, 1997

HAWK MIGRATIONS: Hawks and Weather

Keep your eyes open as you look into the sky this month. You might see a flying weather report — in the guise of a hawk.

October 27, 1997

HAWK MIGRATIONS: Thermals

Hawks don’t flap their wings when they fly. Instead, they rise into the air on thermals, bubbles of warm air rising off the ground.

October 24, 1997

TIGERS IN INDIA: Counting

Tiger numbers are dropping to dangerously low levels. Scientists have developed a new method of counting them.

October 23, 1997

PUNKIE NIGHT

On Punkie Night, the children of Hinton St. George, Great Britain, join a procession through the village streets, swinging their homemade lanterns, or punkies.

October 22, 1997

DURGA PUJA: Memories

Our rituals and celebrations are our cultural memories. Shivani Khullar remembers Durga Puja.

October 21, 1997

DURGA PUJA: Celebrating

The three day celebration of Durga Puja is accompanied by an elaborate set of ritual acts.

October 20, 1997

DURGA PUJA: Epic Battle

The Hindu festival of Durga Puja commemorates an epic battle between Durga and the demon king, Mahishasura.

October 17, 1997

WHALES: Scale of Listening

How does a Blue Whale, the largest creature on earth, perceive its deep ocean world.

October 16, 1997

WHALES: Humpback

Is that a bird? No, it’s a humpback whale, and some scientists think that its song is being used to attract females.

October 15, 1997

WHALES: SOSUS

The US Navy’s Sound Surveillance System, or SOSUS, is being used by some scientists for non-military purposes, like listening to the entire ocean at once to hear whales.

October 14, 1997

WHALES: Blue Echolocation

Scientists think that the loud songs of Blue Whales are being used as echolocation.

October 13, 1997

WHALES: Blue October

Blue Whales are migrating this month, singing their ways southward.

October 10, 1997

NOCTURNAL BIRD MIGRATION: Clues About the Environment

By tracking the nighttime calls of migrating birds, scientists can gain valuable clues about our environment.

October 9, 1997

NOCTURNAL BIRD MIGRATION: Monitoring

By learning the unique nocturnal calls of migrating birds, scientists are able to monitor populations.

October 8, 1997

NOCTURNAL BIRD MIGRATION

The sounds that migrating birds make at night are quite different from those that they make by day.

October 7, 1997

WHITE PARK CATTLE: Attacking

White Park Cattle are well-known for their ferocity, just one of the wild traits these feral animals have kept.

October 6, 1997

WHITE PARK CATTLE

White Park Cattle have remained genetically pure for 700 years. Efforts to save and breed the cattle could have positive aspects for cattle ranchers.

October 3, 1997

MAGDALENA PILGRIMAGE: The Statue

In Magdalena, Mexico, a statue of St. Francis Xavier draws thousands of worshippers on pilgrimage.

October 2, 1997

MAGDALENA PILGRIMAGE: Gathering of Cultures

The pilgrimage and celebration in Magdalena, Mexico is a gathering of cultures from all over the southwest.

October 1, 1997

MAGDALENA PILGRIMAGE: Like A Migration

The fall, well-known as a time of animal migrations, is also a time of human pilgrimage.