Posts By Heather Holcomb

Heather Holcomb is the Associate Director of Earthfire Institute and an IWRC Certified Wildlife Rehabilitator. When she’s not hand-feeding baby skunks or handling ranch and office management duties, Heather enjoys spending time with her husband and their Golden Retriever, Bridger.
Purcupine laying on a wooden platform

A Porcupine Who Knows What He Wants

Below is a fascinating example of porcupine intelligence. The idea might be strange to many of us, but when you think of it, all animals must have an adaptable intelligence in order to survive. In this case, a porcupine communicating his needs to a human. But not just any human—specifically

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Grizzly bear sitting in front of a waterfall

Bramble, The Guilty Bear

We all know the look. It’s the same look a child has when they’ve been caught with their hand in the cookie jar. Many of us have seen cute viral videos of dogs and cats displaying the same guilty look when they’ve been caught red-handed doing something they know they

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Purcupine laying on a wooden platform

A Porcupine Who Knows What He Wants

Below is a fascinating example of porcupine intelligence. The idea might be strange to many of us, but when you think of it, all animals must have an adaptable intelligence in order to survive. In this case, a porcupine communicating his needs to a human. But not just any human—specifically

Read More
Grizzly bear sitting in front of a waterfall

Bramble, The Guilty Bear

We all know the look. It’s the same look a child has when they’ve been caught with their hand in the cookie jar. Many of us have seen cute viral videos of dogs and cats displaying the same guilty look when they’ve been caught red-handed doing something they know they

Read More

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