Blogging from A to Z April Challenge  The ABCs of Behavior and Emotions Umberto the Unhappy Uakari All in all, Umberto should have enjoyed a relatively carefree existence in his Amazon home. As uakaris go, he was fairly handsome and reasonably agile. Among his compadres, unhappiness was an unusual condition. Unfortunately, Umberto was burdened with …Read More

Blogging from A to Z April Challenge  The ABCs of Behavior and Emotions Sylvester the Silly Sloth Everyone knows that a sloth moves slowly when it moves at all, hangs upside down from tree limbs, sleeps away about half the day, and doesn’t have much to say. A quiet life is pretty good protection from …Read More

Blogging from A to Z April Challenge  The ABCs of Behavior and Emotions Quincy the Querulous Quetzal You know the kind of quetzal that argues and objects and just plain refuses to compromise, give in, or even agree that someone else might be right? Of course you do. That was Quincy’s nature. Polly the Peaceful …Read More

Blogging from A to Z April Challenge  The ABCs of Behavior and Emotions Maurice the Meddlesome Magpie It is the nature of a magpie to be noisy, but Maurice also had a bad habit of sticking his nose into everyone’s business and passing judgment on everything from a joyful junco’s nest construction to a turtle’s …Read More