THE GLASSWING BUTTERFLY IS A PUBLISHED AUTHOR!

First of all, a prominent thumbing to the Blobfish. With her usual lack of planning, he hasn't bothered to prepare anything before she left on vacation. So, don't expect any Pawsome Scribbles for quite a couple of weeks. Unless I move my butt and draw something, which is highly unlikely and will most probably not even be worth looking at. And onto my second piece of news:
I'M A PUBLISHED AUTHOR!
Happy happy happy happy happy happy dance!
Remember that very slightly hyperactive piece I wrote about the Common Birdwing earlier? I emailed someone at the Nature Society Singapore's Butterfly Interest Group about it and he asked me to write about it for the NSS newsletter... so I did. The Common Birdwing is a new location record in the area: Oh my god! Almost a month later, and as many emails, it's finally in the newsletter! Squee! Here's the link for all those that want to appreciate how awesome I am...
http://nss.org.sg/newsletter/1046d612-aNN%20Jul-Aug%202013.pdf
Also, I recently visited the Nagarhole Tiger Reserve so you do not have my permission to be bored at the prominently big-cat themed posts that will follow in a couple days.

The Glasswing Butterfly, Published Author (:D)

HAPPY DANCE TIME!!!!

HAPPY DANCE HAPPY DANCE HAPPY HAPPY DANCE
Anyone who knows me in the slightest knows that I am completely against whales and dolphins in captivity. That's a huge no-no. The day that the US bans this inhuman practice will require a happy dance of unprecedented measures. But today another country has seen the right. Today another country has realized how cruel this is. Today another country has recognized dolphins and whales and non-human persons, which basically says that whales and dolphins are really smart and almost human. Today another country has banned captive dolphin shows. What country? India.
"Whereas cetaceans in general are highly intelligent and sensitive, and various scientists who have researched dolphin behavior have suggested that the unusually high intelligence; as compared to other animals means that dolphin should be seen as ‘non-human persons’ and as such should have their own specific rights and is morally unacceptable to keep them captive for entertainment purpose," reads the ministry's statement. TAKE THAT USA! But the sad part is India is only one of four countries, and that too the biggest, to have banned whales and dolphin captivity.
What do you think of this ban? Do you believe that whales and dolphins should be in captivity? Tell us in the comments.

The Glasswing Butterfly