Hill Country Naturalist The scientific study of animal behavior is called ethology. Much of ethology is concerned with understanding what is instinctive behavior and what is learned behavior. Instinctive behavior, sometimes called innate behavior, is inherited and not based on any prior experience. ...

After a five-year hiatus, my friends, Joel and Will, and I have returned to making Lake Amistad an annual retreat. Friday saw us boat from The Lodge at Sanders Point to the headwaters of the Devils River where Joel and I each took several carp. Here’s a look at the end of our spearfishing the Texas-...

Cinematic Considerations Movie studios are trying very hard to develop content that replicates existing intellectual property rather than create original ideas, especially action blockbusters whether they be comic book properties or not. Netflix has tried unsuccessfully to start its own film franchi...

There will be no stars on red carpets, but there will be stars in the night sky to view on Saturday, Aug. 19 for the Moonlight Madness Arabian Nights ...

CULINARY ADVENTURE Ihave found some strange recipes among my mother’s cookbooks, but none as strange as “Funeral Pie” (Raisin Pie). I’ve never eaten a...

FULL HOUSE “Yes, young girls need role models. But whether these are male or female is irrelevant. We admire other people for certain qualities. For m...