logging
n.— «Manatees, also known as sea cows, can travel as much as 50 miles a day but are also known to laze about. “Some of the people that saw it described what’s known as “logging,” or raising its big back up and swimming extremely slowly.”» —“Florida manatee takes rare New York tour” Reuters Aug. 7, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
A new book about how animals perceive their environment reveals immense worlds beyond our own. A bee can see ultraviolet light, catfish have taste buds all over their bodies, and manatees use highly sensitive lips to examine nearby objects. Also...
Nancy Gabriel from Ithaca, New York, recalls her father’s no-nonsense responses to minor injuries when she was a child: After making sure she was really all right, he’d say, It’s far enough from your heart; it won’t kill you. Other times he...