Kelly has spent the past 15 years working as a graphic design artist and a women’s accessories designer, in a small locally owned woman’s boutique. She also works about 20 hours a week in a small marine upholstery shop, re-upholstering sun-dried, cracked or otherwise damaged boat seats.
Kelly's writing experience comes from writing articles online, writing company newsletters, memos and customer correspondences via e-mail and regular mail. She has a background in website and logo design, having set up and run several personal and business related webs sites. She also dabbles in photography and animal photography.
In the past 3 years, since the death of her mother, Kelly has taken over the responsibility of caring for her 80 year old father. She has become the next best thing to an expert when it comes to managing personal finances, planning low carbohydrate and diabetic friendly meals, and dealing with assorted doctors, medical supplies and one very contrary diabetic insulin pump.
Kelly has always had a love for animals of all shapes and sizes. She currently has four cats, one of which is deaf, an elderly and diabetic dog of the mutt variety, an extremely bossy middle-aged Chihuahua and a half-wild ADHD squirrel, aptly named Squirrel.
As a feature writer in Zoology, for Suite 101, Kelly has been able to combine her love of writing with her love of animals, while continuing to learn about wild and domestic animals and how they communicate, and interact with their environment and with each other.
Kelly has recently won an Editor’s Choice Award and a Best of Editor’s Choice award for her article entitled “How to Keep Your Peace of Mind While Caring for an Elderly Parent”.
Other Editor’s Choice Award winning articles include:
"Senior Friendly Easy to Use Cell Phones for Elderly Parents"
"Behavioral Play in Chimpanzees Resembles that of Human Children"
"Fire Ants Form a Cooperative Life Raft to Survive Flood Waters"
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Latest Articles
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What is Tagging, and Why is it Important to Scientists?
Learn what tagging is, and why tagging marine animals with electronic tracking devices is helpful to scientists and researchers.
Mar 3, 2012
- Kelly Dupree
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Why do Some Cats Behave like Dogs?
Does your cat act like a dog instead of a cat? Learn why some cats have distinct dog personality traits.
Feb 11, 2012
- Kelly Dupree
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Is Mankind the only Species that Makes and Uses Tools?
Scientists believed that tool use was a trait unique only to humans, however, recent research into animals that utilize tools has proven this incorrect.
Oct 12, 2011
- Kelly Dupree
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Like Humans, Animals can Suffer from Alcoholism
Some wild animals suffer from alcohol dependence, just like people.
Sep 17, 2011
- Kelly Dupree
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Pet Traffickers add to the Decline of Exotic Animal Populations
Exotic animal smugglers and the internet contribute to the rising number of endangered animal species. Learn what you can do to stop animal trafficking.
Aug 21, 2011
- Kelly Dupree
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Baby Sea Turtles Hatching on Panama City Beach
It's hatching time for baby sea turtles. Eggs laid by female sea turtles are beginning to hatch on the beach in Panama City, Florida.
Aug 7, 2011
- Kelly Dupree
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Help Scientists by Locating and Documenting Rare Ladybugs
Become a citizen scientist. Find and photograph rare ladybugs, and help scientists inventory these hard-to-find beetles.
Jul 26, 2011
- Kelly Dupree
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Researchers Hope to Release Captive Toad Population into the Wild
Scientists must decide if an extremely rare frog, that is already extinct in the wild, can survive if it is reintroduced to its natural habitat.
Jul 26, 2011
- Kelly Dupree
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Emperor Penguins: Fun Facts and Survival Secrets Revealed
Meet the Emperor penguin, and see how technology has helped to explain how they can survive in sub-zero temperatures.
Jul 7, 2011
- Kelly Dupree
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Scientists Work to Discover Cephalopods' Camouflage Secrets
The Department of Defense is very interested in learning how certain sea creatures are able to blend into their environment.
Jun 9, 2011
- Kelly Dupree
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