It depends on what shape the person is in, among other things, and whether or not there is water.

For 10 weeks, he was lost in the Outback. After about one week, he discovered a natural dam where the leeches resided. He ate those, along with grasshoppers and frogs.

Observers say he looked like a walking skeleton when found.

An intimidating one, size-wise.

Not visible here, but sunlight streamed through the windows making shadows. We haven’t seen shadows in ages.

Hurrying around a corner of the yard, I surprised several doves. One seemed to be injured, and fluttered away, but not far. This one appeared to be younger, and froze against the appropriate backdrop.

I wondered if the injured dove escaped more serious damage from the hawk attack last week.

Yesterday, I found seeds for this heirloom tomato at Target. Somehow, it didn’t make it home. I thought it would be great fun to grow a tomato named after a sausage.

It lunges out of the water to catch insects. Scientists are amazed at its ability to angle its head toward food, and say the discovery sheds light on how fish made the transition from water to land.