Nature gets the lowdown on the anatomical secret behind the koala’s deep, deep voice:
… Read the rest “The Barry White organ. It’s how koalas get low.”Benjamin Charlton, a biologist at the University of Sussex in Brighton, UK, wanted to know what
From the book Waterfowl in Iowa, by Jack W. Musgrove and Mary R. Musgrove, published by the Iowa State Conservation Commission.
I found this self-explanatory duck, marl to tail, on Scientific… Read the rest “Science Art: Topography of a Duck, by Maynard F. Reece.”
BBC discusses the challenges faced by Rodrigo Souza, a man who’s dedicated himself to saving an endangered species – the lethal, heat-seeking venomous snake called the Atlantic… Read the rest “Save the (10-foot-long, venomous) snakes!”
Discover Magazine tries to put the record straight, revealing that the supposedly septic-mouthed Komodo dragons have been getting a bad rap:
… Read the rest “Komodo dragons’ lethal, bone-crushing jaws not all *that* dirty.”But of all the terrible tales told about these
Awww – is a teeny tiny tinamou!
It’s from this 1868 issue of Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London found in the Biodiversity Heritage Library collection, apparently… Read the rest “Science Art: Chick and Egg of Tinamou &c, from Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, February 13, 1868”
In 1863, naturalist Richard Owen published 72 pages of joy.
Is it related to the lemur? Aye.
Does it climb through the jungle at night? Aye.
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Smithsonian might terrify the Australian homeowner with their coverage of the the latest giant snail invasion:
… Read the rest “Australia faces their own house-eating snail invasion.”The giant African snail is a true nightmare. These snails grow to the size
A sub-continental crocodilian, found on that good ol’ Scientific Illustration tumblog.
It was painted by Wilhelm Eigener, one of Germany’s most sought-after… Read the rest “Science Art: Indian Gharial by Wilhelm Eigener, 1958”
Originally published in A naturalist’s sojourn in Jamaica, by Philip Gosse, who had awesome sideburns. And a relationship with M&N Hanhart, prolific publishers… Read the rest “Science Art: Plate IV: Chilabothrus Inornatus and Dactyloa Edwardsii, by M&N Hanhart,1851.”
SONG: “In the Light” (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: Based on “Zoologger: The first solar-powered vertebrate”… Read the rest “SONG: “In the Light””
New Scientist‘s Zoologger celebrates Ambystoma maculatum, the first known vertebrate to get energy directly from sunlight:
… Read the rest “Solar powered animal.”Then in 2011 the story gained an additional twist.
I can’t read the German here, but it sure looks like an illustration of a jackal and another illustration of snakes and scorpions. I’m guessing this was a tour of Egypt…… Read the rest “Science Art: From Under den Griechen Berhuempesten Gschichtschreibers sechs Bücher, by Siculus Diodorus, 1554.”
I think I’m happier not knowing exactly what this is illustrating. I mean, I think I can guess, but that’s not nearly as joy-inspiring as embracing the idea… Read the rest “Science Art: The Hairy Water Tortoise, Scientific American, December 21,1878”
Nature reveals the outdoor version of canaries in a coalmine – how researchers use swallows and homing pigeons to track pollution:
… Read the rest “Pollution-tracking by bird.”Nesting birds that feed on insects that hatch in
We’ve talked before about Alfred Brehm.
These are his aardvarks.
Earth-pigs.
After “trek,” one of the best-known Afrikaans words to make it into English. Literally,… Read the rest “Science Art: Aardvark (Kapisches Erdferkel, Orycteropus capensis Gm. S. 147), from Brehm’s Tierleben, 1927”
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