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... vampire finches....
.... vampire bats...
... more on vampire bats...
... and a remarkable interpretation of a group of pterosaurs. Sigh, if only there were more hours in the day. Also coming soon: Britain's lost tree frogs, Confessions of a part-time quadrupedal…
Yes, the globally renowned internet phenomenon that is Ask A Biologist had its official first birthday on Friday 14th. All the AAB contributors got together and had a massive champagne lunch to celebrate...
... no, of course they bloody didn't, but it would be good wouldn't it. I need not say…
Lawmakers ponder the meaning of fish ...
Here is a case in which taxonomic categories are defined by political and legal considerations. In order to regulate the use of marine species for commercial reasons, to enforce export controls over crocodile (archosaurian) products, shellfish (molluscs),…
Judgment Day, the PBS special on the Dover Trial, just finished airing. I have a few somewhat coherent (compared to my live blogging, see upstream) comments.
[see also LiveBlogging on Pharyngula. PZ's excellent insider remarks and lots of great comments]
Mostly, I think it was great, I'm glad…
There was an article on the Dawkins website that reported that an estimated 125,000 Western Lowland Gorillas had been found somewhere in a swampy forest in Congo. Maybe the Gorillas have a few more years up their sleeves before poaching, bushmeat trade and deforestation get them......
i know brian, that was so exciting! i saw it on cnn. but what really got me was the video, there were TONS of gorillas hanging out in the same swamp, which got me wondering about their 'typical' family practices of one silverback per group - i wonder if they're acting different in this swamp. can't wait to hear more.
Look on the bright side. At this rate the "why are there still monkeys?" question won't be valid for much longer.
Hi John; I'm having problems with formating your site; any one else? I'm using Firefox 2.0.0.16 and it started loosing formatting 2 or 3 days ago (your site only). Perhaps some update at my end or at yours has created the problem: any ideas?
Now John, before you tell me that half of all primate species are facing extinction, you will need to define the word "species". Or am I asking for too much?
This is terrible news. I like primates, I even suspect my mother might be one!
"I like primates, I even suspect my mother might be one!"
I must admit, I have my doubts too. What species is it that shows incredible devotion to new offspring, but brutally devours any adult offspring that remain nearby (unless perhaps, they can show some evidence of grandchildren)? I'm thinking, maybe crocodiles...
Rest easy.
Fossils of all of our primate species will one day be prominently displayed in the Evolution Museum built by the Raccoon-descended intelligent heirs of this world.
(my theory is that raccoons will be the ones that outcompete and thrive once we are gone. They're wily little bastards.)