by Anthony | Jan 8, 2017 | Biobullets
Orycteropus afer © OpenCage Molar mill of a massive myrmecophage The capybara of South America and the aardvark of Africa – both of which weigh about as much as the average woman – are the largest living animals...
by Anthony | Jan 8, 2017 | Biobullets
Corythornis madagascariensis photo © Frank Vassen Fishing for any hue other than orange The Madagascar pygmy kingfisher and many other species of kingfishers are orange-coloured in parts of their plumage, their parts, or both. However,...
by Anthony | Jan 8, 2017 | Biobullets
A textbook assumption in Biology is that the amount of water available to plants is the main determinant of the height of the vegetation. For this reason, the tall savannas of oaks under summer-dry climates in California have been assumed to reflect year-round...
by Anthony | Jan 8, 2017 | Biobullets
Bos taurus photo © Muhammad Mahdi Kari The dubious value of milk in otherwise sufficient diets Capra hircus photo © Fir0002 Although accepted as a normal part of the human diet in affluent countries, milk is ambivalent in its nutritional value. This is because it...
by Anthony | Jan 8, 2017 | Biobullets
Leopard (Panthera pardus) © Bernard Dupont The rosettes on the bodies of leopard and jaguar are so similar that they could belong to the same species. However, only the jaguar has noticeably bold black spots on the mid-dorsal line and chest. The relatively muted...
