by Anthony | Jun 15, 2020 | Countering Mumblebard
Rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster) © ZooPro, via Wikimedia Commons The absence of gopher-like mammals in Australia is not owing to genetic constraints because this continent has produced moles and fossorial large herbivores from marsupial stock, and an amphibious...
by Anthony | Jun 15, 2020 | Countering Mumblebard
Young girl about to receive a vaccine in her upper arm © Heather Hazzan Vaccination prevents epidemics by boosting immunity, but vaccinated populations of humans and the domestic dog experience excessive immunity in the form of allergies and anaphylaxis. Prof....
by Anthony | Jun 15, 2020 | Countering Mumblebard
Lithobates pipiens photo © Pdudant The bulging eyes of water and tree frogs differ more than they look. Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Semi-aquatic frogs have dorsally protuberant eyes placed above the level of the skull. This allows the animals to hide in water while...
by Anthony | Jun 15, 2020 | Countering Mumblebard
Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) photo © Charles J Sharp Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Several types of large mammals have become extinct in southern Africa. In the case of the quagga, it’s possible to simulate the appearance of the animal by selective breeding...
by Anthony | Jun 15, 2020 | Countering Mumblebard
White-bearded wildebeest photo © Muhammad Mahdi Karim Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Various subspecies of wildebeests, such as these in East Africa, vary in minor details of colouration that show little more than genetic drift.” Figure 1. Western white-bearded...