by BioEdge | Jun 15, 2020 | Biobullets
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 BioEdge | Jun 15, 2020 | Biobullets
Crocuta crocuta (female) photo © Zanzibarski via PIXABAY20 Prof. Mumblebard claims: “The female spotted hyena (pictured here) has masculine genitalia including a penis-like clitoris and a false scrotum. These are probably a hormonal epiphenomenon in...
by BioEdge | Jun 15, 2020 | Biobullets
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 BioEdge | Jun 15, 2020 | Biobullets
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 BioEdge | Jun 15, 2020 | Biobullets
The apparent failure of bats to fill empty niches in New Zealand is owing to the ecological unsuitability of these islands for mammals. Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Bats didn’t evolve to fill flying or flightless niches in New Zealand because birds pre-empted them.”...
