by Anthony | Apr 15, 2013 | Countering Mumblebard
Pelicans routinely use a benign form of family abuse to train the growth of their super-light skeletons and air-sacs. Prof. Mumblebard claims: Pelican chicks, like other altricial birds, beg vigorously from their parents to demonstrate their fitness to be fed. This is...
by Anthony | Apr 8, 2013 | Countering Mumblebard
Africa produces edible termites at rates unrivalled in the land of marsupials because the African insects are grazers rather than wood-eaters. Prof. Mumblebard claims: The numbat and the aardwolf both rely on termites, and are convergent in terms of their peg-like...
by Anthony | Mar 30, 2013 | Countering Mumblebard
It is not feathers but a short bony tail that makes birds distinct from their reptilian ancestors. Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Birds are part of the same clade as dinosaurs, particularly Deinonychus and Velociraptor. It’s now beyond doubt that theropod dinosaurs...
by Anthony | Mar 15, 2013 | Countering Mumblebard
The splashed colours of springbok contrast with an exposed habitat rather than blend into it. This conspicuousness aids herding and turns an inevitable visibility into a social advantage. Prof. Mumblebard claims: “The dark flank-band of springbok breaks up the...
by Anthony | Mar 6, 2013 | Blog
On the face of it, cellulose is the most mundane of biological products. Everyday cotton. When you put on pyjamas of 100% cotton, you’re donning a product made simply from one natural polymer called cellulose, produced directly by plant cells, harvested by...
