by Anthony | Feb 28, 2013 | Countering Mumblebard
Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) © Ran Kirlian, via Wikimedia Commons The fossa, a civet-like species from Madagascar, is an exception proving a hidden rule: that the clitoris functions mainly for scent. Prof. Mumblebard claims: “The clitoris is a developmental...
by Anthony | Feb 19, 2013 | Biological Exposition
If we survey the native faunas of the archipelagos of the world, it is birds rather than mammals that have, in general, succeeded on small patches of land isolated by sea. At first glance, this is unsurprising because the birds – or at least their ancestors – could...
by Anthony | Feb 15, 2013 | Biological Exposition
Amputating[1] the clitoris is, by any standards, an abuse of the human body. As in the case of a hand amputated, some functions have been lost. But which functions, exactly? The answer ‘sexual pleasure’ is too simplistic. This is because a politically...
by Anthony | Feb 6, 2013 | Blog
Most biologists know that conservation of the giant panda is biased, but we introduce clarity here on three counts. Firstly, part of the bias is for pied colouration. Secondly, this piophilia deserves a name. Thirdly, piophilia seems to have contributed to the...
by Anthony | Jan 30, 2013 | Countering Mumblebard
The steenbok is uniquely diminutive among the ungulates of semi-desert dunes and plains. Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Ungulates span an extreme range of body sizes. They also occur in many different climates, with the most drought-adapted forms being able to forgo...
