by Anthony | Mar 10, 2016 | Biobullets
Equus quagga quagga photo © Frederick York Extinct quagga had a short dark mane In the mane of the plains zebra, the pale stripes are wider than the dark stripes. The extinct quagga was the only subspecies of this widespread species which had a dark overall...
by Anthony | Mar 10, 2016 | Biobullets
Alces alces photo © kuhnmi Ear language in moose The only sharply defined markings on the moose are at the anterior bases of the ears. These presumably aid intraspecific communication in a similar manner to human eye-whites, flickering...
by Anthony | Mar 10, 2016 | Biobullets
Sus scrofa cristatus photo © Bernard Dupont Puzzling failure of wild boar to colonise Mediterranean islands Before the islands of the Mediterranean were reached by humans, they were inhabited by mammals capable of swimming across sea barriers:...
by Anthony | Mar 10, 2016 | Biobullets
Canis lupus photo © Doug Smith Extinction of the wolf as a colour-monomorphic species The original wolf no longer exists worldwide because of hybridisation with the domestic dog, a species derived mainly from a different, colour-polymorphic canid species. The wolf is...
by Anthony | Mar 10, 2016 | Biobullets
Ball-and-stick model of a glucose molecule, image available in the public domain Addiction to the most natural of fuels In the human species, sugar is a natural part of the diet yet seems to be addictive. The resolution to this paradox...
by Anthony | Mar 10, 2016 | Biobullets
Acinonyx jubatus juveniles with mother photo © Mathias Appel Chimaera-mimicry in juvenile cheetah Mellivora capensis photo © Jaganath The juvenile colouration of the cheetah exemplifies chimaera-mimicry. The body imitates that of the honey badger while the head...
