by Anthony | Mar 9, 2016 | Biobullets
Crocuta crocuta photo © NH53 Achilles’ heel of a killing cursor The spotted hyena is specialised for cantering in the open, with endurance unrivalled by any other terrestrial carnivore. However, its Achilles’ heel is the looseness of its ankles and the...
by Anthony | Mar 9, 2016 | Biobullets
Equus quagga burchellii, artificially bred phenotype with minimal striping, photo © The Voice of America Perversion of bids to re-breed extinct quagga The quagga was the least-striped of zebras but also the darkest. Attempts to recapture the appearance of this...
by Anthony | Mar 9, 2016 | Biobullets
Crocuta crocuta photo © David Bygott Pseudopenis of spotted hyena is a penis in form but not in function The difference between anatomical origin and evolved application is exemplified by the peniform clitoris of the spotted hyena. This clitoris resembles...
by Anthony | Mar 9, 2016 | Biobullets
Equus quagga quagga photo © Frederick York Extinct quagga as a non-consorter Unlike all other subspecies of the plains zebra, the extinct quagga probably did not consort with wildebeests. This is because the quagga lacked disruptive striping and was so much larger...
by Anthony | Mar 9, 2016 | Biobullets
Gulo gulo photo © Tambako The Jaguar Subconscious photographic challenge of wolverine The wolverine has been photographed surprisingly frequently for such a rare and inaccessible species. The attraction is mystical, symbolic and personal rather than aesthetic,...
by Anthony | Mar 9, 2016 | Biobullets
Crocuta crocuta photo © bzd1 Aquatic affinity of spotted hyena The spotted hyena sometimes emulates crocodiles in caching and retrieving food at the bottom of pools. This behaviour seems maladaptive in African national parks where the Nile crocodile is both competitor...
