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
Figure 1. Gila monster © Blueag9 Three extra hints of venom in monitors. Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Beaded lizards are the only unquestionably venomous lizards on Earth. One species, the gila monster, has whole-body colouration conspicuous enough to warn potential...
by BioEdge | Jun 15, 2020 | Biobullets
Orangutang (Pongo pygmaeus) photo from Wikimedia Commons Sideways glances by macho orangutans seem almost human. Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Humans communicate with unique complexity, not only verbally but also by showing the movements of the eyes. The exposed whites of...
by BioEdge | Jun 15, 2020 | Biobullets
Frogspawn photo © Geoff Galice via Wikipedia Commons An oxymoronic devotion to larvae. Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Direct care of eggs and larvae has evolved repeatedly in many families of amphibians, with frogs using particularly diverse parental tactics. Some frogs...
by BioEdge | Jun 15, 2020 | Biobullets
A Leaf Green Tree Frog (Litoria phyllochroa) photo from Wikipedia Four wet legs need not damp evolution. Prof. Mumblebard claims: “In the evolution of vertebrates from fishes to mammals, amphibians represent the primitive stage of transition from water to land. To...
by BioEdge | Jun 15, 2020 | Biobullets
Common frog (Rana temporaria) © Jörg Hempel, via Wikimedia Commons A mutilator of more than just bamboos. Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Any species of mammal, bird, reptile or amphibian that eats mainly ants and termites deserves to be called myrmecophagous – a technical...
