An explanation for sexual skew in the priapiumfish

An explanation for sexual skew in the priapiumfish

Extremely complex pudenda occur in some of the smallest of vertebrates. Prof. Mumblebard claims: “The position and the proportional size and complexity of the intromittent organ of the priapiumfish and some of its relatives are remarkable. These...
Coital fanging in a giant cartilaginous fish

Coital fanging in a giant cartilaginous fish

The longest tooth of the basking shark is a phallic grapple of the vagina. Prof. Mumblebard claims: “It is axiomatic that dentition and genitalia are mutually exclusive in the bodies of all vertebrates. This is because teeth are anterior whereas genitalia...
Does rickets show clinical deficiency of boron?

Does rickets show clinical deficiency of boron?

The quintessential osseous mineral is one scarcer than calcium. Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Regardless of the semantics of whether it is a vitamin or a prohormone, calciferol controls certain physiological functions in humans, and can be deficient to the degree of...
When does parroting qualify as speech?

When does parroting qualify as speech?

Parrots speak with us in the same sense that we swim with the dolphins. Prof. Mumblebard claims: “It goes without saying that no animal can speak any human language. Admittedly certain parrots can imitate words well enough to have some form of vocal...
D stands for delete as vitamin

D stands for delete as vitamin

The brightest of steroid hormones is also the most confused. Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Vitamin D is a good example of a vitamin because it is required in small amounts, is supplied partly by the diet, and produces clear symptoms in deficiency. Furthermore,...
Anglophone biology suffers from orange-blindness

Anglophone biology suffers from orange-blindness

Yellowred may be a funny colour, but its denial by mammalogists is even funnier. Prof. Mumblebard claims: “It is understandable that extremely few mammal species are called orange in vernacular or scientific English. Firstly, owing to its Sanskrit origins,...