by BioEdge | Oct 25, 2023 | Blog
photo © Goran tek-en photo © Ashleyflashley The dingo occurs commensally with the human species in Indochina. Its geographical distribution seems to fit the notion that the domestic dog is descended from the wolf because the latter species –...
by BioEdge | Jan 5, 2020 | Blog
An experiment in a tropical ecosystem Location: Ndumo Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Ecosystems in Ndumo Game Reserve have been greatly distorted by humans, adding a deeper level of interest for the scientifically curious. Indeed, Ndumo is deeply scathed by...
by BioEdge | Jan 8, 2017 | Blog
A textbook assumption in Biology is that the amount of water available to plants is the main determinant of the height of the vegetation. For this reason, the tall savannas of oaks under summer-dry climates in California have been assumed to reflect year-round...
by BioEdge | Jan 8, 2017 | Blog
The rosettes on the bodies of leopard and jaguar are so similar that they could belong to the same species. However, only the jaguar has noticeably bold black spots on the mid-dorsal line and chest. The relatively muted patterns on the back and chest of the leopard...
by BioEdge | Mar 22, 2016 | Blog
The desert warthog is more massive than any indigenous mammal on the whole continent of Australia. However, South Africa retains such a diverse fauna of large mammals that the opportunity to reintroduce this indigenous species as a faunal asset has been – and probably...
by BioEdge | Jan 30, 2016 | Blog
Acinonyx jubatus photo in the Public Domain Acinonyx jubatus photo © Ashleyflashley Acinonyx jubatus photo © HESC Acinonyx jubatus photo © Jitze Couperus The melanistic colour-morph of the cheetah is vaguely reminiscent of the leopard, but with an anomalous patch on...
