by Anthony | Jun 15, 2020 | Countering Mumblebard
Equus kiang photo © Jan Reurink A counterargument to countershading Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Tibetan wild ass is counter-shaded to blend into the environment. The white ventral surfaces tend to cancel give-away shading in the sunlight, making the animals plain and...
by Anthony | Jun 15, 2020 | Countering Mumblebard
A counterargument to countershading Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Zebra striping dazzles the pouncing lion. The pattern bewilders its assessment of range and speed, causing the predator to miss its target.” Robin and the Honey Badger respond: “The spotted hyena, the most...
by Anthony | Jun 15, 2020 | Countering Mumblebard
A reproduction of the mouse goat (Myotragus balearicus) © Xavier Vázquez An improbable insular monopoly Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Majorca is the only island worldwide on which a wild relative of goats and sheep, known as the mouse-goat (pictured above), has survived...
by Anthony | Jun 15, 2020 | Countering Mumblebard
White-bearded wildebeest photo © Muhammad Mahdi Karim Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Various subspecies of wildebeests, such as these in East Africa, vary in minor details of colouration that show little more than genetic drift.” Figure 1. Western white-bearded...
by Anthony | Jun 15, 2020 | Countering Mumblebard
Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) photo © Charles J Sharp Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Several types of large mammals have become extinct in southern Africa. In the case of the quagga, it’s possible to simulate the appearance of the animal by selective breeding...
by Anthony | Jun 15, 2020 | Countering Mumblebard
Canus lupus photo © Santiago Atienza, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons A counterargument to countershading Canis lupus familiaris photo © Sofia Olsson Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Although various wild members of the dog family could theoretically have been selectively...
