by BioEdge | Jan 8, 2017 | Site Content
Corythornis madagascariensis photo © Frank Vassen Fishing for any hue other than orange The Madagascar pygmy kingfisher and many other species of kingfishers are orange-coloured in parts of their plumage, their parts, or both. However,...
by BioEdge | Jan 8, 2017 | Site Content
Bos taurus photo © Muhammad Mahdi Karim The dubious value of milk in otherwise sufficient diets Capra hircus photo © Fir0002 Although accepted as a normal part of the human diet in affluent countries, milk is ambivalent in its...
by BioEdge | Aug 23, 2016 | Site Content
Distribution of Canis lupus photo © Dreg743 Dingo: jackal as much as wolf Distribution of Canis aureus photo © Goran tek-en Canis aureus photo © Prabukumar84 The wolf reaches India but not Indochina, where its closest counterpart is...
by BioEdge | Aug 23, 2016 | Site Content
Borax crystals photo © Arum Dulyan Boron as fast food for bones A deficiency of boron may seem an unlikely cause of arthritis and osteoporosis in the human species for three reasons. Firstly, this nutrient is more abundant than any...
by BioEdge | Aug 23, 2016 | Site Content
Loxodonta africana photo © Rob Hooft The relative elephantine Although the African bush elephant is often photographed, its true size can seldom be gauged because few photographers have a search-image for scale via familiar objects....
by BioEdge | Aug 23, 2016 | Site Content
Aepyceros melampus showing honest/informative display photo © Yathin sk Confusing versus clarifying flight-displays in impalas Impalas are unique among hoofed mammals in using two different forms of display while fleeing – the first...
