Edward Lear (1812-1888) was an English poet, traveler and artist. He is famous for his nonsense verse, limericks and songs, such as The Owl and the Pussycat. Meanwhile he was one of the most talented illustrators of birds of the 19th century. At the age of 18 he started working on his ‘Illustrations of the […]
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Dutch Ig talks in Leiden
Come to Museum Boerhaave in Leiden, the Netherlands, on Tuesday, October 26th at 17.00h sharp. Three Dutch Ig Nobel Prize winners will speak on the occasion of the presentation of the new book ‘De Kloten van de Keizer, en andere geschiedenissen die je niet wilt lezen‘ [The Emperors Testicles, and other histories you do not […]
Bearded ornithologists (7): Spy
Jon Knud Bøgh Fjeldså (Norway, 1942) is a Danish ornithologist, and Darwin look-a-like. Currently he is professor of biodiversity at the University of Copenhagen and in charge of the bird collections of the Natural History Museum of Denmark (ZMUC). Professor Fjeldså is the world authority on grebes and worked for more than a decade on […]
Don’t blame the bear. Blame the gull.
There is news about polar bears, barnacle geese and their eggs. BBC News reports: An Arctic expedition has confirmed fears that polar bears are preying on the eggs of barnacle geese that migrate to the Solway Firth each winter. During a recent trip, scientists discovered evidence of bears eating thousands of eggs. The bears have […]
Duck penis news (for specialists)
There is duck penis news, from the 47th Annual Meeting of the Animal Behavior Society, held 25-29 July, 2010 in Williamsburg, Virginia. Science NOW reported: At a presentation here this week […] researchers described their observations of […] Lesser Scaups and Ruddy Ducks (pictured). During the normal mating season, the penises of Lesser Scaup ducks […]
Proper opossum gourmet cooking
The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is North America’s only marsupial. Should you ever come across one that is homeless, orphaned or otherwise in need of help and could not be taken care of by a professional wildlife rehabilitation center, ME Pearl presents ‘The Practical Opossum Series’. Here is part 4, titled ‘Proper opossum gourmet cooking’.
Proper opossum dental hygiene
The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is North America’s only marsupial. Should you ever come across one that is homeless, orphaned or otherwise in need of help and could not be taken care of by a professional wildlife rehabilitation center, ME Pearl presents ‘The Practical Opossum Series’. Here is part 3, titled ‘Proper opossum dental hygiene’. […]
Proper opossum pedicure
The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is North America’s only marsupial. Should you ever come across one that is homeless, orphaned or otherwise in need of help and could not be taken care of by a professional wildlife rehabilitation center, ME Pearl presents ‘The Practical Opossum Series’. Here is part 2, titled ‘Proper opossum pedicure’. Tomorrow: […]
Proper opossum massage
The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is North America’s only marsupial. Should you ever come across one that is homeless, orphaned or otherwise in need of help and could not be taken care of by a professional wildlife rehabilitation center, ME Pearl presents ‘The Practical Opossum Series’. Here is part 1, titled ‘Proper opossum massage’. Tomorrow: […]
Bearded ornithologists (6)
Cyril Alexander Walker (1939-2009) joined the staff of the British Museum (Natural History) in 1958, where he was to become an authority on fossil birds of the late Cretaceous and the Eocene period. He was appointed curator of fossil birds in 1972 and he is best remembered for his discovery of a new subclass of […]