Burmese pythons can eat bigger prey than previously thought 30 inch gape. These things are serious. Scientists develop method ‘tetraplex digital PCR assay’ for detecting DNA of invasive snakes in Florida Snakes on a plate: Pythons touted as protein alternative Hope in the fight. Some snakes show signs of self-recognition in olfactory tests Self-recognition?
Mountain lion/Jaguar art
Today I literally uncovered this amazing fab favorite mountain lion/jaguar long covered by tumbleweed as the weeds were compressed by the recent heavy snow and removal was much more easily facilitated. North New Mexico Jonathan Batchik Echoes in the Canyons – Native American ruins in the Southwest Amazing what is to be found
“Bornean Peacock-Pheasant”, male.
One of the most sought after endemic bird in Borneo by birdwatchers. Uncommon to rare. “Bornean Peacock-Pheasant”, male. (Polyplectron schleiermacheri) Endangered species A medium-sized pheasant. It is probably the rarest and certainly the least known of all peacock-pheasants. This elusive bird is endemic to lowland forests of Borneo. With his iridescent pale blue crest, bright …
Joseph Wolf
Gyrfalcon by naturalist painter and illustrator Joseph Wolf. Oil on canvas. 1845. Joseph Wolf was a German artist who specialized in natural history illustration. He moved to the British Museum in 1848 and became the preferred illustrator for explorers and naturalists including David Livingstone, Alfred Russel Wallace and Henry Walter Bates. Wolf depicted animals …
A Bonehill version of the H and H Paradox
A Bonehill version of the H&H Paradox. Vintage Guns
Tread Water Feeding 2.0
Prior post on tread water feeding. A new video high quality video.
Purdey boxlock
Probably the best Purdey boxlock I have seen. Vintage Guns I likely heard that Purdey made boxlocks in the past but it isn’t something they are associated with much.
“Hands in” Dog Challenge
“Hands in” Dog Challenge I saw this a while ago and forgot about it. Something reminded me and I looked it up. I am still not clear on what the pets are doing it for but it is just the kind of thing people love. More
Saved by Little Beasties?
”The novelty of our method is using clay to make the biological pump more efficient—the zooplankton generate clay-laden poops that sink faster,” Clay dust method turns CO₂ into food that zooplankton expel into the deep sea I saw endless copepods in the samples we had to pick through for larval cod but I never expected …
Bizarre
The gazelle walked right by the croc. I can’t believe the gazelle was that foolish. Plus gazelles usually travel together. I hope this wasn’t staged.