Category Archives: Mammalia

Mammal Monday 49: upside down

Posted on June 17, 2013 by

Dieser Beitrag auf Deutsch. Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) finding out that the branch it intended to sit on was softer than expected. Let’s see what brought it into this predicament. up – all fine! Out on the branch – OK … Continue reading →

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Giraffe dissection 2013

Posted on June 11, 2013 by

Someone asked for it, so you get it: photos from the giraffe limb dissection I just completed with John of the Freezers and Daniela Schwarz-Wings at the Royal Veterinary College London. I put them is as link because they are … Continue reading →

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Mammal Monday 48: baby takin

Posted on June 10, 2013 by

Dieser Beitrag auf Deutsch. The Mishmi Takins (Budorcas taxicolor taxicolor) in the Tierpark Berlin had two babies this winter. For almost-goats, they are rather cute. As I mentioned before, the Tierpark shows what they claim are all subspecies of takins. … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday Kando!

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Dieser Beitrag auf Deutsch. At the Tierpark Berlin on Monday I had to go to the elephant and rhino (and siren!) house. My kids love playing in there; they have small wooden elephants you can climb and sit on, and … Continue reading →

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Another science sneak preview update

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

Dieser Beitrag aud Deutsch. It has been deathly quiet here, because I was desperately trying to finish my paper. It was due on April 30, and that deadline wooshed by spectacularly. However, I managed to get the thing into a … Continue reading →

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Pathetic, awesome giraffe necks

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

Dieser Beitrag auf Deutsch. Most of you have probably read the SV-POW! posts on giraffe and sauropods necks (here, here, here, here), including the latest post and the paper it deals with (Taylor & Wedel 2013 – Yay for open … Continue reading →

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What’s doing science like? Laboriosus se alet sciurus!

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

Dieser Beitrag auf deutsch. little by little the squirrel feeds itself. OK, works better in German, where it is a colloquial phrase. The English equivalent is Little by little the bird builds its nest. I translated the phrase into Latin, … Continue reading →

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Mammal Monday 47: baby rhino update

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

Dieser Beitrag auf deutsch. A while ago I received an email from a blog reader asking for an update on the baby Eastern Black rhino (Diceros bicornis michaeli) Akili living in the Zoo Berlin. Is she well? Is she growing? … Continue reading →

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Mammal Monday 46: KNUT!!!

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

Ok, this is overdue since Friday, and it is not something I will say much about, but here’s Knut. Why am I not saying much? For one thing, the museum has an official opinion, and I agree with the general … Continue reading →

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Darwin Day 2013 at the RVC

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

It is my last day here at the Royal Veterinary College London, and what better place to spend Darwin Day (wikipedia and Darwin Day Foundation) than here? Just look at this photo of a small part of John of the … Continue reading →

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