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- August 18, 2010
- 09:23 PM
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More poop Mommy; I'm hungry!
by The Science Pundit in The Science Pundit
A few years ago, a cousin of mine told me the story of the time she was at a public swimming pool (in Utah, I believe) when her infant son demanded to be fed. She did what came naturally: she began to breastfeed her son. This act didn't go over very well with at least one of the pool's patrons, who came over to my cousin and sneered "That's disgusting! I have young children and they don't need to see that!" My cousin mused on how curious it was that this lady wasn't bothered by her children ........ Read more »
Hsu, M., Hsu, Y., & Wu, W. (2002) Consumption of flea faeces and eggs by larvae of the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 16(4), 445-447. DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.2002.00388.x
- May 19, 2009
- 04:08 PM
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Meet Ida!
by The Science Pundit in The Science Pundit
Meet Ida! a.k.a. Darwinius masillae. Ida is a 47 million year old fossil primate that was discovered in the Eocene fossil beds in Messel Germany. Ida was 24 cm. (~10 in.) from head to tail, meaning that--by some estimates--she probably weighed a little over a pound. In the picture below you can see the whole skeleton. It is fairly rare to find complete Eocene mammal skeletons--particularly primates. You can read online research paper about Ida here.And Ida is just wonderful! On the downsid........ Read more »
Franzen, J., Gingerich, P., Habersetzer, J., Hurum, J., von Koenigswald, W., & Smith, B. (2009) Complete Primate Skeleton from the Middle Eocene of Messel in Germany: Morphology and Paleobiology. PLoS ONE, 4(5). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005723
- January 21, 2009
- 03:59 PM
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How to Prepare Cuttlefish Sashimi (Dolphin style)
by The Science Pundit in The Science Pundit
The proper preparation of giant cuttlefish (Sepia apama) for consumption requires at least two steps. The unpalatable ink must be drained from the hapless cephalopod and the cuttlebone must be removed. Of course if you're planning on dining with a fork and knife, then step #2 isn't strictly necessary. But for the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus), which swallows its meals intact, cuttlebone removal is obligatory.This is what researchers Julian Finn, Tom Tregenza, Mark Norman ........ Read more »
Julian Finn, Tom Tregenza, & Mark Norman. (2009) Preparing the Perfect Cuttlefish Meal: Complex Prey Handling by Dolphins. PLoS ONE, 4(1). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004217
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