I’m in the middle of reading Fires of Life: Endothermy in Birds and Mammals by Barry Gordon Lovegrove. It’s a… Read more What Is Exaptation?
Category: Mammals
To Have As Much Compassion For the Coyote As the Rabbit
Spring is here, and all throughout my social media are posts by people panicking about coyotes. It’s not uncommon for… Read more To Have As Much Compassion For the Coyote As the Rabbit
De-Extinction and Dire Wolves: Should We Clone Extinct Animals?
My social media feeds this week have been full of headlines about how a trio of genetically engineered dire wolves… Read more De-Extinction and Dire Wolves: Should We Clone Extinct Animals?
Are There Evil Animals?
There’s a great discussion over on BlueSky about animal species unfairly seen as villains. Folks are posting pictures of species… Read more Are There Evil Animals?
Why Do We Need Wildlife Corridors?
Late last year, people around the world mourned the death of P-22, a geriatric male mountain lion (Puma concolor) who… Read more Why Do We Need Wildlife Corridors?
Not All Spots Are Equal: Chimeras, Somatic Mutations, and Calico Cats
The variety of coloration in mammals never ceases to amaze me. In spite of the fact that we have fewer… Read more Not All Spots Are Equal: Chimeras, Somatic Mutations, and Calico Cats
What Are Whale Fall Ecosystems?
We often think of ecosystems as large areas of land and water that may cover many square miles. The truth… Read more What Are Whale Fall Ecosystems?
Why Feeding Wildlife is Dangerous
Winter is here in the Northern Hemisphere, which means that wild animals of all sorts are falling back on cold… Read more Why Feeding Wildlife is Dangerous
Mourning the Sea Mink
I recently learned about a mustelid that only went extinct less than 150 years ago. The sea mink (Neogale macrodon)… Read more Mourning the Sea Mink
I Found a Baby Deer! Now What?
My previous two posts dealt with what to do if you find a baby bird or baby rabbit. This week… Read more I Found a Baby Deer! Now What?
