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So sorry everyone!
I’ve just started second year of my degree and it’s turning out to be rather a lot of work! Fingers crossed I’ll settle into the swing of things soon and I’ll have time to get back to posting regularly. Apologies again for my absence, please bear with me :)
September 2011
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August 2011
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WatchThe African crested rat (Lophiomys imhausi) may look a little spiky, but prickly hairs are the least of your worries if you’re a predator looking for a tasty snack: the rat is in fact covered in poison. Obtained from the bark of the poison-arrow tree Acokanthera schimperi - known, as the name suggests, for its use to poison arrows - the poison, called ouabain, is lethal to most, but the...
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“Down at the realm of the very tiny, your house teems with life: it is a...”
– Bill Bryson, At Home: A Short History of Private Life
July 2011
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“Rats are smart, too, and often work cooperatively. At the former Gansevoort...”
– Bill Bryson, At Home: A Short History of Private Life
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Hormone-fuelled mice chirp songs to get the girls →
I didn’t know mice made this sound…
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Anonymous asked: Is getting a PHD in zoology worth it?
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“Flowers bloom and beckon, intricate corals hide darting fish, vast monsters lurk...”
– Nick Lane, Life Ascending - The Ten Greats Inventions of Evolution
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the-elephant-quadrille asked: Great blog! I learnt a lot of cool stuff.
I love that post about the stinging ants carrying a buddy out of the nest to help pick up food and take it back. I told my Dad with utter amazement and he just went "Why doesn't the ant (that is being carried) just follow it? (the ant who found the food) hahaha
Great information anyway! Keep it up :)
I love that post about the stinging ants carrying a buddy out of the nest to help pick up food and take it back. I told my Dad with utter amazement and he just went "Why doesn't the ant (that is being carried) just follow it? (the ant who found the food) hahaha
Great information anyway! Keep it up :)
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June 2011
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wildlifecollective asked: Hey! Just wanted to drop by and say that I really liked all of the photos that you took of all the animals/insects in your garden. It's made me want to go outside with a camera and see what kind of critters live around me. :)
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I'm back!
Sorry for the long break, but I’m back on the internet and will have some posts up for you asap! Thank you to everyone that has continued to follow, and hello to all you new followers, it’s great to have you. As always do send me a message in the ask box if you have any comments, questions, requests or suggestions!
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Over 1000 followers!
I love you, each and every one. I never expected to have anything like this number! Thank you all for reading and please do message me any requests, comments or questions you have. In honour of reaching the 1000 benchmark and to thank all those who have recently begun following even though I am on hiatus, I have done you a post from my phone - incredibly painstaking to do but I hope it will help...
Apologies
for the lack of posts recently, it turns out I’m going to be without internet for the next week or two! I’ll update if I get a chance but if not I’ll fill you in when I can get back online. Sorry again, please stick with me especially all the new followers, I’ll return ASAP :)
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Chimpanzee's pee-nut success →
Orang-utans and corvidae such as the rook have already met the challenge with 100% success. But how would chimpanzees, gorillas and human children fare against the challenge of a treat placed in the bottom of a tube, requiring the addition of water (or displacing of water by stones) to bring it to the top? Gorillas displayed the worst response, with not a single one able to complete the task....
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