Tag: predators
A (Cat’s) Grief Observed: Understanding the Gulf that Separates Us from Our Pets
The gap between the human mind and the cat mind doesn’t turn on emotions but on abstractions.
Fossil Friday: Saber-Toothed Tigers Originated Multiple Times
No explanations offered, but no intelligence allowed either. Maybe scientists should stop shutting their eyes and ears to what nature wants to tell them.
Are Guppies Examples of Darwinian Macroevolution?
It was 1961, in the steep mountain streams of Trinidad where cascading waterfalls create barriers which predatory fish can’t overcome.
Chameleon Vision — A Unique Marvel of Design
A few days ago, my kids and I visited the wonderful tropical aquarium and zoo Haus des Meeres (House of the Sea) in Vienna.
Fossil Friday: Abrupt Appearance of a Distinct Dragonfly Group
The fossil is almost complete, only the abdomen is missing and was likely bitten off by a predator.