Archive for August, 2007
Dragons Alive
Using state-of-the-art camera techniques, the three films (Ruling Reptiles, Smart Reptiles and Future Reptiles)explore what it’s like to live in the world of reptiles and reveal that far from being creatures of the past, these cousins of the dinosaurs are assured a definite place in the future.
Today’s reptiles are as deadly as dinosaurs, as beautiful [...]
The Gay Animal Kingdom
Joan Roughgarden thinks Charles Darwin made a terrible mistake. Not about natural selection—she’s no bible-toting creationist—but about his other great theory of evolution: sexual selection. According to Roughgarden, sexual selection can’t explain the homosexuality that’s been documented in over 450 different vertebrate species. This means that same-sex sexuality—long disparaged as a quirk of human culture—is [...]
Bakyard Wildlife: Living with a Skunk
Skunks are members of the weasel family (Mustelidae). There are four species of skunk in North America: striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis), hooded skunks (M. macroura), spotted skunks (Spilogale putorius), and scarce hognosed skunks (Conepatus mesoleucus).
Characteristics:
The striped skunk is easily identified by the white stripe that runs from its head to its tail. Its stripes start [...]
Behind the scene of pet food industry
Pet food industry may look shiny and appealing. Which of our dogs, cats, chinchillas, hamsters don’t like the fancy best products in the market?
With the help of Mrs Jackie Ford who offered me a huge amount of articles regarding the reality in pet food industry production, I decided to give you all at least a [...]