Bas Bio Blog

[...] , birds and mammals), almost all except the birds walk on all fours. The birds traded their front limbs for the glory of flight, which is sad for those birds that subsequently lost that skill and [...]

[...] to me whenever I see a flightless bird. Let me explain. Birds in general have sacrificed their front limbs and turned them into wings. Flying must be absolutely amazing, but it came at a big cost. And [...]

[...] this business. The result is a toddler with a concussion and a proud goat. For many (mammal) prey species, such as a goat, or a wildebeest, it is important to be on their feet soon after birth. Mammal [...]

[...] but at least it gives an impression. I am not too good with computers…). Ok, so the solar panel provides energy for the movement. But hang on, isn’t an actual plant made of solar panels? [...]

[...] . We can look for characteristics that lie at the base of empathy in other species in the animal kingdom. Not surprisingly, most and the best examples are found in social animals, such as elephants, [...]

[...] together with their families. Mothers seem to be carrying around their babies all around the animal kingdom! So let’s start with some of the more familiar animals, then walk our way from ‘ [...]

[...] the adult stage of an organism because displacement is often about dispersal and also in the animal kingdom this is restricted to a certain life stage (i.e. ‘propagules’). - The fact that [...]

[...] the ground and converted their limbs into spades. Many of the marsupial megapods hop on their hind legs. But the vast mayority of mammal species use their four limbs to walk, run and crawl on the [...]

[...] place, since she found a half-eaten deer in front of a camera. What are the odds of such a rare event happening exactly in front of your camera trap!?! Well, I guess that is my point, if there are [...]

[...] , just like ours. To see if there may be something in this reasoning I tried to find some youtube videos of some of the most arboreal, brachiating primates I could think of. Here are two: [...]

[...] because I was struck by the realization that, because of the ubiquity of cameras and video cameras on peoples’ phones, things that happen very rarely are now having an increasing [...]

[...] , such as a goat, or a wildebeest, it is important to be on their feet soon after birth. Mammal predators lurk nearby. As a result, goats, giraffes and gazelles are able to stand up and dart around [...]