Category Archives: Images
DOUBLE-NOSED DOG
September 2007 NB This is NOT dated 1 April, and has NOT been Photoshopped. Includes audio file.
Filed under Audio files, Images, Mammals
MASSIVE MIGRATION
September 2007 Stunning pictures of a recently-studied migration pattern in the Sudan. Amazing.
HOBBIT SLIDESHOW
September 2007 Fascinating 7-minute slideshow with audio commentary from Science magazine about Homo floresiensis, the “hobbit” discovered on the island of Flores, near Indonesia, and the argument that exists over whether it was a separate species of Homo that disappeared around 12,000 years … Continue reading
Filed under Audio files, Human evolution, Images, Videos
THE TREE OF LIFE
September 2007 The Tree of Life is a terrific web resource providing information about thousands of organisms. Very useful as a starting point for essays, GBLs etc.
Filed under Classification, Images, Manchester
ANTARCTIC BIODIVERSITY
May 2007 Amazing discoveries of fantastic new animals deep in the freezing sea around Antarctica. Described in this article in Nature (subscription needed to get past abstract), and in these pieces from The Independent and the BBC. Pictures here.
Filed under Ecology (scientific), Fish, Images, Oceans
MORE HARES
May 2007 An excellent picture of a brown hare mother (Lepus europaeus) suckling. NB rabbits also have very brief suckling durations (around 3 minutes a DAY - yes, that figure is correct). That means that rabbit pups have to find the nipple very … Continue reading
Filed under Baby animals, Images, Mammals, Manchester
ENDANGERED WATERBIRDS
March 2007 Terrific photos from the BBC website, plus info about how they are threatened by human activities.
Filed under Birds, Conservation, Images
HANDY ANIMALS
March 2007 Liz Sheffield sent in this amazing set of pictures. Could be a good source for off-beat illustrations of animals for your presentations!
Filed under Images
NEW ANIMALS REVEALED AS GLACIERS MELT
March 2007 Images from the Antarctic survey show new animals colonizing the sea bed after a huge part of the ice shelf had calved a massive iceberg. Article from The Independent providing background to the images.
MORE FROM THE OCEANS
February 2007 Report on the amazing animals seen deep down (3.5km) off Antarctica, pictured by Isis, a UK remote-operated vehicle, together with pictures here.
