biology
Scientific-ish posts about animals, bugs, plants, and other types of organisms.
Wiki
- : 🐱 cat coat genetics: Cat coat genetics are surprisingly intricate! This page is a guide to what I know. Colours and Patterns One gene …
- : 🪴 silphium: Silphium was a herb that existed in the ancient world, and was apparently used so much that the plant was driven into …
- : 🪴 crows: “Crow” is a common name for all birds in the genus Corvus. They are a subgrouping of corvids. In Australia, …
- : 🪴 ravens: There are three species called ravens found in Australia: the Australian raven itself, found largely in southern and …
- : 🪴 currawongs: Currawongs are a large, predominantly black-coloured bird that is reasonably common in tree-filled areas of Australian …
- : 🪴 magpies: The Australian magpie is a very clever black-and-white bird, about 40cm long, which thrives in the urban environments of …
Posts
Links
- : 🔍 Link: “The Last Wild Lions of Europe”
- : 🪶 Link: “That siren-imitating lyrebird at Taronga Zoo? He lost his song culture – and absorbed some of ours”
- : 🐝 Link: “First-ever study shows bumble bees ‘play’”
- : 🔬 Link: “Recently Discovered Dinosaur ‘Mummy’ Is So Well-Preserved It Even Has The Skin And Guts Intact”
- : 🐶 Link: “New Study Finds We Probably Can’t Take Credit For The Diversity of Dogs’ Coats”
- : 🔍 Link: “Cockatoos in Sydney learning from each other to bin-dive for food, study finds”
- : 🔬 Link: “From Its Myriad Tips”
Jessica Smith is a socialist and a feminist who loves animals, books, gaming, and cooking; she’s also interested in linguistics, history, technology and society.