Sea Snakes Prefer To Drink Freshwater

Image Caption: A sea snake rests on rocks near at the shore of Orchid Island, Taiwan. A University of Florida zoologist has shown that the snake, a black-banded sea krait, and other sea snake species drink freshwater, contradicting the conventional view that they satisfy their drinking needs by sipping sea water. Harvey Lillywhite believes sea snakes seek out freshwater in springs, rivers or in the freshwater “lens” that develops briefly atop seawater shortly after it rains. (Leslie Babonis/UF Department of Zoology)

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Small Water Fleas Help Ecologists Understand Population Dynamics

A study of populations of tiny water fleas is helping ecologists to understand population dynamics, which may lead to predictions about the ecological consequences of environmental change.

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The Physics of Cows (Presented as a lecture by man in lab coat with a blackboard) Cows have a very high surface tension. Surface tension can be seen in water, in the way pond-skaters are able to skim across the surface of a body of liquid without sinking, and also in the way drops of water always tend towards spherical shape. In cows (and meat in general) the surface tension forces them to tend toward the shape of a cube. The forces at work in the cow are finely balanced, just allowing it to maintain cow-shape. However, if 2 cows should be allowed to touch each other, the surface tension will immediately force them to merge. This larger body of meat is unable to maintain its cow form against the surface tension forces now at work, and so will form a Cow Cube, or Cowube, pronounced “COWUUUUBE” with the mass of 2 cows. The seriousness of the implications of this phenomenon for the dairy industry, and the future of humanity, should not be underestimated. This Cowube, with its 2-cow mass, exerts enough gravitational force to suck in nearby cows of lower mass. As they touch the Cowube, they merge immediately with it, forming a Cowube of ever-increasing mass, exerting ever-increasing gravitational force on cows. Eventually, this vast and ever-growing cube of meat will implode under its own gravitational force, forming a singularity. This is why, as every astronomer knows, the surface of every black hole is always a cow. Centuries of conjecture over the reason for this flaw in the design of cows has recently been resolved with the discovery of the origin of the species. Rather than, as has previously been thought, a slow process of evolution, we now know that all animals were created by the Zoology Dragon. Unfortunately, we also know that the current Zoology Dragon is a bit shit. The previous Zoology Dragon, now long retired, was extremely successful, managing to populate Earth with big dinosaurs with lots of teeth. His successor has been attempting to create ever-more fea

Diprotodon

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Caste In Ant Colonies: How Fate Is Determined Between Workers And Queens

In colonies of social insects the struggle for the spoils is embodied by a reproductive division of labor. Some individuals (the queens) reproduce, while large and small workers provide the labor. Larvae become different castes (small workers, large workers, or new queens) based on genetics, nutrition, and environment (colony size). However the relative importance of each factor was different for each caste.

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SHE has always loved television. She recalls that as a child, she was fond of saying, ”I loved all these people I saw on television and wanted to be there too.” Was that all? No. Again, she recalls, ”I attended the Holy Child School, Lagos and …

Cryptozoologic Photographs

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Undergraduate and graduate programs; research areas include evolution, ecology, physiology, behaviour, genetics, and marine biology.

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James Dewey Watson - Genetics and Medicine Scientist | Famous …
He earned his B.S. in Zoology from the University of Chicago in 1947. In his autobiography, Avoid Boring People, Watson describes the University of Chicago as an idyllic academic institution where he was instilled with the capacity for …

Zoology
Principles-oriented introductory zoology text for non-majors or combined majors/non-majors (freshman-sophomore level). An introductory general zoology text that is manageable in size and adaptable to a variety of course formats

Author: Stephen A Miller, John P Harley, Stephen Miller, John Harley
Hardcover:  576 pages
Company: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math  (2004-03-26)
ISBN: 0072933550
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Tetrapod Zoology : New, obscure, and nearly extinct rodents of …
Another one from the archives, and another one from my rodent phase of 2006 (originally published here): despite efforts, I was simply unable to even scratch the surface of what is the largest extant mammalian clade.

[ Zoology ] Open Question : Why dont animals sweat ? ?
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Through the Narrow Gate: Week 16: Short and light
LANGUAGE ARTS Spelling Workout C & D Copywork MATH Singapore Primary Math 2B & 3A Miquon Green and Yellow HISTORY Truthquest AHYS2 & AHYS3 GEOGRAPHY SCIENCE Exploring Creation with Zoology 2 Music The Story of the Orchestra …

FACULTY CURRICULUM VITAE OF DANTE G. SIMBULAN, JR. « CHARACTER …
Department of Zoology. Institute of Biological Sciences. (from College of Arts and Sciences). UP at Los Banos. Instructor I Aug 16, 1979 – May 1982. Department of Zoology. College of Arts and Sciences. UP at Los Banos …

[ Zoology ] Open Question : What Type Of Spider Is This?
Its a little different to our traditional huntsman and was wondering what type of spider this is. The picture is up close from our home, archnaphobia’s, I’d highly recommend not opening up the link. …

Camera Trap Codger: Cutting love
Camera Trap Codger. Adventures in camera trapping and zoology, with frequent flashbacks and blarney of questionable relevance. Friday, November 28, 2008. Cutting love. Thwack! A stick leaps into the air, and the redhead covers her head. …

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[ Zoology ] Open Question : Why do you think parasitism is such a …
There are more parasitic species of animals than all other sorts of animals combined. (If this sounds impossible, consider how many animals parasitize any animal you can think about, including ourselves.) Why do you think parasitism is …

zoology - Definition of zoology at Your Dictionary
noun. the branch of biology that deals with animals, their life, structure, growth, classification, etc. the animal life of an area; fauna; the characteristics or properties of an …

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