The animal in question is Moropus elatus. It was an odd-toed ungulate (the order Perissodactyla). It was related to horses, rhinos, and tapirs. But unlike those animals, Moropus had claws: Moropus was part of a family of odd-toed ungulates called Chalicotheres (“gravel beasts”). They could use their claws to grab foliage and bring it closer [...]
Archive for September, 2010
A horse with claws
Posted in Extinct on September 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
What in the hell is this thing?
Posted in Identify the species on September 30, 2010 | 15 Comments »
Look at what the dog dragged in
Posted in Absolute Piffle, wildlife, tagged opossum, Virginia opossum on September 30, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Dogs drag in comatose opossum. It comes to. Chaos ensues. Source.
New book on dog domestication coming out
Posted in Uncategorized on September 30, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Mark Derr has written a new book on dog domestication. It looks like it will be a fascinating read.
Elmer Fudd kills Bugs Bunny
Posted in Absolute Piffle on September 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Source. It’s from Family Guy.
Identify the fish larvae
Posted in Identify the species on September 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Diving with tiger and lemon sharks
Posted in wildlife, tagged sharks, tiger shark on September 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Source. The tiger shark is one of the species that does occasionally attack people. But this footage shows them to have a certain amount of grace and beauty that one might not suspect from a creature known as the “garbage man of the sea.” They tend to eat just about anything– as you may remember [...]
A very tame grizzly bear
Posted in pets that can kill you, tagged Brutus the bear, grizzly bear on September 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Take the last line to heart: Do not try this at home! Source.
Did Columbus kill a crocodile on his first voyage to the New World?
Posted in wildlife, tagged American crocodile, Christopher Columbus, cryptid crocodilians, Fortune Island, Long Cay on September 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Check it out. Long Cay has a large saltwater pond in its center, which is probably where Columbus killed it. American crocs live in the very salty Lago Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic, and they would have no problem living in a salt pond. The Atlantic Ocean has no sea snakes. So an American crocodile [...]
Badger and Coyote hunt together
Posted in dog domestication, wild dogs, wildlife, wolves, tagged American badger, badger, coyote on September 28, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Check it out. Does anyone notice the parallel between this partnership and the partnership that Schleidt and Shalter suggest existed between ancient hunter-gatherer man and wolves? Granted, coyotes are not wolves, and people are not American badgers. However, it does show that members of the genus Canis are capable of working together with other predators– [...]
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