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GrrlScientist is an evolutionary biologist and ornithologist who loves to write about "E3": evolution, ethology and ecology and the subtle relationships between these fields, especially in birds.
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Category: Paleontology
An Australian Aboriginal rock art may depict a giant bird that is thought to have become extinct some 40,000 years ago, thereby making it the oldest rock painting on the island continent. The red ochre drawing was first discovered two years ago, but archaeologists were only able to confirm the finding two weeks ago, when they first visited the remote site on the Arnhem Land plateau in north Australia.
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Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 10:29 AM • 17 Comments •
Category: Image of the Day
This is a gorgeous shell from an oyster that is endemic to the islands of the south Pacific Ocean
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Category: Mystery Birds
This stunning bird is so gorgeous that simply looking at it will make improve your day.
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Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 9:59 AM • 17 Comments •
Category: Journal Club
Island species evolve in the absence of most parasites and therefore lack the ability to mount an effective immune response to them. This has caused the extinction of many island bird species. But a new study shows that when Galapagos Finches are exposed to two alien parasites, their immune systems are activated, raising hopes that they can defeat the parasites and avoid extinction.
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Category: Streaming videos
Amazing video reveals the strange courtship dance of the Black Sickle Bill Bird of Paradise, Epimachus fastuosus, for the first time ever!
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Category: Streaming videos
Wow, there are days when I wish I had a television, and today is one of them. Why? tonight, PBS is showing a really fascinating program; a NOVA show entitled Mystery of the Megavolcano that I really really want to see
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Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 2:31 PM • 4 Comments •
Category: Streaming videos
This fascinating video shows how South Pacific islanders fish for Skipjack Tuna for commercial export using hook, line and pole.
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Category: Streaming videos
This fascinating video shows how South Pacific islanders from the Solomon Islands archipelago use webs spun by a particular species of spider to catch a particular species of fish.
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Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 6:59 AM • 4 Comments •
Category: Streaming videos
This informative video discusses the conservation of one of my research birds, the Rimatara (Kuhl's) Lory, Vini kuhlii, known by the natives as the 'Ura. Not only is this bird's story interesting, but it also exemplifies the complications and challenges of conserving any endangered species.
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Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 6:59 AM • •
Category: Streaming videos
This informative video discusses the conservation of one of my research birds, the Rimatara (Kuhl's) Lory, Vini kuhlii, known by the natives as the 'Ura. Not only is this bird's story interesting, but it also exemplifies the complications and challenges of conserving any endangered species.
Read on »
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