Ahh, life is sweet
Category: frivolous nonsense
I have to take a break. I may be gone for some time... I may not. Here are some cool photos....
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Tetrapod Zoology
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With six years of phd work on theropod dinosaurs behind him, Darren Naish mostly spends long hours in the library, hunched over his laptop. But he gets out sometimes, and picks up litter and pursues exotic lizards across the British countryside, aiming all the while to publish his technical work on obscure Cretaceous dinosaurs. He also messes around with pterosaurs, swimming giraffes, British big cats and stuff like that. He has given up on the stupid idea of being a dedicated academic and ekes out a living as a technical consultant, editor and author. He can be contacted intermittently at eotyrannus (at) gmail dot com. For more biographical info go here. PLEASE NOTE: I am now completely unable to keep up with email correspondence, due to sheer volume and to time constraints. I do my best to respond to all queries and requests, but please don't be offended if I fail to reply.
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- How to prevent cannibalism in pheasants
- The anteater that wasn't
- The author caricatured. His trusty steed: a babirusa!
- The little-known subgenre of Talpanas tribute art
- The literature
- Babirusas can get impaled by their own teeth: that most sought-after of objects does exist! (babirusas, part VIII)
- Laissez-faire lumping under fire? (babirusas, part VII)
- The many babirusa species (babirusas, part VI)
- This little piggy went ploughing (babirusas, part V)
- When babirusas fight (babirusas, part IV)
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Tetrapod Zoology backstory
The ones I participate in
- Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week
- Azhdarchid Paleobiology
- Evolutionary Distinct and Globally Endangered, the Blog
- Southampton Natural History Society
- Chessel Bay Local Nature Reserve
- Ask A Biologist
Mostly on extant tetrapods
- Amphibian Species of the World
- AmphiaWeb
- Avibase
- The Beaked Whale Resource
- Biological Ramblings
- Birder's World Field of View
- Camera Trap Codger
- Carnivore Ecology & Conservation
- Croc Blog
- David B. Wake's Lab
- The EMYSystem
- European Field Herping
- Fretmarks
- Frog Matters
- The Global Owl Project
- The Glor Lab
- James F. Parham
- Lioncrusher's Domain
- The Lizard Lounge
- The Losos Lab
- Mammal Species of the World
- Marc van Roosmalen, Amazon Association
- The Marsupial Ring
- The Natural Stuff
- Penguinology
- Neil Phillips' Photos (UK Wildlife)
- Primate Info Net
- Reptiles & Amphibians of the UK
- The Reptipage
- The Rhino Resource Center
- Rigor Vitae
- The Shine Lab
- Sloth World
- The Tapir Gallery
- 10,000 Birds
- Tigr Reptile Database
- Ultimate Ungulate
- UK Wildlife - by Neil
- Venomous Snake Systematics Alert
- World Bird Info
Mostly Cenozoic
- Afarensis: Anthropology, Evolution, and Science
- Caribbean Paleobiology
- The Coastal Paleontologist
- D. Croft S. American mammals
- Fossil Turtle Newsletter
- Gerald Mayr palaeornithology publications
- K. Christopher Beard publications
- John Hawks Anthropology weblog
- Olduvai George: Dealing with the Beasts
- Oludvai George Flickr site
- Paleocene mammals of the world
- Philip D. Gingerich
- Society of Avian Palaeontology and Evolution
- Stephen Wroe
- The Thewissen Lab
Mostly Mesozoic
- Ankylosaur Library
- Archives of the DML
- Australian Mesozoic Marine Reptiles
- Richard J. Butler ornithischians
- Chinleana
- Dave Hone's Archosaur Musings ver 1
- Dave Hone's Archosaur Musings ver 2
- DinoGoss
- Dinosaur genus list from Thomas R. Holtz's Dinosaurs
- DinoWight
- Dracovenator
- Early Bird
- The Science and Art of Gregory S. Paul
- Ichthyosaur Page (Ryosuke Motani)
- Jerry D. Harris
- The Life of Madygen
- Luis V. Rey's Art Gallery, Dinosaurs and Paleontology
- Mark Witton's photos
- Matt Wedel
- Matthew F. Bonnan
- Mesozoic Vertebrates (BSPG)
- Mike P. Taylor
- Oceans of Kansas
- The Open Source Paleontologist
- Palaeoblog
- Palaeontography
- Paleocreations.com
- Paleo Errata
- Philosophica Neopalaeontographica
- The Plesiosaur Directory
- The Plesiosaur Site
- Susan E. Evans, UCL
- Theropoda
- The Theropod Archives
- The Theropod Database
- Why I Hate Theropods
- Zhe-Xi Luo publications
Palaeozoic
Cryptozoology
- The Aquatic Monsters Site
- Big Cats in Britain
- Centre for Fortean Zoology
- Cryptomundo
- Cryptozoology.com
- Loch Ness Investigation
- Virtual Institute of Cryptozoology
Speculative Zoology
- Conceptual Zoology
- Dougal Dixon's After Man
- The Future is Wild
- Metazoica
- Metazoica, the blog
- The Neocene Project
- Philosophica Dixonia
- Spectim
- The Speculative Dinosaur Project
- Speculative Evolution Forum
- The Squamozoic
Toys and models
- The Dinosaur Toy Blog
- The Dinosaur Toy Forum
- Scheich figures at SPModels
- Tapir and Friends Wildlife World
Not easily categorised
- The Aquatic Amniote
- Ask Dr Vector
- Bestiarium
- Catalogue of Organisms
- Dinochick Blogs
- Dots in Deep Time
- The Dragon's Tales
- The Disillusioned Taxonomist
- The Ethical Palaeontologist
- Evolving Thoughts
- Fish Feet
- Hairy Museum of Natural History
- Laelaps
- The Lord Geekington
- Matt Bille's Sci/Tech blog
- News from Nemo Ramjet
- Nimravid's Weblog
- Pondering Pikaia
- Querencia
- StrangeArk
- Stenfugle
- The Theatrical Tanystropheus
- Traumador the tyrannosaur in The Tyrannosaur Chronicles
- When Pigs Fly Returns
- The World We Don't Live In
- Witmer Lab
Invaluable resources
You've read the blog, now buy the books....
The Great Dinosaur Discoveries (US edition)
The Great Dinosaur Discoveries (UK edition)
Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life
Walking With Dinosaurs: The Evidence
Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight
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January 23, 2010
2009, a year of Tet Zooery
Category: community
So, if you read the previous article, you'll know that we're here because Tet Zoo was four years old on January 21st. In that article, I got as far as discussing blog-relevant events that happened up to the end of...
Posted by Darren Naish at 8:51 AM • 22 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 21, 2010
Tet Zoo = 4 years old today
Category: frivolous nonsense
Today is January 21st which means, believe it or don't, that it's Tet Zoo's birthday, the 4th no less. Holy crap... have I really been blogging for four years? Yikes, and there is still so much to do, so...
Posted by Darren Naish at 6:55 AM • 49 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 19, 2010
What to make of the Yowie?
Category: cryptozoology
Like many people interested in cryptozoology (the study of animals - or alleged animals - known only from anectodal evidence), I'm of the opinion that the Australian Yowie is one of the most problematic of mystery beasts. It is,...
Posted by Darren Naish at 5:54 AM • 145 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 16, 2010
Giant African softshells - wow!
Category: herpetology
If you're a long-time Tet Zoo reader you might remember the article about giant Asian softshell turtles from November 2007. That article - which mostly focused on the several Chitra species - was colourfully titled 'The goat-eating hot water...
Posted by Darren Naish at 10:25 AM • 29 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 14, 2010
The Tet Zoo guide to the creatures of Avatar
Category: speculative zoology
Tone and I recently went to see Avatar. I've been reading up on the movie for months and was really looking forward to seeing it. I mostly liked it, though did think it was a bit clichéd and predictable....
Posted by Darren Naish at 9:46 AM • 125 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 12, 2010
Help identify the snake. Please.
Category: herpetology
Can you identify this South American snake? The photo comes courtesy of Paul Nicholas, who spotted the snake (which was about 1 m long) while it was crossing a river below the Great Falls and King George Falls in...
Posted by Darren Naish at 1:16 PM • 21 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 11, 2010
The long-awaited launch of Pterosaur.net
Category: pterosaurs
Today see the launch of an outstanding new website devoted entirely to pterosaurs, the flying reptiles of the Mesozoic. What makes the site different from many specialist sources on the internet is that it was created, written and designed...
Posted by Darren Naish at 5:58 AM • 54 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 9, 2010
Micropechis ikaheka, the Small-eyed snake
Category: herpetology
A stocky, medium-sized (up to 2 m long) and poorly known elapid with notably small eyes, Micropechis ikaheka - the Small-eyed or Ikaheka snake - is the only recognised member of its genus*. It's unique to New Guinea and...
Posted by Darren Naish at 5:53 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 7, 2010
Biggest sauropod ever (part.... II)
Category: Mesozoic dinosaurs
By popular demand... it's the second part of the old, old, old (ver 1) article I wrote in 2006 on the obscure and poorly known mega-sauropod Amphicoelias fragillimus. Be sure to read part I first. So, A. fragillimus was described...
Posted by Darren Naish at 5:05 AM • 33 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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