Raptors and their Talons are the subjects of a blog post on the DC Birding Blog called "How Raptor Talons Fit Their Prey"
This post, which is quite excellent and that I highly recommend, on the November Plos Blog Post of the Month Award. We hope blog post author John Beetham will enjoy his trip around the world for two, his new Z sports car, and his life time supply of groceries. Or whatever they are giving out these days for this highly prestigious award.
- Log in to post comments
More like this
The role of Velociraptor's infamous claw has received much attention from scientists ever since they clicked their way across a movie kitchen. In comparison, the formidable claws of living raptors (birds of prey) have received little attention. Eagles, hawks, falcons and owls are some of the most…
Well, it's 2010, and it's time for another edition of the Carnival of Evolution! Without further ado...
First up we have a fascinating discovery brought to us by GrrlScientist over at Living the Scientific Life. Scientists have recently discovered a new species of orchid. This one is definitely…
The Oblivious Birder.
Jeff created this photo for use in a recent keynote address given at the Spacecoast Bird & Wildlife Fest. Clearly this was tongue in cheek as the birder is completely unaware of the oncoming traffic. However, when he gave the example all admitted that they had seen…
There are 25 new articles in PLoS ONE today. As always, you should rate the articles, post notes and comments and send trackbacks when you blog about the papers. You can now also easily place articles on various social services (CiteULike, Mendeley, Connotea, Stumbleupon, Facebook and Digg) with…
wrong. raptor talons are obviously designed to hold bananas.
Thank you, Greg. I haven't decided where I'm going yet. ;-)