raccoon
dr. dolittle | May 1, 2014Day 3 of the Experimental Biology meeting was arguably one of the most exciting for comparative physiology. Here are the highlights from Monday:
Morning Seminars:
Birgitte McDonald from Aarhus University, Denmark presented, "Deep-diving sea lions exhibit extreme bradycardia in long-duration dives." Birgitte and Dr. Paul Ponganis measured the heart rate of California sea lions (Z. californianus) using digital electrocardiogram loggers and found that the heart rate was reduced (bradycardia) during dives along with reduced blood flow to the lungs and periphery. This helps preserve the oxygen…
grrlscientist | June 3, 2008tags: raccoons, mammals, Procyon lotor,, Central Park, Image of the Day
Answer: it's the noses on two sleeping raccoons, of course.
Raccoon noses in a tree in Central Park, NYC.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George [larger].
The photographer, Bob Levy, writes;
You might recall that Grrl Scientist posted a photo of a single raccoon schnoz poking out of this same hole last year. Notice, if you will, that of the two schnozs in this new image the one in the background appears to be larger than the one in the foreground. I suspect that the larger nose is attached to Mama Raccoon. After I took…
grrlscientist | May 19, 2008tags: raccoon, Procyon lotor, mammals, Central Park, Image of the Day
Raccoon, Procyon lotor kit (with mother)
in Central Park, NYC.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George [larger].
This image appears here, courtesy of Bob Levy, who writes;
A Central Park Raccoon known to her admirers as Raquel has been thought to have recently given birth to cubs in her Locust Grove den. At least that is what the scant observable evidence suggested to this reporter. My conclusion turned out to be 100% accurate. Or should I say 200% accurate since I saw two cubs inside the den. Her lair may have a posh…
grrlscientist | April 21, 2008tags: raccoon, Procyon lotor, Image of the Day
Central Park raccoon, Procyon lotor.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George [larger].
Bob Levy writes:
It's a little known fact but an incontrovertible one. Having had the opportunity to closely study the Central Park Raccoon population it did not take me long to discover that it is common for them to greatly exaggerate their exploits and accomplishments. In this image I was able to capture one typical example. Tsk, tsk. What a fibber. I was there. It was half that size.
zooillogix | March 25, 2008Sometimes there is no news. Sometimes we have to tell you about dog sweaters. Today we will tell you about the Raccoon Dog.
The Raccoon Dog is a member of the canid family but is not a true dog. It is called a raccoon dog because it bears a superficial resemblance to a raccoon. It is a basal genus of Canidae, meaning it branched off into it's own adorable subgroup earlier than others. It is believed that the Racoon Dog family Nyctereutes has been evolutionarily distinct for seven to ten million years.
Like most dogs, the Raccoon Dog is omnivorous, but is unique in the range of different…
grrlscientist | December 25, 2007tags: raccoon, Procyon lotor, mammals, NYC, Central Park, Image of the Day
Female raccoon, Procyon lotor, named "Brownie", who lives in Central Park, NYC.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [wallpaper size].
This sweet image is a Christmas/New Year's gift from one of my readers and long-time friends, Bob Levy, to me and to all of you!
The photogrpaher writes; I have been saving this image made last March as my Christmas and News Years present to you. I consider it to be the cutest of the cute from my "Almost-too-cute-for-words" file. I call this Raccoon Brownie because her fur is…
grrlscientist | October 1, 2007tags: raccoon, Procyon lotor, Image of the Day
Central Park Raccoon, Procyon lotor.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [Wallpaper size]
The photographer writes; I had so much positive feedback about my images of a particular Central Park Raccoon den that I'm pretty sure many will enjoy this. Consider it a reprise of the Talk Like a Pirate Day (9.19.07) and Central Park Nose (9.20.07) Living the Scientific Life posts. It is definitely the same Raccoon cub in the earlier of the two shots and is likely the same one I barely detected snoozing in the same tree cavity. This image was…
grrlscientist | September 20, 2007tags: raccoon, Procyon lotor, Image of the Day
"Ah, that's better. Zzzzzzzzzzzz."
A raccoon, Procyon lotor, sleeps in the hollow of a tree in Central Park.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [wallpaper size].
More about this image below the fold.
The photographer writes:
Hint: Enlarging the second image will enhance its effect and in truth may be necessary for the viewer "to get it," so to speak. So enlarge away.
Confession: The images were not created on the same day but are from the same location. A single mom and her lone cub, the latter born rather late in the season, are the…
grrlscientist | September 19, 2007tags: raccoon, Procyon lotor, Image of the Day
... A real life animal pirate! Arrrr!
"Hey, how can a raccoon get any sleep with all that noise goin' on down there?"
A raccoon, Procyon lotor, peeks down at his fan club from the hollow of a tree in Central Park.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [wallpaper size].
More about this image tomorrow, when the second image in this series appears.
grrlscientist | September 1, 2007tags: raccoon, Procyon lotor, Image of the Day
Central Park raccoon, Procyon lotor.
I dipped inside my almost-too-cute-for-words file to present you with this image of a critter I found foraging with its Mother and sibling in Central Park's Ramble one evening. I bet you find it as irresistible as I do.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [larger].