evolution

A reconstruction of several non-elephantid proboscideans based on those I have and will photograph (and one I can't); Eritherium, Moeritherium, Phiomia, Deinotheirum, Platybelodon and Gomphotherium

Buy Fish by JZX, Singapore. 03/07/2025.

A reconstruction of several extinct equines based on those I have and will photograph; Eurohippus, Neohipparion, Propalaeotherium, Hippidion and Equus occidentalis.

The first thing creationists say is "Evolution is just a theory." Any science literate person knows the word they're looking for is hypothesis. Denying evolution is wrong. Do zoos that keep gorillas, orangutans, monkeys, lemurs, etc have a responsibility to educate the public about the role of...

I was watching the latest PBS Eons episode about why giraffes evolved such long necks and it made me wonder which species currently alive today (excluding the Okapi) is the most primitive? I would guess its either the Reticulated or Northern Giraffe since giraffes got their start in Eurasia and...

I’m A student biology/ Ecology/zoology/ evolution. Im vegan for the wildlife, climate, forests, animals, world, health. I love zoos and make fantasy zoos. I also work at a zoo!

To be clear: this is not a zoo I'm even remotely actually considering making. (I've never seriously considered making a zoo, my real goals are clearly unrealistic but they involve becoming a successful aviculturalist.) In the event that I somehow came into the tens of millions of dollars I'd...

Several months ago I read about Australian biologist Tim Low's book Where Song Began, and after a fair bit of frustration with the library yesterday finally got my hands on a copy. I'd say it's the most interesting non-fiction book I've read in several years. Though I already knew most of what...

As it is well-known, Komodo dragons today prey mainly on deer, water buffalo, pigs, goats and horses as adults. However, these have only been present in their range for 4-5,000 years at most. And even ignoring the fact that the idea that Komodo dragons evolved gigantism to prey on pygmy...

A paper in this week’s Science uses a lot of data to construct the most complete phylogeny yet of mammalian families. http://whyevolutionistrue.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/f1-large.jpg from: A new phylogeny of the mammals Why Evolution Is True