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  Goodbye from the stem-haematotherm, goodbye from me [Tetrapod Zoology] Congratulations are in order: well done Dave Hughes, David Marjanović and Allen Hazen in particular. No, the creature shown yesterday is not a squabrat from The Dark Crystal (if there is such a thing), Romer's hellasaur, an old picture of a colugo... Posted Mar 06 2008, 03:07 AM by ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science Feeds Filed under: birds, proto, mammals, appearance, colugo, old picture, philippe janvier, res scan, possum, hughes david, ropen, congratulations are in order, dave hughes, dougal dixon, tree shrew, hazen, conventional notion, dark crystal

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  Moths remember what they learn as caterpillars [Not Exactly Rocket Science] The transformation from caterpillar to butterfly or moth is one of the most beguiling in the animal world. Both larva and adult are just stages in the life of a single animal, but are nonetheless completely separated in appearance, habitat and behaviour... Posted Mar 04 2008, 05:01 PM by ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science Feeds Filed under: biologist, insect, appearance, transformation, moth, animal world, adult tobacco, dramatic nature, adult stages, winged adult, buckmister fuller, poet, pupa, metamorphosis, caterpillar to butterfly, nervous system, popular belief, existence, imagery, larva

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  Photo of the Day #71: Turkey Vulture [Laelaps] The Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura ) is a creature that I am at least somewhat familiar with; I see them every day on my drive to work. Whether they're just circling overhead or picking on a deer carcass, turkey vultures don't seem to have any... Posted Dec 18 2007, 05:20 AM by ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science Feeds Filed under: landscape, carcass, eating habits, carrion, suburban sprawl, grey squirrel, turkey vulture, bear mountain state park, white tailed deer, mountain state park, turkey vultures, impressive animal, creatures, coyote, cathartes aura, appearance, syrinx