Archiv der Kategorie: Säugetiere

Visiting Historyland Part I: The Southern Mammoth

Publiziert am 20. November 2023 von Markus Bühler

Earlier this year, I made a trip to the Netherlands. One of my points of interest was Historyland in Hellevoetsluis, which is located western of Rotterdam. Historyland is an educational theme park which mainly focuses on different historic subjects, from … Weiterlesen →

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The weird little whales that hide within a cloud of their gut fluid

Publiziert am 3. November 2019 von Markus Bühler

Many animals have developed amazing anti-predator adaptions, from mimicry to the ability to autotomize certain parts of their own bodies. One of the most bizarre defense mechanisms among mammals is found in the two exant members of the genus Kogia, … Weiterlesen →

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How Vanuatuan boars grow circle tusks that impale their own jaws

Publiziert am 12. Juli 2019 von Markus Bühler

I wrote some time ago about zoological treasures in archeological, ethnological and historical museums. Today I want to share some quite interesting examples of such „treasures“ which I have seen in the Oceania exhibition of the Ethnological Museum of Berlin. … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Anatomie, Blogposts in English, Museen, Säugetiere, Teratologie | 4 Kommentare

Zoological treasures in Archeological, Historical and Ethnological Museums

Publiziert am 11. November 2018 von Markus Bühler

This blog is devoted to the wonders and marvels of the animal kingdom and natural history. Many of the photos in my articles were taken in zoological or paleontological museums. But you can also often find a lot of really … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Archeology, ausgerottete Arten, Ethnology, Säugetiere, Wale | 2 Kommentare

The bearded Leviathan – not your everyday Basilosaurus

Publiziert am 2. Mai 2018 von Markus Bühler

Basilosaurus – the great mammalian leviathan of the Eocene – was beyond doubt one of the most spectacular creatures which ever swam the oceans of the world.  But despite the fact that fossils of this ancient cetacean have been known … Weiterlesen →

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Why maned lionesses are not that special (and why they don´t baffle scientists)

Publiziert am 27. Februar 2018 von Markus Bühler

Perhaps you have heard about the recent report about a lioness at Oklahoma City Zoo, which „mysteriously“ grew a mane. As usual „scientists are baffled“, at least according to the news-site which spreads the story.  However, the whole case is … Weiterlesen →

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Photo of the Day: Sri Lankan Spotted Chevrotain

Publiziert am 24. Oktober 2017 von Markus Bühler

Today´s photo fo the day features one of the smallest extant artiodactyls, the tiny Sri Lankan Spotted Chevrotain (Moschiola meminna) from the South Asia animal section of Haus der Natur, Salzburg:

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Photo of the Day: A frizzy-haired freak roe deer

Publiziert am 9. Oktober 2017 von Markus Bühler

Here is a pretty unusual specimen of a Western roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) with frizzy-haired fur. This was apparantly the result of an unusually strong production of cutaneous sebum. Detail of the fur:

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Photo of the Day: Sumatran Rat

Publiziert am 5. Oktober 2017 von Markus Bühler

The Sumatran porcupine and the moonrat are now in good company with another little-known critter from the same part of the world, the Sumatran rat (Rhizomys sumatrensis). Photo taken at Haus der Natur, Salzburg: As in the Sumatran porcupine, this … Weiterlesen →

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Photo of the Day: Moonrat

Publiziert am 4. Oktober 2017 von Markus Bühler

It´s again obscure mammal day, so here´s a moonrat (Echinosorex gymnura), a long-tailed oppossum-lookalike related to hedgehogs. This specimen is again from Haus der Natur, Salzburg: Another photo to show its size: .

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