Archiv der Kategorie: Teratologie

A tiny tusk within a broken tusk – just another narwhal oddity

Publiziert am 11. Oktober 2019 von Markus Bühler

The narwhal Monodon monoceros is almost a real-life fantasy creature. But not only due to its historical connection with the legendary unicorn – after all, a whale with an enormous tusk growing out of its head is much more fabulous … 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

A King of Cods

Publiziert am 17. Juli 2018 von Markus Bühler

Today I want to show you a „Dorschkönig“ or „king of cods“ from the collection of the Zoological Museum Kiel: „King of cods“  was the Name given by fishermen to Atlantic cods (Gabus morhua) with a rare cranial malformation of … 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 →

Veröffentlicht unter Populäre Irrtümer, Säugetiere, Teratologie | Schreib einen Kommentar

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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