6
May
2007
Test Entry
The Tasmanian Devil, an icon of the island after which it is named, is on the verge of extinction as a contagious facial cancer decimates the animals. It’s an epidemic of a kind never seen before and scientists are desperately trying to create a vaccine.
A Tasmanian Devil: a jaw almost as strong as leopard
Zoom
AFP
A Tasmanian Devil: a jaw almost as strong as leopard
The birth of Tasmanian devils, which are furless and smaller than crabs when they are born, usually comes 21 days after conception.
Four of the miniature devils fit in the pouch of a female, where they spend about 21 weeks growing, firmly clinging to the mother’s teats. The young ride out the cool winter of the southern hemisphere in these cozy surroundings, first venturing outdoors at the beginning of spring.
Strict conformity to the rhythm of the seasons is important for Tasmanian Devils, the largest carnivores among marsupials. And yet biologists are starting to observe individual animals that are no longer sticking to the normal order of things for their species, which has ensured their survival on the Australian island for many thousands of years. They are mating too early in their lives, and their offspring are born in the wrong season. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: Potpourri
7
January
2007
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Proin varius vulputate leo. Cras massa lectus, blandit sed, lacinia id, adipiscing non, tortor. Quisque ornare mattis est. Fusce venenatis consequat libero. Vivamus placerat felis nec nisl. Curabitur adipiscing sem vel nulla. Phasellus fringilla eleifend augue. Donec pretium nisi ac pede. Aliquam in sem ut felis porttitor auctor. Suspendisse lacinia, risus sed ultrices blandit, ligula velit dignissim dolor, at dignissim quam nisi quis dui.
Aliquam sodales urna in tortor. In vel enim. Maecenas est sapien, rutrum vitae, hendrerit ut, faucibus a, magna. Donec eros quam, vestibulum eget, blandit vel, pellentesque et, sapien. Donec egestas arcu rhoncus tellus. Curabitur vel dui bibendum massa malesuada sagittis. Suspendisse sodales, magna eu consequat pretium, dui elit tincidunt metus, eget eleifend eros orci ut neque. Etiam sit amet metus. Donec pharetra lorem at arcu. Phasellus eget odio. Ut euismod quam et lectus. Cras ligula massa, eleifend vitae, posuere non, viverra fringilla, turpis. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Curabitur scelerisque auctor ante. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: Potpourri
27
November
2006
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
Posted: Potpourri
