“The New Big 5” – follow up
Hello all, Many thanks to everybody who commented with suggestions on my last post, the final version is now out there: https://shoestringsafari.wordpress.com/2021/02/16/the-new-bi
“The New Big 5” – looking for comments!
Hello all, I’ve been working on the following text for an upcoming post on my blog, and since most of them are mammals I thought I’d run it through here first. Any comm
Tantalus or Vervet – or both?
Hi everyone, As I’m starting to put together Alex Meyer and I’s trip report to Uganda, I’m wondering about vervet monkeys. I see trip reports where both Vervet and Tantalus m
Arthropods as vertebrate brood predators: observations required
Hi all, I am currently looking into the prevalence and effects of arthropods as predators of vertebrate brood. To do so, I’m building a database consisting of observations of
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Taxonomy news (updated)
The most interesting news bit is the new paper by Colella et al., proposing to split ermine (a. k. a. stoat, short-tailed weasel) into 3-4 species, one of them endemic to Haida Gwa
West African Manatees at tsam tsam gabon
Hi all, just thought people might like this video shot at tsam tsam in gabon of West African Manatees. (Not my video) https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=45654983901
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Dusky Dolphin at Shelley Point, St Helena Bay 9South Africa)
In Jan 2021 I drove up to Shelley Point in the St Helena Bay area (2 hours drive north of Cape Town, South Africa) to look for Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus). On the mor
Small Mammals in Wilderness (Western Cape, RSA)
On recent visits to Wilderness (2019 to 2021) I photographed the following small mammals: 1. Brants’ Climbing Mouse (Dendromus mesomelas) @ Fairy Knowe Backpackers. 2. Woodla