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Here’s a list. Feel free to correct if I am wrong:
Largest bird in the world.
Fastest bird on land in the world
Fastest two legged animal in the world
Largest eye of any land animal in the world.
Largest egg in the world.
Hello, denizens of r/zoology!
It's time for another weekly thread where our members can ask and answer questions related to pursuing an education or career in zoology.
Ready, set, ask away!
I'm a junior in HS and I'm interested in zoology since I love animals but what is it exactly zoologist do? Like how do u make ur money who pays u? And what do u do for "work" everyday
Or tetrapods in general for that matter, I know there are a lot of completely blind ones but as far as I know they all still have vestigial eyes (like the golden mole or texas blind salamander which have eyes that are covered in skin)
Hi! here i have footage of a trail camera placed in Asturias, North of Spain. The video does not have very good quality, so i am having trouble identifying this mustelid. This is a rural area, mainly dominated by forest, and close to a river.
Considering that it is smaller than a Martes martes, my only two options are Mustela putorius or Mustela lutreola (which would be amazing because in Spain they are heavily endangered). Maybe also Neovison vison, which is pretty invasive in Spain and it is now starting to invade Asturias.
Please tell me what you think :)
So this might come off as a strange question but I'm writing for a web comic and one of the characters is a Steve Irwin-esque Ranger. His plot is a lighter one about him going to various environments of magical creatures to study them and grow public awareness as well as removing creatures who wind up in places they shouldn't be and are becoming a danger to themselves and people before releasing them in a more natural environment.
To worldbuild around his plot I am trying to create something of an interior food web of these magical creatures along with natural ones (deer, trout, turtles, etc.) so it feels more realistic and also allows him to talk about the importance of things like biodiversity and respecting the delicate balance of an environments food chain. The problem is I am not great in biology and have been doing some research but a lot of it has left me with more questions than answers, like how many predator to prey species is a healthy mix? How does small predators effect this (IE snakes in a grassland environment are predatory to small mammals, insects, and others but are prey to birds)? But most importantly what do people mean by, "Expected Biological Niches" and when do I include them? I've heard a lot of people talk about certain niches they always expect like an aggressive, solitary, ambush predator, or an armored herbivore, or mass producing prey species, or colossal herbivore that nothing really preys on except for their young. I first heard it when someone mentioned how they are surprised the Congo doesn't have a massive snake as they are the only similar jungle environment in the world without a large constrictor as the Americas have Boa's and Anacondas, and South East Asia has Pythons but there is no known large constrictor of the Congo.
So in summary how is a person supposed to know how many species to include, what niches need to be filled, how much overlap in those niches should there be, and overall how to balance it to a believable level? Any help would be massively appreciated.
Bonjour à tous,
Je suis très intéressée par en apprendre toujours plus sur la faune.
Malheureusement, mon niveau d'anglais est catastrophiquement bas et j'ai peur d'interpréter de travers les informations reçues, ce qui serait contre productif.
Auriez-vous de bons podcasts en français sur les animaux à me proposer ?
Merci d'avance
This might be more of an etymology question, but why is the animal named Canada Goose instead of Canadian Goose when we have animals like Mexican Wolf and American Bison vs Mexico Wolf and America Bison. I saw some articles about an ornithologist named John Canada but have been unable to actually confirm this ornithologist actually existed. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Hi, fellow ruin dwellers! I am nuciferance, a Zoologist from India. I have begun a series of 1 min episodes on Urban Wildlife in India which is available on both Instagram & Youtube. 2 episodes are uploaded as of now and more are in the line. Although the series is on Indian cities, I have done extensive research on cities across the globe on how wildlife adapts to Urban areas. Most importantly, I have taken the pains to present the info so that it can be easily understood even by a 5 year old and applied to any part of the globe you are from. So do give it a try even if zoology isn't your strong suite. Hoping that my fellow zoologists will take a look at it and give me your reviews. Thank you so much guys!
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Ep 1. Explorers of the Restless Ruins
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In Ireland, we get the occasional Walrus who gets a bit lost from the Arctic and decides to take roost on our coast for a while. Ireland has the perfect habitat for walrus aside from sea ice. It gets quite cold in Ireland last year dropping to -10°C in the West and North of Ireland in the winter but the Summers get to 15°C-20°C so it's a bit warm. Would in your opinion, a population of Atlantic walruses survive off the coast of Ireland?
Is the low pay and lack of job opportunities worth going into zoology? I'm nearing the end of highschool and have to start getting really serious about what I want to do and idk I'm just conflicted cause it seems like there's no way to work within animal science without getting paid nothing compared to the same level of work and time in another field
I'm a 12 year old boy who has dreamed about being a zoologist or zoo keeper since I was 4, and I was wondering what I need to to be one?