Check out this weeks field frame friday where we can observe some male monkey competition!
Author: The Ethogram
The official blog of the UC Davis Animal Behavior Graduate Group.
Science & Culture: The Oil Everyone Doesn’t Know They’re Obsessed With
If you have ever been so bored you actually read the label on that box of cookies you bought the other day at the grocery store, you may have seen one of these symbols before: Left) Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil Logo [Source]. Right) RSPO Palm Oil Label [Source]. If you are like most people…
Field Frame Friday: Lessons on the Range
Vegetation sampling is a crucial part of research involving rangeland cattle grazing. It is a way to quantify how much and of what type forage cattle are consuming throughout the grazing season. It can help range and animal scientists understand grazing patterns and preferences of cattle while also looking at the environmental impact of grazing…
Ask a Scientist: LOL
Do animals laugh?
Field Frame Friday: Riding the Bow
In this weeks Field Frame Friday we get to ride the bow with a pair of Dall’s porpoises!
Sunday Sketch: Bunny Buddies
A fact about rabbit friendships
Field Frame Friday: Inside Out Lunch
Seastars literally turn inside out when they are feeding! To start their meal, stars will force open the shell of the invertebrate (such as the cockle shown here) using their underbelly suction discs, after which they insert their stomach through their mouth parts and into the shell. The stomach will secrete digestive juices that breakdown…
Sci Hero: Minakata Kumagusu
Minakata Kumagusu loved nature, folklore, and cultural traditions so created his own learning path that went far beyond the walls of a classroom!
Science Heroes: Minakata Kumagusu
Science Heroes: the column highlighting scientists and naturalists that if you don’t know, you should! This month highlights naturalist, folklorist, and philosopher MinaKata Kumagusu!
Arts & Crafts: Radiant Red
Check out this young explorer’s radiant red bird!
