The Pacific Giant Salamanders
They have robust skulls, big teeth, they reach a reasonable size and they're restricted (today) to northwestern North America. They're the Pacific giant salamanders...
Tetrapod Zoology
Amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals - living and extinct
Thoughts on the Passerine Tree, 2016
About 60 percent of all living bird species belong to one group. Let's take a quick look at them...
Rilla Martin's Ozenkadnook Tiger Photo, Revisited
Can we ever really explain a weird 'monster' photo, taken in Australia in 1964? Well, we can try...
The Day After TetZooCon
TetZooCon 2016 was held on Saturday October 1. Here's what happened...
It's World Cassowary Day 2016
The cassowaries are here, and it's a shame that we know so little about them...
The Stem-Mammals--a Brief Primer
Mammals are but the only surviving members of a far grander, older lineage
Tet Zoo Bookshelf September 2016: of Fossil Primates and Nightjars
Quick reviews of two great new(ish) books...
Coming Soon: TetZooCon 2016
We are but weeks away from the prime Tet Zoo–themed event of the year
Ode to the Great Blue Heron
Spear-billed, long-necked, wading marsh dinosaurs that eat... well, whatever they can catch and cram into their throats
The Dinosaurs of Crystal Palace: Among the Most Accurate Renditions of Prehistoric Life Ever Made
Often derided, and today somewhat neglected and forlorn, the famous prehistoric animal models of Crystal Palace in London have a lot to teach us...
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Anthropology in Practice
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The Pacific Giant Salamanders
They have robust skulls, big teeth, they reach a reasonable size and they're restricted (today) to northwestern North America. They're the Pacific giant salamanders...
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Thoughts on the Passerine Tree, 2016
About 60 percent of all living bird species belong to one group. Let's take a quick look at them...
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Rilla Martin's Ozenkadnook Tiger Photo, Revisited
Can we ever really explain a weird 'monster' photo, taken in Australia in 1964? Well, we can try...
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The Day After TetZooCon
TetZooCon 2016 was held on Saturday October 1. Here's what happened...
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It's World Cassowary Day 2016
The cassowaries are here, and it's a shame that we know so little about them...
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The Stem-Mammals--a Brief Primer
Mammals are but the only surviving members of a far grander, older lineage
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Tet Zoo Bookshelf September 2016: of Fossil Primates and Nightjars
Quick reviews of two great new(ish) books...
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Coming Soon: TetZooCon 2016
We are but weeks away from the prime Tet Zoo–themed event of the year
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Ode to the Great Blue Heron
Spear-billed, long-necked, wading marsh dinosaurs that eat... well, whatever they can catch and cram into their throats
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The Dinosaurs of Crystal Palace: Among the Most Accurate Renditions of Prehistoric Life Ever Made
Often derided, and today somewhat neglected and forlorn, the famous prehistoric animal models of Crystal Palace in London have a lot to teach us...
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Plugged In
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Roots of Unity
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Adventures in the good science of rock-breaking.
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Tetrapod Zoology
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The Artful Amoeba
A Blog About the Weird Wonderfulness of Life on Earth
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Exploring and celebrating diversity in science.
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