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Tag Archives: rodents
Saturday Sciuridae – Jan 29, 2011
Yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris), mother and juveniles. Source. On a personal note, today happens to be my and Hannah‘s half-birthday. I didn’t know we had the same birthday until today. I also want to add, on the heels of my … Continue reading
Saturday Sciuridae – Jan 15, 2011
Sciurus carolinensis (eastern gray squirrel), taken in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Source. I did a class research project on S. carolinensis in my mammalogy class during undergrad. It had something to do with the giving up density of … Continue reading
Saturday Sciuridae – Jan 8, 2011
Least Chipmunk, photographed in 2006 at Deschutes National Forest in Oregon. Source.
No news is good news?
I’ve been pretty quiet this week, mostly because I took your advice and started reading. Stephen King (yes, now you know I’m a fan of High Literature) has written about four novels since I stopped having time to read regularly … Continue reading
On detecting stress endocrines in hamster poop
I realize I am cutting in just under the wire, but for today’s rodent blogging, I’d like to discuss three things that are very near and dear to my heart: hamsters, stress endocrines, and poop. This wonderful little specimen is … Continue reading
Saturday Sciuridae
I realize I’ve been quiet lately, but that’s just because there are big things going on off-screen right now. I hope to be back to my usual posting volume (and get back to talking about science as opposed to blathering … Continue reading
Photo: giant rats!
ScienceDaily reports on an archeological excavation of eight rat species weighing over a kilogram. One of the rat species weighed over SIX kilograms. Above is one partially intact skull compared to the skull of a normal black rat. This isn’t … Continue reading
Hairless rodent saturday
This is the part where I scare away the few readers I’ve managed to get so far. I have an unnatural affinity for hairless rodents. Yes, I like ’em fuzzy, but I also like ’em naked. I have this poster … Continue reading
Doin’ it capybara-style.
I didn’t have time to write a post for this morning because I spent all day yesterday sulking around and being grumpy about various things, some pretty important and some rather petty and silly. I’m also a bit grumpy this … Continue reading
Rodent Saturday!
Today’s required rodent reading is this post on squirrels and cedar-mice by Christopher at Catalogue of Organisms. It includes a wonderful photo of an Indian giant squirrel eating what looks suspiciously like a fish biscuit. Indian Giant Squirrel, Ratufa indica. … Continue reading
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