Inbox clearout

Time to clear out a few links that have been cluttering up my Inbox and RSS feeds for a while, and I just haven't had time to post them.


Dr. Mike Cranfield on Mountain Gorilla welfare

“One of the most incredible things about gorillas, I’ve found, is that they have, like, long, sustained flatulence that never ceases to amaze everybody that is there,” Cranfield explains.

“I mean, tourists are just like . . . ” he trails off, mimicking a wide-eyed, slack-jawed tourist. “Sometimes you will hear them before you see them.”

Shedd Aquarium Komodo Dragon exhibition extended through Summer 2008

Daycare for a dragon

Herald Petrol turns up on Round Island

Virgin Shark gives birth (Another example of parthenogenesis)