Fourteenth day – embryo is in position suitable for breaking shell Sixteenth day – scales, claws and beak becoming firm Seventeenth day – beak turns toward air cell Read more
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Day 8,10 and 13 of Operation H.A.T.C.H
Eighth day – beginning of feathers Tenth day – beginning of hardening of beak Thirteenth day – appearance of scales and clawsRead more
Day 3 and 4 of Operation H.A.T.C.H
Third day 60 hours – beginning of nose 62 hours – beginning of legs 64 hours – beginning of wings Fourth day – beginning of tongue Below is a chart that you can check out. I find it to be an interesting view inside the egg ChartRead more
Looking Out for Lemurs in Madagascar
This article is written by PhD student Jenna Pyle, who is studying with Drs. Michelle Sauther and Frank Cuozzo (Lemur Biology Project.). They are doing their research at the Beza Mahafaly Reserve in Madagascar. Really, it’s worth reading. (Click here).Read more
Lemur Communication
In my last lemur post we learned what makes a lemur a lemur. One of the biggest lemur traits has to do with scent- they have pointy moist noses, similar to your dogs at home, and they rely largely on smell for communication. Which differs from apes and monkeys but that is because lemurs communicate via scent. Lemurs can have scent glands on one or more of the following: head, feet, chest, wrists, hands, shoulders, and/or genitals which they useRead more
What is that?!
I was looking for ideas to blog about and thought that I haven’t done one of these “What is that?!”in a while. I stumbled on a picture of this. Photo:Wikipedia I had never seen or heard of this animal before. I did a little reading and this is what I have found. As you can see, these guys have a huge nose that hang over their mouth. The purpose of this is to control temperature, it warms and moistensRead more