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The Evolutionary History of Extinct and Living Lions

Posted on May 22, 2020 by twilightbeasts

I’m fairly obsessed with cave lions. If one were to open up my head and look at my brain’s RAM it would be something like 70% facts about extinct species of cat, 20% stuff that my wife and kids tell … Continue reading →

Posted in American Lion, Cave Lion, DNA, Homo sapiens | Tagged American lion, ancient DNA, Cave Lion, Conservation, DNA, Extinction, Lion, mitochondrial DNA, Nuclear DNA, Phylogeny, Pleistocene, University of Copenhagen Zoological Museum, Zoo | 19 Comments

The last squawk of the dodo

Posted on August 28, 2015 by twilightbeasts

Extinction isn’t preordained. Species have no idea if they will vanish from the face of the Earth forever. Yet they do. An animal’s daily life is a struggle for survival: find the next meal, avoid being eaten. Many individuals die. … Continue reading →

Posted in Dodo | Tagged Caloenas nicobarica, Decan Traps, Dodo, Extinction, Jan Freedman, Mare aux Songes, Mauritius, National Museum, Nicobar Pigeon, Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Prague, Raphus cucullatus, Tyrannosaurs rex, University of Copenhagen Zoological Museum | 20 Comments

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