Where'd you get all those dead animals?
The answer to the ever-burning question: why do we need so many dead things? Avoiding (Re) Extinction: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/344/6181/260.summary The response: Specimen collection:...
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Over the last year and a half on The Brain Scoop, you've all watched as I've: squeezed disgusting goo out of a squirrel's face [Squirrel McNastyface], dismembered an anteater [Hosenose], taken apart a two-faced calf [The Two-Faced Calf], and dissected a wolf [Gutting the Wolf]. While this has all been a disgusting adventure into animal anatomy, it's also served an underlying scientific purpose and that's not just to see me covered in animal guts. Really, these animals are all prepared for museums [bird prep] in a way that will inform future generations about changes in species over time. That wolf will forever be housed at The University of Montana, and the information gathered from its radio collar an invaluable tool that will be used...
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Over the last year and a half on The Brain Scoop, you've all watched as I've: squeezed disgusting goo out of a squirrel's face [Squirrel McNastyface], dismembered an anteater [Hosenose], taken apart a two-faced calf [The Two-Faced Calf], and dissected a wolf [Gutting the Wolf]. While this has all been a disgusting adventure into animal anatomy, it's also served an underlying scientific purpose and that's not just to see me covered in animal guts. Really, these animals are all prepared for museums [bird prep] in a way that will inform future generations about changes in species over time. That wolf will forever be housed at The University of Montana, and the information gathered from its radio collar an invaluable tool that will be used...
