A few weeks ago I mentioned (and kinda joked about it - see the accompanying images) a study about the adaptive function of the giraffe's neck. Now Darren Naish goes into more detail about the study and does it much more seriously than I did. And John Wilkins adds a historical context (to which I alluded in my older post).
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Darren Naish has a fine summary of the hypothesis that the megabats are flying primates.
I know Darren posted about this last year, but it is just too cool not to share again:
Darren Naish writes about a myst