Today sees the publication of a major new technical paper by myself, Mark Witton and Liz Martin-Silverstone, titled ‘Powered flight in hatchling pterosaurs: evidence from wing form and bone strength’ and appearing in Scientific Reports (Naish et al. 2021). Pass the champagne…
Tet Zoo Reviews Zoos: Bristol Zoo
Reminiscing About Walking With Dinosaurs, Part 2
In 1999, the BBC TV series Walking With Dinosaurs aired on British TV. In the previous article, I discussed some of my recollections as a ‘witness’ of unfolding events. In this second article, we continue…
Reminiscing About Walking With Dinosaurs, Part 1
Tet Zoo Reviews Zoos: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
Tortoises as Consumers of Carrion, Part 2
Ross Barnett’s 2019 The Missing Lynx: the Past and Future of Britain’s Lost Mammals
The Locustella Warblers
eDNA, Footprints and the Biological Bigfoot: Comments on an Interview With Jeff Meldrum
History of the Iraqi Ichthyosaur
Announcing Dinopedia, Out September 2021
The Ichthyosaurs of the Kimmeridge Clay
The Hunt for Persisting Thylacines, an Interview
Tortoises as Consumers of Carrion
Kirk W. Johnson’s 2018 The Feather Thief, a Review
The Lake Dakataua ‘Migo’ Lake Monster Footage of 1994
Morgawr and the Mary F Photos
On Tetrapod Zoology’s 15th Birthday, the Year in Review
The Netflix Series Alien Worlds
December 2020 saw the release of the Netflix series Alien Worlds, a four-part exploration of imaginary alien life. The series is science-led throughout and incorporates world-class CG creature effects in addition to real world explorations of the various biological and evolutionary phenomena discussed across the episodes. Sophie Okonedo narrates.
