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• holothewise (49)in #humor • 6 years ago

  And I thought I was a caffeine fiend...

  So, as a little follow up to my article on albino squirrels in the Gardens the other day (see here: I ran into this little fellow and just had to take a shot. Too funny 😂…

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• holothewise (49)in #steemstem • 6 years ago

  Snow white - a fascinating glimpse into albinism in animals (original footage)

  Perhaps one of the most fascinating natural variations that occurs in the wild is Albinism. True albino animals are actually fairly rare, which is why I was surprised (and…

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• holothewise (49)in #travel • 6 years ago

  West coast adventures and a general update (plus new writing account @foxfiction!)

  Having wrapped things up in the field, I've been down in Cape Town proper for the last couple of weeks catching up with friends and family and attending to the general minutiae…

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• holothewise (49)in #walkwithme • 6 years ago

  Packed with alpacas: a walkwithme through the winelands

  That's right, alpacas. Now that I've got your attention, you're probably wondering, like I did, what the hell a bunch of alpacas are doing way out here in wine country… Well…

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• holothewise (49)in #foxtales • 6 years ago

  Wolfsbane: an entry for foxtales 17

  'If you drink from it, under the light of the blood moon, you'll become one,' Kyri said teasingly. Her gaze met Shandra's in a challenge. 'I dare you, my love.' Shandra eyed the…

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• holothewise (49)in #steemstem • 6 years ago

  Some like it hot: thermal imaging agamas in the fynbos

  In addition to behavioral observations, part of my recent duties for the project I'm currently working on has been to capture thermal images of our agama study subjects ( Agama…

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• holothewise (49)in #steemstem • 6 years ago

  From flame and ash - the recovery of a fynbos field site

  About a month ago, I posted about our field site here in the Western Cape fynbos being ravaged by fire. As I mentioned then, fire is a natural part of fynbos ecology, however in…

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• holothewise (49)in #steemstem • 6 years ago

  Macaques in Japan are now also having sex with... deer

  During my research for an article on animal homosexual behaviour (see here: I came across a gem of a study, conducted by sciences from the University of Lethbridge, Canada. In a…

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• holothewise (49)in #stemstem • 6 years ago

  Homosexuality in nature: An evolutionary perspective

  On the surface, homosexual behavior seems to fly in the face of evolutionary theory. What possible adaptive significance could it have? How does it increase the fitness of an…

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• holothewise (49)in #humor • 6 years ago

  Splash - the face of drought

  Currently, in South Africa's Western Cape province, there is a massive drought on. It has reached crisis proportions with a looming 'Day 0' date when the taps will be turned off…

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• holothewise (49)in #foxtales • 6 years ago

  Ring of fire - an entry for foxtales 14

  First, there is flame. Then a hand reaching in to turn her lungs inside out, searing her unconscious. After a while light, voices. Far away, someone screaming as she's lowered…

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• holothewise (49)in #walkwithme • 6 years ago

  Field site fire - the ecology of the fynbos

  The day after Valentine's Day, we arrived at our field site in the fynbos-covered mountains to a jarring vista. Though hardly lush and verdant before (ensured by an on-going…

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• holothewise (49)in #haiku • 6 years ago

  haiku contest entry

  This is an entry for the @dbooster haiku contest here: ice drips from a chrysalis... first spring wind Image from wikimedia commons: geograph.org.uk -_1173400.jpg

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• holothewise (49)in #science • 6 years ago

  Field Encounters: The mystery of the hyrax head

  Not everything I come across in my day to day is a cute little elephant shrew ( though some findings are certainly stranger than others. Today, walking through the fynbos, I…

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• holothewise (49)in #steemstem • 6 years ago

  Field encounters: on the trail of the Elephant Shrew (original footage)

  In my current field site in the cape fynbos, I have been lucky enough to encounter a creature I have long desired to see. One of the smaller, and more intriguing members of an…

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• holothewise (49)in #humour • 6 years ago

  Even scientists have a sense of humour

  Although it's often very geeky. We're (very often) surprisingly un-serious people. Being a total geek, I love a good science nerd joke and tend to get sent a lot of them by my…

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• holothewise (49)in #nature • 6 years ago

  A walk in the mountains: a reverie

  In my youth, my primary love in the natural world was the ocean. Born on the wild West coast of South Africa, I've always felt an affinity for the icy Atlantic that no other…

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• holothewise (49)in #writing • 6 years ago

  'The daemons of life are getting old'

  In her youth Liliana had been a gogo dancer, pianist, stripper and eventually the madam of the Chat Rouge, that infamous brothel frequented only by the most diabolically inclined…

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• holothewise (49)in #foxtales • 6 years ago

  Best Laid Plans: an entry for foxtales 13 fiction contest

  Seeing the toolbox, Emily knew she'd been murdered. It was there, innocent and clear as day in the garage she now haunted, a slip of a thing. A scattering of tiny, innocuous…

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• holothewise (49)in #nature • 6 years ago

  In the far, warm hills (an adventure reading contest entry and walkwithme)

  'Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably,' C.S. Lewis While I am not the most elegant of eater-readers, this is certainly a sentiment I share.…

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