This post has a good ending, I promise. Stock photo via Pexels Rich, white European and American men of the late 19th century had the controlling interest in purebred dogs. They were overwhelmingly the owners, breeders, judges and breed standard creators of purebred dogs and tragically, many were racists. Racial slurs were commonly used to … Continue reading Miscegenation and 19th Century Dog Breeders
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Animals in Sci-Art: Scientific Illustrations III
From Anatomical and Zoological Researches: Comprising an Account of the Zoological Results of the Two Expeditions to Western Yunnan in 1868 and 1875 by John Anderson, 1878 From the book The Sea Fishes of Southern Africa by James Leonard Brierly Smith, 1949 Illustration from Annals of the Queensland Museum, 1905 From The Rise of the … Continue reading Animals in Sci-Art: Scientific Illustrations III
Everett Millais on Mongrelizing
One of the many myths about dogs is that a purebred female who is mated with a mixed breed male is "ruined" in that she will never be capable of producing purebred pups in future. Modern science tells us this is incorrect and that if said female is mated to a male of her own … Continue reading Everett Millais on Mongrelizing
Manly Men Totally Not Compensating for Anything Hope to Kill Baby Bears in Alaska Thanks to GOP
You and I and all American taxpayers fund 16 wildlife refuges in Alaska representing 85% of our country's federal wildlife refuges. So we all - not just Alaskans - have a vested interest in the management of these 76 million acres. For years, Alaskan state officials have been asking the feds for permission to extend … Continue reading Manly Men Totally Not Compensating for Anything Hope to Kill Baby Bears in Alaska Thanks to GOP
Paleolithic Pets
While there isn't a whole lot of science to this article about the remains of 3 prehistoric dogs found in the Czech Republic, it is interesting nonetheless. The bones are not dated, except to say they came from the Paleolithic Age which makes them at least 10,000 years old but possibly a couple million years … Continue reading Paleolithic Pets