This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Wednesday 20 October 2010
Spot On!
There is an interesting account (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11575214 ) that the coats of big cats (including the leopard) reflect their hunting styles. Will Allen from Bristol University has studied the coat patterns of 35 species and has linked these to hunting styles (ambush predators versus animals that chase their prey) and the time of day/night at which the species hunts. Leopards (as suggested by Kipling) seem to have complex, irregular spots because they tend to hunt at night in dense forests.
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