Elaine Guevara gave a lecture on primate systematic. We learned that the 7 things that define primates are: the presence of opposable thumbs and feet, fully closed boney eye socket,…
Published July 24, 2016 by wunderre
The second lecture we heard today was about the recent extinctions that have occurred within Madagascar. The interesting thing about most of the extinctions that have occurred is that they…
Published July 13, 2016 by wunderre
The poverty was striking. As we stepped out of the airport, we were approached by a heartbreakingly cute young boy asking for money who was accompanied by his mother carrying…
Published July 13, 2016 by wunderre
Subfossils/Extinction of Giant Species Today, Dr. Jungers taught us about the extinction of multiple species, including giant species of lemurs. The most interesting one to us was the Koala Lemur…