tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:47:12 +0000Cryptozoology, BioForteana, and Remarkable Specieshttp://www.strangeark.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)Blogger1629125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-596186955637323715Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:25:00 +00002010-03-09T11:47:12.313-05:00out of placesnakeA dead Gaboon viper was found stretched across a trail in Saco, Maine. The F&W warden said it was probably released the day before and froze overnight. (News source.)Since this has now hit the crypto websites, let me add a few points to suggest that not all may be what it seems. a) "But this one was dead, after succumbing to the cold of even a mild Maine winter night."So, point one, nobody ever http://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/03/that-maine-gaboon-viper.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-510028661064701289Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:12:00 +00002010-03-07T21:14:53.029-05:00hoaxHomo floresiensisSome Indonesians are cashing in on the Homo floresiensis interest by offering to take visitors to look at "Ebu Gogo" -- in reality just some really short local people. (News source.)http://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/03/ebu-gogo-tourist-scam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-2299483569067239937Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:06:00 +00002010-03-07T21:07:21.096-05:00conservationprimatesA new population of orangutans has been discovered in the Batan Toru forest in northern Sumatra. (News source.)http://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/03/new-orangutan-population-in-sumatra.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-4796691866483232649Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:02:00 +00002010-03-07T21:03:45.967-05:00octopusbehaviorAn Atlantic longarmed octopus has been videotaped mimicking a flounder. http://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/03/octopus-mimicry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-3516894854014766673Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:59:00 +00002010-03-07T21:00:26.985-05:00out of placeprimatesIt's been tranqued twice, but still escaped capture... (News source, and here.)http://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/03/more-florida-monkey-capers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-7522851900332333996Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:54:00 +00002010-03-07T20:55:18.354-05:00eastern cougarSome information in the news about cougar sightings in Allegany County, NY.http://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/03/ny-cougar-research.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-7974034733640947167Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:52:00 +00002010-03-07T20:53:15.438-05:00amphibianrediscoveredAn Australian frog thought extinct for 30 years has been rediscovered. (News source.)http://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/03/rediscovered-frog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-7533186558371333735Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:46:00 +00002010-03-01T18:47:24.609-05:00diseaseHere are pics of what is apparently a raccoon with a bad case of mange, caught in Oklahoma.http://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/03/mangy-raccoon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-8765757411860489531Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +00002010-02-28T19:20:26.020-05:00Just a note, I may have to make some changes about blogging due to Google (who owns Blogger) deciding they were not going to continue supporting FTP service for self-hosted blogs. As I have no intention of moving to Blogger's hosting, this means that a) I will have to migrate to something like WordPress, which I'm not sure I want to fool around with, or b) drop the blogging and just continue to http://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/02/future-changes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-2093412801427877042Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:01:00 +00002010-02-28T19:02:44.323-05:00diseaseAn interesting article on tick-borne diseases here.http://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/02/ticks-disease.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-3445845630633335320Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:57:00 +00002010-02-28T18:59:12.945-05:00conservationbig catA new population of Javan leopards has been discovered in one of the island's parks. (News source.)http://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/02/javan-leopards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-276527551318662963Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:48:00 +00002010-02-24T01:13:08.179-05:00behaviorreptilelizardA Komodo Island park ranger somehow got involved when a Komodo dragon chased a monkey, and ended up getting bit himself. (News source.)[Additional: A bit more info here.]http://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/02/komodo-dragon-attack.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-2359815181583947942Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:43:00 +00002010-02-24T00:46:36.890-05:00fishnew speciesA new species of ray has been discovered in Ningaloo Marine Park. (News source.)http://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/02/new-maskray.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-5198545450737039085Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:35:00 +00002010-02-22T01:37:26.520-05:00birdA photographer managed to get a series of shots of a golden eagle attacking a deer. (via Kevin Stewart.)http://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/02/eagle-vs-deer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-4893048306040095676Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:33:00 +00002010-02-22T01:35:37.710-05:00plantsstrange behaviorA species of pitcher plant doubles as a lavatory for tree shrews in Borneo. (News source.)http://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/02/pitcher-plant-used-by-tree-shrew.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-5007574695356747137Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:25:00 +00002010-02-22T01:33:48.963-05:00felinesconservationcaninebig catzoocougarWas a Florida panther photographed in Sarasota County? (News source.)Cougar sightings are coming out of Virginia. (News source.)A large cougar was killed after it attacked a bull in Washington State. (News source.)The Mexican wolf that escaped in MN recently was recaptured. (News source.)The highest diversity of cat species in the world has been discovered in a forest in the Indian state of Assamhttp://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/02/carnivores-in-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-2865304519769953375Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:51:00 +00002010-02-17T18:58:25.658-05:00unknown felineFrom 15 years ago, a story of a "brindled" cat about the size of a dog from the Lake Wales region. (News source.)http://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/02/florida-brindle-cat-from-past.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-1152819659083720054Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:46:00 +00002010-02-17T18:49:39.211-05:00out of placecaninezooprimatesWhat is thought to be a macaque was seen again in the Tampa Bay area. (News source.)A Mexican wolf is loose in Minnesota after vandalism at a science center. (News source.)A mongoose was trapped in Samoa. (News source.)http://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/02/oopas-escapees-and-accidentals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-2068144152208172733Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:12:00 +00002010-02-16T15:13:27.183-05:00felinesfield techniquesbig catSky Island Alliance released photos of a jaguar from Sonora, just 30 miles south of the US/Mexico border. (News source.)http://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/02/jaguar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-6495461322279849050Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:22:00 +00002010-02-15T22:24:59.990-05:00field techniquescaninefield researchA paper available for download: (PDF)Comparing Scat Detection Dogs, Cameras, and Hair Snares for Surveying CarnivoresR. A. Long, et al.The Journal of Wildlife Management 71(6): 2018-2025.http://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/02/more-on-scat-dogs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-3938477776127470613Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:12:00 +00002010-02-15T16:13:57.741-05:00zooprimatesTufani the gorilla briefly escaped before being recaptured at the Dallas Zoo. How she got out is unknown yet. (News source.)http://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/02/gorilla-escape.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-5994347805625511734Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:54:00 +00002010-02-15T14:56:39.207-05:00cryptozoologybooksunknown animalNow available: Mokele-Mbembe: Mystery Beast of the Congo Basin William J. GibbonsDetails here.http://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/02/mokele-mbembe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-8354441571725453633Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:49:00 +00002010-02-15T14:52:34.287-05:00cryptofictionbooksfictionpublishingNow available:Bestiarium Cryptozoologicum: Mystery Animals and Unknown Species in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy23 stories, details here.http://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/02/science-fiction-cryptids.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-3173484786066269859Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:44:00 +00002010-02-15T14:46:14.542-05:00hoaxrediscoveredmediaI've uploaded the latest article to BioFortean Review, reprinting a newspaper hoax from 1873 about living mammoths being seen in Siberia.http://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/02/mammoth-hoax.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032673.post-989713936829155525Sun, 14 Feb 2010 05:07:00 +00002010-02-14T00:09:48.927-05:00sharkHere's a downloadable paper of interest to shark enthusiasts:Shark Virgin Birth Produces Multiple, Viable Offspring (PDF)Journal of Heredityhttp://www.strangeark.com/blog/2010/02/shark-parthenogenesis-paper.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chad Arment)0