Why Evolution is True is a blog written by Jerry Coyne, centered on evolution and biology but also dealing with diverse topics like politics, culture, and cats.
It’s December 23: only two shopping days left till Christmas and the First Day of Koynezaa. It’s another double food holiday as well: National Bake Day and National Pfeffernüsse Day—an estimable cookie, and one eaten more in Europe than the U.S. It’s also HumanLight, a secular holiday celebrated in the U.S.—except I don’t know anybody … Continue reading Friday: Hili dialogue
Several days before I left New Zealand, Gayle Ferguson was kind enough to drive me to the Muriwai Gannet Colony near Auckland. I’d never seen a gannet before, and didn’t know what to expect, but it turned out to be a fantastic experience. Here’s where it is–near Auckland (colony is starred): We brought Bob the … Continue reading Readers’ wildlife photos and video, and more on New Zealand
A few days before I regretfully left New Zealand, reader Gayle Ferguson took me on an all-day expedition to Tiritiri Matangi Island, a small (2.2 km² [1 square mile] reserve located on an island only about 3 km from the shore. Here’s where it is. It is a reserve that was denuded by farming and … Continue reading Wildlife and other photos from New Zealand: Tiritiri Matangi Reserve
From the post earlier today, here’s the cryptic scorpionfish photographed by Gayle Ferguson. I’m ready for my closeup, Dr. Ferguson!
I have to admit it: in lieu of having children, I’ve opted for having people name their cats “Jerry”, although I will never corrupt the process by offering payment. But there are now five six cats in the world named after me. To wit: Gayle Ferguson’s long-haired orange cat, now adopted out to a loving home … Continue reading Another Jerry the Cat
Reader Gayle Ferguson, you may recall, is a biologist at Massey University in Aukland, New Zealand (she once worked with Matthew in Manchester), and rescues batch after batch of orphaned kittens, for which she gets the title of Official Website Kitten Rescuer™. (One of the kittens she saved is Jerry Coyne the Cat.) She also … Continue reading Spot the scorpionfish
It’s Saturday, June 18 (I think that’s right), and I”m waking up in Los Angeles, where of course the weather is perfect but the traffic is dreadful. As Dionne Warwick sang, “L.A. is a great big freeway.” And it is, especially on Friday afternoons. This is a famous day in history, for it was on … Continue reading Saturday: Hili dialogue
It’s Ceiling Cat’s Day, and in one week exactly I’ll be arriving, bleary-eyed and jet-lagged, at the Hell on Earth known as Heathrow Airport. Here in Chicago, we’ve had a great spell of warm weather, with temperatures yesterday and today reaching nearly 50°F (10°C). It’s the last day in January, a day on which Guy … Continue reading Sunday: Hili dialogue (with Leon and Jerry Coyne the Cat lagniappe):
