Your post reminded me how wonderful biology is. It seems like a long time ago as a biology graduate student, I had a project to sort fhrough California sea lion scats and spewings for fish otoliths (earstones). The mammals regurgitate the larger bones and pass the small ones. These are not small pellets! The fish otolith has rings that tell you the age and size of the fish that was eaten, even the growth rate of the fish. With some other key information, I could get an idea of the impact of sea lion feeding on the local fish population. One evening, I was earnestly describing my project to some friends over dinner. They were MBA business graduates. One of them burst out laughing hysterically at how I would spend my time. I realized then, that biologists see the world very differently from most folks. Not that it's better, but as a community it's important to have people engaged in different activities. What we do all day long gives us a unique perspective on what's important and what we have to offer back to the world we live in.
Your post reminded me how wonderful biology is. It seems like a long time ago as a biology graduate student, I had a project to sort fhrough California sea lion scats and spewings for fish otoliths (earstones). The mammals regurgitate the larger bones and pass the small ones. These are not small pellets! The fish otolith has rings that tell you the age and size of the fish that was eaten, even the growth rate of the fish. With some other key information, I could get an idea of the impact of sea lion feeding on the local fish population. One evening, I was earnestly describing my project to some friends over dinner. They were MBA business graduates. One of them burst out laughing hysterically at how I would spend my time. I realized then, that biologists see the world very differently from most folks. Not that it's better, but as a community it's important to have people engaged in different activities. What we do all day long gives us a unique perspective on what's important and what we have to offer back to the world we live in.
So owls don’t poop and I learn something new every time I read FrogTrouble Times
WHO ray for Beth Browne and WHO ray for FTT
Thanks guys!! I hope to make it out on Sunday!!