Eurwentala

Another blog post published and a new series started: animal behaviour for paleoartists! It's a common idea that the lives of wild animals are horribly brutish, full of violence and suffering, as if they lived in a constant horror movie. Though predation and aggression are obviously an important part of animal behaviour, a closer look reveals that for the most part, animals live what we might call a normal life - they spend far more of their time resting, eating, grooming and socializing than fighting, killing or actively avoiding being killed. Read more: https://hummingdinosaur.wordpress.com/2023/01/28/were-dinosaur-lives-brutish-and-violent-animal-behaviour-for-paleoartists-part-i/

Hi there! After a ridiculous four year pause (!!) my blog, The Humming Dinosaur, finally has a new post (and several more lined up). As before, it's mostly thought as a resource and source of inspiration for paleoartists and wildlife artists, but might be worth reading to anyone with a passing interest in animal colouration.

Paleoartists sometimes depict prehistoric animals that are either albinos or melanistic. But there are many more possible colour mutations of animals, and they often occur repeatedly in distantly related animals. Have you ever wondered what a Siamese sabertooth cat might look? Or a piebald tyrannosaur? Well, now you have!

Link to my post: https://hummingdinosaur.wordpress.com/2023/01/18/the-odd-ones-out-zoology-for-paleoartists-part-iv/