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mannny 12-21-2008 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackhammer (Post 567420)

They're the only other species that has sex for pleasure.:thumb:

Son of JayJamJah 12-21-2008 10:14 PM

I Hate Dolphins

kyleargyle 12-22-2008 10:58 AM

Penguins

Guybrush 12-30-2008 07:10 PM

Dolphins being the "only other species to have sex for pleasure" makes no sense on several different levels (f.ex 1 - more than 2 species do this and 2 - there are several species of "dolphins") and the millipede looks like a centipede ..

Just saying!

Seltzer 12-30-2008 07:46 PM

Hey tore

I'm helping my brother choose his major and papers for uni this year and we've decided on a BSc specialising in ecology (specifically marine ecology) which consists of many ecology related and general biology papers, 2 environmental science papers, 2 marine science papers, a statistics paper, a biometry paper, a geography paper and maybe some geology papers.

So instead of doing a BSc majoring in biology and simply choosing marine/ecology related papers, he's opting for the ecology specialisation. The downside of this is that with all the extra non-bio papers, he won't have room to fit in any of the microbio/chem/biochem/cellular bio papers that are on offer in first year.

I never did biology at school (I was a chem/physics/calc/languages guy) so I can offer him little insight. I'm just wondering if there's much demand for ecologists and whether he'd be severely limiting himself by sticking to whole organism biology?


edit: maybe this should have been a PM :D

Anteater 12-30-2008 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Seltzer (Post 571163)
edit: maybe this should have been a PM :D

Nah, you helped bump my thread, which is always a good thing. :)

dac 12-31-2008 01:51 AM

http://www.fordogtrainers.com/Produc...Weimaraner.jpg

http://puppydogweb.com/gallery/weima...ner_yahnke.jpg

Weimaraners!!!

Guybrush 12-31-2008 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seltzer (Post 571163)
Hey tore

I'm helping my brother choose his major and papers for uni this year and we've decided on a BSc specialising in ecology (specifically marine ecology) which consists of many ecology related and general biology papers, 2 environmental science papers, 2 marine science papers, a statistics paper, a biometry paper, a geography paper and maybe some geology papers.

So instead of doing a BSc majoring in biology and simply choosing marine/ecology related papers, he's opting for the ecology specialisation. The downside of this is that with all the extra non-bio papers, he won't have room to fit in any of the microbio/chem/biochem/cellular bio papers that are on offer in first year.

I never did biology at school (I was a chem/physics/calc/languages guy) so I can offer him little insight. I'm just wondering if there's much demand for ecologists and whether he'd be severely limiting himself by sticking to whole organism biology?


edit: maybe this should have been a PM :D

Ugh, that is a hard question. My education has been very all-round, but I ended up focusing on ecology. In Norway, there are jobs, but I haven't seen much interest for ecologists in the private market. The jobs are often at universities or other research institutes or some government job regarding resource management.

I think statistics is very important and while you can learn it on your own, getting it in your education will be very helpful. Learning about the environment in general, wether it is wind currents, water currents, sedimentation around river estuaries or the physics on how fur or fat can insulate against the cold is important, but of course biologists get away with knowing less about this than meteorologists, physicists, geologists and oceanographers do. As a result, it should be possible to learn what you need from these fields in the future in your spare time. I was fortunate to get a bit of everything, but if I had to choose, I would probably get more into molecular biology and physiology. There are many hard (and boring) topics there and so it may be a good idea to learn those in a "school setting".

Biology starts at the molecular level, so it's a good basis. It does open more doors and genetics are getting very important. For example, ecologists compare genetics between different creatures all the time.

So, those are my two kroners. :)

ikvat 12-31-2008 05:14 AM

My wife!


Time to time.

xdarkxbluex 01-03-2009 12:09 PM

wombats.

khfreek 01-03-2009 06:09 PM

http://www.testriffic.com/resultfiles/6723marmoset.jpg

Seltzer 01-04-2009 03:15 AM

Thanks for the advice tore - it's immensely useful. :)

thegoldlaw 01-05-2009 02:51 PM

the chupacabra

Akira 01-05-2009 03:01 PM

http://www.animalpicturegallery.net/...malpicture.jpg

sweet_nothing 01-05-2009 03:11 PM

http://lineout.thestranger.com/files/2008/01/animal.gif

gunnels 01-05-2009 04:41 PM

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...om/Pandas2.png

WWWP 01-05-2009 04:47 PM

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...h/Hedgehog.jpg :love:

loldrey 01-05-2009 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off (Post 567067)
Apart from cats my favourite animal is the humble manatee.


I admire their peaceful and laid-back demeanour, they really have life sorted out. Unfortunately their lives can be cut short by speedboats.

Manatees are the ****ing best. I wish I could have one and keep it in a giant plexiglass ball full of water and let it roll around my house.

Piss Me Off 01-06-2009 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by loldrey (Post 573999)
Manatees are the ****ing best. I wish I could have one and keep it in a giant plexiglass ball full of water and let it roll around my house.

That's a brilliant idea for the most surreal nightclub ever....

Arya Stark 01-07-2009 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by wolverinewolfweiselpigeon (Post 573950)

OH MY GOD.

That is the most adorable creature I have EVER seen.

toejamfootballs 01-07-2009 01:04 PM

I love camouflaging octopus' they're silent killers manipulative and sneaky just like me. :)

khfreek 01-07-2009 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by xxawwxsugarxx (Post 574945)
OH MY GOD.

That is the most adorable creature I have EVER seen.

Too bad they'll get all un-cute when they grow up <_<

Marmosets are cute all the time :D

Arya Stark 01-07-2009 05:55 PM

Hahaha.

Marmosets ARE quite adorable.

Akira 01-07-2009 05:57 PM

http://www.innocentenglish.com/cute-...ouse-pic96.jpg

Terrible Lizard 01-07-2009 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ToeAndno (Post 575210)

awwwww....:love:

SQUISH IT! :bringit:

Arya Stark 01-08-2009 09:28 AM

Is that real?

Janszoon 01-08-2009 02:51 PM

I just like to say that baby rhinos are super-cute:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cumbria/content...70_470x312.jpg

FireBall 01-09-2009 06:41 PM

Black Panthers

Terrible Lizard 01-10-2009 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FireBall (Post 576470)
Black Panthers

This is favorite animal, not favorite political organization. :crazy:

PinkWolf 01-11-2009 12:20 PM

Cats.

anticipation 01-11-2009 02:48 PM

hawks.

Akira 01-13-2009 03:06 PM

Shark-gulls

http://i39.tinypic.com/2eec0v7.jpg

WWWP 01-13-2009 03:33 PM

That's the coolest thing ever!

right-track 01-13-2009 03:33 PM

I want one!

Arya Stark 01-13-2009 04:17 PM

Scary. >.>

Piss Me Off 01-14-2009 07:59 AM

That's mesmerising.

jackhammer 01-14-2009 08:23 AM

Vampire Frog

http://www.freakingnews.com/pictures...-Frog-9226.jpg

Arya Stark 01-14-2009 09:43 AM

Vampire frog??

Is that real?

jackhammer 01-14-2009 10:30 AM

Of course :D

Terrible Lizard 01-14-2009 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xxawwxsugarxx (Post 578824)
Vampire frog??

Is that real?

http://www.worth1000.com/entries/143...3732UaCY_w.jpg

Mom?


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