the Best Biome
The Best Biome Podcast
Two prairie biologists make the ever-growing argument for why grasslands are the world’s best biome.
Nicole, Rachel, and Allan discuss the deep evolutionary history of the plains, the intricacies of unique grassland ecosystems, and frequently just lose our minds about absurdities like ostriches stealing each other’s children.
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Prairie biologists make the ever-growing argument for why grasslands are the world’s best biome.
Grasshopper mice are small but fierce. They howl like wolves, stalk their prey like cats, and finish up with a quick face clean. These solitary animals like to live life dangerously and enjoy even venomous meals.
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Primary Sources:
- Grasshopper Mouse Hunting and Howling [YouTube]
- Animal Diversity Web. Regents of the University of Michigan.
- USDA Bulletin: Life History and Habits of Grass-hopper mice, genus Onychomys. (1939). [PDF]
- Richardson, D., Karczmar, A. G., & Scudder, C. L. (1972). Intergeneric behavioral differences among methamphetamine treated mice. Psychopharmacologia, 25(4), 347–375.
- Tracey Switek. Onychomys: Tiny Terror of the Western Deserts.
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