Archive for the ‘Death + Biology’ Category
Lolcats? No, Death Cat.
11, Feb 2010The story of Oscar, the “Death Cat”, is making the rounds these days. From articles in Discover and the New England Journal of Medicine, to an episode of House to a recent posting on this Danish death-related blog, AND a newly published book, this cat gets around—but only if you’re about to die!
Oscar is a [...]
- By: Kim
- In: Death + Biology
- Tags: animals, death and smell, pets
The Population of the Dead
21, Jan 2010Despite the numbers of the dead being admittedly “highly speculative” in this visualization of the world’s population of the dead, I’m always a sucker for infographics. Click the image excerpt below to see the whole thing, or check out the blog post about it from the creator, Jonathan Gosier at Appfrica.
- By: Meg Holle
- In: Death + Biology
- Tags: infographics, statistics
Corpse Flower Blooms in Milwaukee
14, Jan 2010Corpse flower to Bloom at Milwaukee Museum
Associated Press (January 12, 2010)
It seems only too fitting. That a seven-foot tall Sumatran “Corpse Flower” will soon bloom at the Milwaukee Public Museum. I’m from Wisconsin so I can make all the jokes I want.
Oddly (or perhaps not so oddly) it turns out that the Corpse Flower has [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + Biology
- Tags: death and smell
Chimpanzee Funeral?
31, Oct 2009 The Story Behind Our Photo of Grieving Chimps
Jeremy Berlin, National Geographic Blog Central (October 29, 2009)
Fast on the heels of debatably mourning magpies, I offer you the somewhat more definitive (pics and it happened!) chimpanzee funeral, where huddled, sad chimps appear to pay their last respects to their dead companion Dorothy.
Of course the “funeral” [...]
- By: Meg Holle
- In: Death + Biology| Grief + Mourning
- Tags: animals, funerals, grief