Superoceras

Greetings!

Welcome to Superoceras, a blog about science and natural history, slightly biased towards paleontology and zoology, but inclusive of all sciences. Started in October of 2009, my goal is to communicate scientific knowledge (and the occasional piece of nonsense) in an informative and entertaining manner. Feel free to contact me with questions, comments, concerns, or criticism at superoceras(at)gmail(dot)com, and follow me on Twitter @Superoceras for all that and more in 140 characters or less!

Monday, January 25, 2010

Do you love nature?

I sure do. And so do the people over at NatureBreak.org. NatureBreak is a wonderful video blog/social network started by Vanessa Serrao "where members can use video, photos, and messaging to share stories about their experiences in the outdoors". It "offers people a refreshing 'break' from normal computer work to get in touch with what’s going on in the natural world" (from the "About NatureBreak" page).

I am a member of the site, and think it's fantastic. I was even featured as their "Nature Blog of the Week" (and they are currently looking for more to feature for all of those science/nature bloggers who may be out there reading this). I thought that even though it is in my blogroll, I would return the favor and feature them in a post. Go check them out, enjoy the videos and be inspired to go and have your own nature break in the great outdoors!

Save the Date: Draw A Dinosaur Day!

Just caught wind of this via ART Evolved and wanted to do a quick post to help spread the word. Two Saturdays from now will be the celebration of the 4th annual "Draw A Dinosaur Day". Anyone and everyone is invited to draw a dinosaur and submit it online to the website for display. Posting will begin January 29 and close on February 2. I'll post a reminder next week and my submission the day of. So spread the word, and have fun drawing a dinosaur!

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Happy Birthday Kibibi!

This past weekend, the youngest addition to the western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) family at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park celebrated her first birthday (photo at left by FONZ Photo Club member Jonathan Kang). Born 10 January, 2009 to mother Mandara, Kibibi lives with her half sister Kigali, half brothers Kwame and Kojo, paternal grandmother Haloko, and new silverback Baraka at the zoo's Great Ape House.