https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod Made with eyes on the prize en-us 2017-06-09 21:44:00 UTC 2017-06-15 19:55:29 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Watchclock.png eden_phillips https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176108877 Such extreme genetic subdivision within a large vertebrate with high dispersal capabilities is unprecedented and exceeds that of any other large African mammal. The  results have significant implications for giraffe conservation, and imply separate in situ and ex situ management, not only of pelage morphs, but also of local populations.]]> 2017-06-12 14:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176108877 eden_phillips https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176108992 The repeated evolution of similar traits in multiple lineages which all ancestrally lack the trait  is rife in nature]]> 2017-06-12 14:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176108992 eden_phillips https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176109306 Giraffes have an unmistakable, awkward charm about them. But these megaherbivores can also be quite brutal. In intense bouts, male giraffes compete for dominance by steadying their legs and swinging their necks to deliver sledgehammer blows to each other with the stout ossicones atop their heads.]]> 2017-06-12 14:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176109306 eden_phillips https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176109481 2017-06-12 14:34:55 UTC https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176109481 eden_phillips https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176109595 Mammals share the homologous structure of the vertebrae in common. For instance, in spite of its height, the giraffe has the very same number of neck bones (seven) as a giant whale and a tiny human being.]]> 2017-06-12 14:35:35 UTC https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176109595 eden_phillips https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176109770 Vestigial structures are structures that no longer fulfill their original purpose. Take wisdom teeth in humans as an example of this. ]]> 2017-06-12 14:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176109770 eden_phillips https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176109846 The giraffe is a major problem for Darwinism for
many reasons. No evidence exists in the fossil
record for giraffe evolution, nor are evolutionists
able to explain why the giraffe’s neck evolved. ]]> 2017-06-12 14:37:05 UTC https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176109846 eden_phillips https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176110125 esearchers have decoded the genomes of the giraffe and its closest relative, the okapi. The sequences, published on 17 May in Nature Communications¹, reveal clues to the age-old mystery of how the giraffe evolved its unusually long neck and legs.]]> 2017-06-12 14:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176110125 eden_phillips https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176564694 The giraffes long neck.]]> 2017-06-15 15:02:12 UTC https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176564694 eden_phillips https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176564883 2017-06-15 15:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176564883 eden_phillips https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176565806 2017-06-15 15:08:53 UTC https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176565806 eden_phillips https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176573791 2017-06-15 16:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176573791 eden_phillips https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176573884 The evolution that giraffes have had since their earliest ancestors to the actual specimens is fascinating. ]]> 2017-06-15 16:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176573884 eden_phillips https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176574334 2017-06-15 16:18:04 UTC https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176574334 eden_phillips https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176574792 2017-06-15 16:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176574792 eden_phillips https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176574967 2017-06-15 16:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176574967 eden_phillips https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176592329 2017-06-15 18:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176592329 eden_phillips https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176592682 2017-06-15 19:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176592682 eden_phillips https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176592912 2017-06-15 19:05:29 UTC https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176592912 eden_phillips https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176593200 2017-06-15 19:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/eden_phillips/2b78cmsnnfod/wish/176593200