The Hoopoe (/ˈhuːpuː/) (Upupa epops) is a colourful bird that is found across Afro-Eurasia, notable for its distinctive ‘crown’ of feathers. Like the Latin name upupa, the English name is an onomatopoetic form which imitates the cry of the bird. The Hoopoe is classified in the Coraciiformesclade, a group that also includes kingfishers, bee-eaters, rollers, […]
WSF Coral Deck | Download printable cards and rules (48Mb pdf) | Festival Homepage | Exhibit Homepage | Get More Cards | How To Play June 25, 2012 (Note: the above link for cards is the print version – pdf of online version is also available here) This deck has slightly modified rules due […]
The staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) is a branching, stony coral with cylindrical branches ranging from a few centimetres to over two metres in length and height. It occurs in back reef and fore reef environments from 0 to 30 metres (0 to 98 ft) depth. The upper limit is defined by wave forces, and the lower limit is […]
The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is a slow-moving filter feeding shark and the largest extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 12.65 metres (41.50 ft) and a weight of more than 21.5 tonnes (47,000 lb), and there are unconfirmed reports of considerably larger whale sharks. Claims of individuals over 14 metres (46 ft) long and weighing at least […]
Game designed by Fenrislorsrai, with feedback from picks-at-flies, ColinD , Naturalismus, Wootfish, Forbidding, TheCharles, glunsforddavis, Havoc Jack, Cubist, David Ng. Editorial oversight and figures by db. Beaty Starter Deck* 17.0Mb | deck home * For two players, each with holding 24 cards (including 1 home card). This version requires the use of dice for one […]
The Beaty Biodiversity Museum is a natural history museum in Vancouver, British Columbia,Canada. Its collections include over two million specimens, including a 25-metre skeleton of a female blue whale buried in Tignish, Prince Edward Island.[1] The Beaty Biodiversity Museum and the Biodiversity Research Centre are located in the Beaty Biodiversity Centre, University of British Columbia, 2212 Main Mall, Vancouver. The museum opened to […]