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Yearly Archives: 2015
The Invigilator.
Got asked to supervise an undergrad test today. It was pretty weird! I haven’t sat an exam in a few years, but it was weird to be on the other side of it.
I had a look at the test as well. Don’t think I’d be able to do it. I think all that stuff exited my brain a long time ago.
Image credit: OMG Sloths in Space
Out of action…
Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. This last week has been thesis, thesis, thesis. As you can imagine, staring at the computer all day… you just want a rest once the day’s done.
On the plus side, I’ve finished the first full draft of my entire thesis. My second primary paper has been resubmitted with revisions. I’ve written an article for the uni science magazine. It’s been busy!
Going to try and post a little bit more over the next few days to make up for my slackness! (Hey, call it sloth-like.)
Sloth takes a selfie
Slothlock Holmes
Currently watching Sherlock Holmes. Would be better with sloths. Of course.
Seeing the family for the weekend
Sloths may be a reservoir for Q Fever
Q Fever is caused by a bacterial infection, and causes flu-like symptoms, which may progress to pneumonia and occasionally hepatitis.
Whilst domestic cattle, goats and sheep are the most common reservoirs for Q fever, a new study in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene strengthens the hypothesis that sloths in French Guiana may be a WILD reservoir for Q fever.
Q fever often results in abortion within domestic animals, and the researchers found a 1-2 month lagged correlation between Q fever incidence and the number of three-toed sloth births. This was also associated with the rainy season.
Poor little sick sloths!
All I want in life is to stare into these eyes for hours on end.
Courtesy of Primatography.
The Sloth Cycle
This fantastic YouTube clip illustrates the sloth-moth-poop sloth cycle! Check it out!
This is how I feel when a good friend contacts me out of the blue :)
