Darwinism in Action
April 26, 2011
These fish are Asian carp and they are really, really dumb. The invasive species, which has populated substantial portions of waterways in the Great Lakes
These fish are Asian carp and they are really, really dumb. The invasive species, which has populated substantial portions of waterways in the Great Lakes
I don’t know if you guys have noticed, but lately giant, suicidal fish have been jumping into boats pretty much unprovoked. Seems counterintuitive to survival to me, but I guess that’s why I’m at the top of the food chain and they’re not. (“Oohhh but the mako shark is at the top of the food chain, Kevin! Blah, blah, blah.” No. It’s not. You know why? Because I’ve eaten a mako steak before and a mako has never had a Kevin steak. I know this for a fact.)
So all these news reports are coming in about dead baby dolphins washing up on beaches in the Gulf. Twenty-eight of them so far, about
I got lost on Youtube the other day doing research for a story and stumbled across this jaw-dropping video. (If you’ve never gotten lost on
For my money, Manasquan, NJ, is one of the best places on earth. There’s friendly people, great beaches, occasional Springsteen sightings, a legendary surf break—and
If this lionfish looks a little bummed out it’s hard to blame him—he’s about to be on your dinner plate. The lionfish, which is a
So I’m a bit of a reader. Fortuitous since I spend a good chunk of my day reading professionally. Right now I’m about halfway through
These fish are Asian carp and they are really, really dumb. The invasive species, which has populated substantial portions of waterways in the Great Lakes
I don’t know if you guys have noticed, but lately giant, suicidal fish have been jumping into boats pretty much unprovoked. Seems counterintuitive to survival to me, but I guess that’s why I’m at the top of the food chain and they’re not. (“Oohhh but the mako shark is at the top of the food chain, Kevin! Blah, blah, blah.” No. It’s not. You know why? Because I’ve eaten a mako steak before and a mako has never had a Kevin steak. I know this for a fact.)
So all these news reports are coming in about dead baby dolphins washing up on beaches in the Gulf. Twenty-eight of them so far, about
I got lost on Youtube the other day doing research for a story and stumbled across this jaw-dropping video. (If you’ve never gotten lost on
For my money, Manasquan, NJ, is one of the best places on earth. There’s friendly people, great beaches, occasional Springsteen sightings, a legendary surf break—and
If this lionfish looks a little bummed out it’s hard to blame him—he’s about to be on your dinner plate. The lionfish, which is a
So I’m a bit of a reader. Fortuitous since I spend a good chunk of my day reading professionally. Right now I’m about halfway through
