tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.comments2024-03-17T12:37:00.810+00:00Zoology JottingsMalcolm Peakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01499093362376605221noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-7535198968403576602024-03-16T11:44:12.929+00:002024-03-16T11:44:12.929+00:00Why do British people pronounce it as “pie-kuh”Why do British people pronounce it as “pie-kuh”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-59344391504280319642024-02-10T08:13:24.911+00:002024-02-10T08:13:24.911+00:00Wow. Thank you for this. Wow. Thank you for this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-79331114778200743222024-02-07T18:11:51.095+00:002024-02-07T18:11:51.095+00:00I'm his great-grandson. I can't seem to se...I'm his great-grandson. I can't seem to see anything about his youngest daughter, Sally, my grandmother, but it's so interesting to read this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-52718782470348832502024-01-01T19:01:23.566+00:002024-01-01T19:01:23.566+00:00How long did Cowles work at UCSB?How long did Cowles work at UCSB?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-46667662322966166082023-11-04T08:09:55.135+00:002023-11-04T08:09:55.135+00:00Greetings, many thanks for your splendid article a...Greetings, many thanks for your splendid article about my father. I have been invited to reminisce about my HK Observatory childhood, as part of its 140 anniversary celebrations. Chi ming Shun and Geoffrey Emerson have arranged a tightly knit itinerary, amongst which are a visit to the site of the Magnetic Station where my father and Len Starbuck were captured and I'm to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph to commemorate all who suffered as POW's during the Japanese Occupation. <br />With my respect and best wishes <br />from Veronica HeywoodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-59041786524918144122023-10-31T14:48:24.404+00:002023-10-31T14:48:24.404+00:00Hi Mr. Peaker, I've been visiting Kowloon Rese...Hi Mr. Peaker, I've been visiting Kowloon Reservoir regularly with the vain hope of seeing a long-tailed macaque. Local government signs say they are still around. Do you believe this to be so?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-62523415302222478542023-10-12T10:30:48.033+01:002023-10-12T10:30:48.033+01:00I enjoyed reading this - it's a great book. I ...I enjoyed reading this - it's a great book. I was given a copy as a birthday present in Hong Kong just before the pandemic. The comments about forests are spot on. Stephen BlackmoreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-28796092417001972492023-10-07T13:55:13.167+01:002023-10-07T13:55:13.167+01:00I know that place from my childhood years in HK du...I know that place from my childhood years in HK during the 60’s and 70’s. In fact Mr Romer was one of the dads - his son Tim was in our friendship group and we all somehow became fascinated by snakes. Mr Romer had various specimens kept in his apartment at Mansfield Road where we also lived so we naturally became amateur herpatologists. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-23103486138701000902023-10-05T19:36:07.278+01:002023-10-05T19:36:07.278+01:00He was also a member of the Marine Biological Asso...He was also a member of the Marine Biological Association.Jeremy Dormannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-79707676569989738392023-10-05T19:28:52.521+01:002023-10-05T19:28:52.521+01:00I have a signed copy of his book Between the Tides...I have a signed copy of his book Between the Tides. He had MSc. and F.Z.S. after his name. Jeremy Dormannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-89093422393943659092023-09-20T13:55:38.145+01:002023-09-20T13:55:38.145+01:00Katydid.Katydid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-29780315938355790932023-09-20T13:55:18.907+01:002023-09-20T13:55:18.907+01:00This is katydid.This is katydid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-1279689553651501832023-09-09T16:01:55.348+01:002023-09-09T16:01:55.348+01:00Gostaria de saber se o Britsh Aquarists Associatio...Gostaria de saber se o Britsh Aquarists Association recebeu do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi peixes ornamentaisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-76663559899510734732023-08-18T03:52:51.139+01:002023-08-18T03:52:51.139+01:00Interesting article ( I followed the link, but can...Interesting article ( I followed the link, but cannot comment there). Thank you for researching and writing it. Best Regards, Victoria.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-11131775329632780412023-08-07T02:35:16.467+01:002023-08-07T02:35:16.467+01:00I am from WA and I always said pike-uh (until just...I am from WA and I always said pike-uh (until just now when I learned this after having a dispute with a friend), although I may have learned the incorrect pronunciation in Colorado.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-76670480133919755912023-07-23T12:36:44.047+01:002023-07-23T12:36:44.047+01:00Thank you for the information. A sad passing indee...Thank you for the information. A sad passing indeed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-16896273016395094802023-06-18T21:05:57.179+01:002023-06-18T21:05:57.179+01:00Only certain Americans pronounce it wrongly. In Wa...Only certain Americans pronounce it wrongly. In Washington State, for example, I know for a fact they say "pee-ka."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-11130586731193100422023-06-07T09:10:59.069+01:002023-06-07T09:10:59.069+01:00I live in Ibiza where it is very difficult to find...I live in Ibiza where it is very difficult to find fresh water sources, especially during the summer months. Yet there are many ducks that inhabit a salt water creek. This creek was once the lower end of a small river (many years ago) but the river hasn't flowed for years. The water is salty. I have often wondered how they survive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-87196355208264440852023-04-18T14:28:11.162+01:002023-04-18T14:28:11.162+01:00Excellent.Excellent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-68280949537189105392023-03-30T02:32:53.091+01:002023-03-30T02:32:53.091+01:00Is there any way to get primary sources on Godwin?...Is there any way to get primary sources on Godwin? I searched at the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (without logging in), and I got no results. Thank you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-75265463393478585602023-03-14T14:59:32.245+00:002023-03-14T14:59:32.245+00:00Hi I’m his great great granddaughter and I’m so ha...Hi I’m his great great granddaughter and I’m so happy to able to read about my history thank you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-39490424749855588342023-02-16T19:07:52.594+00:002023-02-16T19:07:52.594+00:00He was admitted a Fellow of The Linnean Society of...He was admitted a Fellow of The Linnean Society of London on 17th February 1955. https://www.linnean.org/ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-72275914538665382372023-02-09T07:19:45.362+00:002023-02-09T07:19:45.362+00:00Thankyou<a href="https://www.budiluhur.ac.id/" rel="nofollow"> Thankyou </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-5645107110298828932023-02-09T07:15:40.134+00:002023-02-09T07:15:40.134+00:00Thankyou<a href="https://www.budiluhur.ac.id/" rel="nofollow"> Thankyou </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039949873284259213.post-29741083076228349962023-02-08T16:07:09.416+00:002023-02-08T16:07:09.416+00:00Dr. MAVIS GUNTHER'S, 1957 UK study on the min...Dr. MAVIS GUNTHER'S, 1957 UK study on the minutes of transfering the placental/cord blood into the baby, has not been equaled. This explains the evidence, that unless for a torn umbilical cord, all babies have the best after birth care, if they remain intact, as I term, a "biological, reciprocal, and sealed unit."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com