A View From Planet Boulder: EARTH'S LAND MAMMALS BY WEIGHT

Wednesday, March 05, 2014

EARTH'S LAND MAMMALS BY WEIGHT

This is from the cartoon xkcd - a nerdy and insightful commentary, and I guess that's why I like it! This is both informative and discomfiting, especially the data regarding Wild Animals.

4 comments:

Butterfly Catcher said...: Where're the insects? I read where the biomass of ants is, at a minimum, three times that of humans. BTW, bacteria beat them all.; 6:44 PM
Dr S said...: Yes, but it does say mammals :-) I think if you hover over the human portion, bacteria are indeed mentioned. Good thoughts.; 9:29 PM
Butterfly Catcher said...: You are right, the topic is limited to mammals, and I did hover, as you suggested, and viewed the note on bacteria. Did not "catch" that earlier as I am a butterfly catcher only.; 6:14 AM
DES said...: Catchy :-); 1:36 PM

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