Albertonykus

Got a PhD studying extant and fossil birds. Alternatively, North American alvarezsaurid described in 2009. They/them. See links for my other projects.

[albertonykus]

Doraemon namedrop in Draw This, Then Die! (produced by the same animation studio, Shin-Ei Animation).

Very promising series so far!

[shithowdy]

The Allure of the Little Brown Bird: A (somewhat meandering) doodle journal about my months-long hunt for a tiny bird.

[albertonykus]

CAKE and TV Asahi Team for Doraemon

CAKE and premier Japanese broadcaster and media powerhouse TV Asahi have announced a major international television distribution partnership

According to this article, there are now plans for a new English dub of Doraemon. I'm very curious to see what comes of this…

[ketrinadrawsalot]

"Whose Larva Is This?"

A quick guide to figure out what you're looking at when you find something that resembles a worm or a Zerg unit crawling around.

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

These Birds:

*exist*

Normal People: Those sure are birds

Paleoornithologists: MAKE WAY! MAKE WAY! CELEBRITY! CELEBRITY COMING THROUGH! MAKE WAY! AHHHHHHHHH *fainting sounds*

[birdandmoon]

Where you'll see a rare bird.

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[birdandmoon]

Female birds with confusing names.

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[albertonykus]

Shizuka refusing to get roped into whatever new thing her friends have planned is always funny. It's hard to blame her.

[best-fictional-lizard]

Adder [The Animals of Farthing Wood] vs. Pythor P. Chumssworth [Ninjago]

Best Fictional Snake Tournament: Round 5A, Poll 7/8

Adder [The Animals of Farthing Wood]

Pythor P. Chumssworth [Ninjago]

Voting ended onJun 8

Propaganda (if any) under the cut! Please be civil, and please reblog!

Propaganda for Adder [The Animals of Farthing Wood]:

"Adder is a very interesting character especially among the other animals that he travels with in the first book. He's sarcastic and antisocial, and many of the animals do not trust him thinking that he will break the oath that prevents the predators from eating the prey. And yet he does some very heroic deeds throughout the series, such as saving Vixen from fox hunters in the first book by biting the leg of the hunt master's horse so that it bucks the human off, and killing some of the main antagonists in later books."

Propaganda for Pythor P. Chumssworth [Ninjago]:

None submitted.

[best-fictional-lizard]

Yurlungur [Shin Megami Tensei] vs. Adder [The Animals of Farthing Wood]

Best Fictional Snake Tournament: Round 4B, Poll 5/8

Yurlungur [Shin Megami Tensei]

Adder [The Animals of Farthing Wood]

Voting ended onMay 30

Propaganda (if any) under the cut! Please be civil, and please reblog!

Propaganda for Yurlungur [Shin Megami Tensei]:

None submitted.

Propaganda for Adder [The Animals of Farthing Wood]:

"Adder is a very interesting character especially among the other animals that he travels with in the first book. He's sarcastic and antisocial, and many of the animals do not trust him thinking that he will break the oath that prevents the predators from eating the prey. And yet he does some very heroic deeds throughout the series, such as saving Vixen from fox hunters in the first book by biting the leg of the hunt master's horse so that it bucks the human off, and killing some of the main antagonists in later books."

[best-fictional-lizard]

Adder [The Animals of Farthing Wood] vs. Quetzalcoatl [DC]

Best Fictional Snake Tournament: Round 3D, Poll 2/8

Adder [The Animals of Farthing Wood]

Quetzalcoatl [DC]

Voting ended onMay 23

Propaganda (if any) under the cut! Please be civil, and please reblog!

Propaganda for Adder [The Animals of Farthing Wood]:

"Adder is a very interesting character especially among the other animals that he travels with in the first book. He's sarcastic and antisocial, and many of the animals do not trust him thinking that he will break the oath that prevents the predators from eating the prey. And yet he does some very heroic deeds throughout the series, such as saving Vixen from fox hunters in the first book by biting the leg of the hunt master's horse so that it bucks the human off, and killing some of the main antagonists in later books."

Propaganda for Quetzalcoatl [DC]:

None submitted.

[best-fictional-lizard]

Adder [The Animals of Farthing Wood] vs. Dragonbite Viper [Wings of Fire]

Best Fictional Snake Tournament: Round 2G, Poll 3/8

Adder [The Animals of Farthing Wood]

Dragonbite Viper [Wings of Fire]

Voting ended onMay 15

Propaganda (if any) under the cut! Please be civil, and please reblog!

Propaganda for Adder [The Animals of Farthing Wood]:

"Adder is a very interesting character especially among the other animals that he travels with in the first book. He's sarcastic and antisocial, and many of the animals do not trust him thinking that he will break the oath that prevents the predators from eating the prey. And yet he does some very heroic deeds throughout the series, such as saving Vixen from fox hunters in the first book by biting the leg of the hunt master's horse so that it bucks the human off, and killing some of the main antagonists in later books."

Propaganda for Dragonbite Viper [Wings of Fire]:

None submitted.

[birdandmoon]

Snake thoughts.

Canadians, on May 9 at 12:30 I'm speaking at the Point Pelee Festival of the Birds. It's a free talk included with park admission. Come say hi.

[best-fictional-lizard]

Venom Snake [Yu-Gi-Oh!] vs. Adder [The Animals of Farthing Wood]

Best Fictional Snake Tournament: Round 1M, Poll 5/8

Venom Snake [Yu-Gi-Oh!]

Adder [The Animals of Farthing Wood]

Voting ended onApr 27

Propaganda (if any) under the cut! Please be civil, and please reblog!

Propaganda for Venom Snake [Yu-Gi-Oh!]:

None submitted.

Propaganda for Adder [The Animals of Farthing Wood]:

"Adder is a very interesting character especially among the other animals that he travels with in the first book. He's sarcastic and antisocial, and many of the animals do not trust him thinking that he will break the oath that prevents the predators from eating the prey. And yet he does some very heroic deeds throughout the series, such as saving Vixen from fox hunters in the first book by biting the leg of the hunt master's horse so that it bucks the human off, and killing some of the main antagonists in later books."

[albertonykus]

I wasn't the one who submitted the Adder propaganda but I'm really glad someone did.

[albertonykus]

A new paper I'm on is out today! Bird phylogeny has been difficult to figure out using morphological characters, which has often been attributed to convergent evolution. However, another potential factor is the possibility that ancestrally variable characters stabilized independently in multiple lineages (a phenomenon known as hemiplasy), resulting in the same character states becoming fixed in distantly related groups. In a new study led by Stanley Somogyi, we estimated the likelihood of hemiplasy across the bird family tree. We found that hemiplasy was especially likely to have occurred at the base of Neoaves and within passeriform birds, which both represent parts of bird phylogeny that have been notoriously difficult to resolve. Therefore, we conclude that hemiplasy may well explain many aspects of morphological character distribution in modern birds, along with creating headaches for avian systematists!

For more details, the paper is open access and available here.

[best-fictional-lizard]

Medusa Head Gadget [Doraemon] vs. Mrs. Plithiver [Guardians of Ga'Hoole]

Best Fictional Snake Tournament: Round 1H, Poll 8/8

Medusa Head Gadget [Doraemon]

Mrs. Plithiver [Guardians of Ga'Hoole]

Voting ended onApr 16

Propaganda (if any) under the cut! Please be civil, and please reblog!

Propaganda for Medusa Head Gadget [Doraemon]:

"Can be used to partially turn people to stone, perfect if you need to stand still for a long time without getting tired! But don't let the snake escape or it will crawl around and start completely petrifying people indiscriminately."

Propaganda for Mrs. Plithiver [Guardians of Ga'Hoole]:

"Mrs. Plithiver works as a nest-maid snake and is a talented harp player. The storys nest-maid snakes are inspired by the real life symbiotic relationship between screech owls and blind snakes."

[albertonykus]

Things are terrible right now but at least I can look forward to Yuru Camp season 4.

The last time I made a Yuru Camp homage, I referenced the show's iconic season 1 opening. I love all the Yuru Camp opening (and ending) sequences, but my favorite is that of season 3, so I paid tribute to it here. I know, season 3 is also the most polarizing season, but if nothing else, the opening song and visuals absolutely nail the series' laid-back but adventurous atmosphere in my book. I'm excited to see the show continue!