kqedscience:
“ This bird might look like a holiday ornament, but it is actually a rare half-female, half-male northern cardinal
“Researchers have long known such split-sex “gynandromorphs” exist in insects, crustaceans, and birds. But scientists...

kqedscience:

This bird might look like a holiday ornament, but it is actually a rare half-female, half-male northern cardinal

“Researchers have long known such split-sex “gynandromorphs” exist in insects, crustaceans, and birds. But scientists rarely get to extensively study a gynandromorph in the wild; most published observations cover just a day or so. Observers got to follow this bird, however, for more than 40 days between December 2008 and March 2010.”

Learn more at Science.

  1. ironmermaidens reblogged this from kqedscience
  2. velvetsnaiil reblogged this from mikechampa
  3. fenvalkyrie reblogged this from serenitynerd
  4. anijsmelk reblogged this from serenitynerd
  5. serenitynerd reblogged this from hyperfashionist
  6. bat-lady reblogged this from hyperfashionist
  7. hyperfashionist reblogged this from arznersfishingrod
  8. the-taboo-king reblogged this from kiboumukou
  9. pxlotspeaking reblogged this from kiboumukou
  10. kiboumukou reblogged this from sinmenon
  11. sinmenon reblogged this from kqedscience
  12. arznersfishingrod reblogged this from fursasaida
  13. flo-nelja reblogged this from doeskin-pantaloons
  14. doeskin-pantaloons reblogged this from fursasaida
  15. fursasaida reblogged this from iseulttoinjury
  16. iseulttoinjury reblogged this from kqedscience
  17. laughlinesforcutie reblogged this from emifire
  18. cheloneuniverse reblogged this from azzandra
  19. goldencharm888 reblogged this from marlet-and-friends-askblog
  20. galadan75 reblogged this from roseverdict
  21. kqedscience posted this
©