In this episode, which is the first part of a 2 part interview, I talk to Professor Roger Short from the University of Melbourne on Asian Elephants. We discuss what got Professor Short interested in elephants to start with, his quest on finding out why elephants have a trunk, the evolution of elephants and their unusual lungs, and what the biggest threat to elephants are today.
Professor Short is the Wexler Professorial Fellow at the Department of Zoology at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
Listen in to this episode to hear the first part of the discussion with Professor Short.
Brains Matter is a podcast out of Australia, which features stories on science, curiosities and general knowledge. It also features interviews with various experts in science and other interesting areas.
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This is a fascinating interview. I can’t wait to hear the second half.
I love elephants but I don’t know that much about them. I was very surprised to learn that elephants seem to have evolved from an aquatic ancestor.
It is also disturbing to know that Asian elephants are in grave danger of extinction, but not for the reasons most people would expect.
Ginger Campbell, MD
Brain Science Podcast
By the way, I also encourage everyone to go to the Brains Matter website to see the fascinating pictures that are included in the show notes.
http://www.brainsmatter.com/?p=199
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