Zooillogix

Zooillogix is a zoology blog on the ScienceBlogs network created and edited by Andrew and Benny Bleiman. The site has been featured on ABC News [ABC News, "Creeping Crinoid," May 9th, 2007.] , in Seed Magazine [see Seed Magazine, January, 2008.] , Mental Floss, FHM, and the Annals of Improbable Research [cite web|url=http://improbable.com/2007/05/15/when-pie-meets-bug/|title=Improbable Research May, 2007] , awarders of the Ig Noble Prize. The site attracts a diverse readership from notable scientists, such as PZ Myers [cite web|url=http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/01/cutest_little_bugs_ever.php|title=Pharyngula January 2008] , to biology students [cite web|url=http://daphne.palomar.edu/dsourbeer/b201.htm|title=Palomar College Biology 201 course syllabus] to young children.

Content

Zooillogix focuses on bizarre zoological news, covering research published in scientific journals, such as the Public Library of Science (PLoS), as well as stories reported in general news outlets. Typical items include the discovery of new species, newly documented animal behavior, zoo and aquarium industry news, and interviews with scientists and researchers. Content is written to be accessible to a non-scientific audience.

ee also

*ScienceBlogs

References

External links

* [http://scienceblogs.com/Zooillogix Zooillogix]
* [http://scienceblogs.com/seed/2007/11/an_interview_with_the_bleiman.php Interview with the Bleiman brothers]