Camouflage is an incredible survival tactic used by animals to blend into their surroundings. Honed over millennia by dynamic environments and adaptable, constantly changing threats, it is as…
You still never graduate? – Delay in Med School
It is your first Sunday morning after retiring home from med school after a hectic academic session. You’re up early because you can barely contain the excitement of…
SUNSET
He watched the sun go down for the umpteenth time. An hour ago, it had intrepidly lit the skies. However, as the horizon swallowed it up, only a…
Animals Named After Celebrities
Different inspirations have spurred the naming of flora and fauna over the years. The praying mantises get their name from their characteristic ‘praying’ posture. The swordfish gets its…
Sleep and Medical Students: A Tumultuous Relationship
A common experience for many medical students is an unhealthy sleeping habit. A tumultuous relationship with sleep. It is a universal fact. What’s more? It is particularly ironic…
Can You Tell Them Apart? Animals That Look Alike 2
This piece, the second part of “Animals that look alike,” features a new set of exciting animals. It also clarifies a few misconceptions about some of these animals while at it – from how related they are to their demeanour. Read on to find out!
Hello, Clinical 1: Six Shades of Shege that come with the Terrain
Hello, Clinicals 1! I trust you are enjoying your current block lectures. Congratulations on your crossover! It certainly is a big deal making it to the big boys’…
Can you tell them apart? Animals commonly mistaken for each other 1
With the mind-blowing variety of species on Earth, it doesn’t come as a surprise that some animals are uncannily similar in build and looks. Sometimes, these animals happen…
Deception and its Emissaries
The other day, I was conversing with a friend about the concept of deception – and we got down to talking for quite a while. And with good…
Awakening I: A Tale of Òrìṣàs
“The Òrìṣàs are here, Leke”, a shaky female voice whispered in the darkness. The flashes of lightning that were partly obscured by the rainless clouds now flashed wildly…