by Marlin Peterson | Feb 22, 2011 | Science Illustrations
This incredible bird is unique for several major reasons, least of which is its incredible plumage! I decided to illustrate perhaps the most intriguing aspect of its anatomy…its foregut. This bird is unique for its huge crop, which makes up 25% of its body...
by Marlin Peterson | Feb 22, 2010 | Science Illustrations
Cassava is a profoundly vital plant that can take credit for sustaining millions of people (i.e. poor farmers and their families) every day across the tropics, especially in Africa. Africa produces more than the rest of the world combined for many reasons: it grows...