Author

Marco Pendleton

On the editorial desk at Biology Insights, Marco Pendleton edits features on evolutionary theory and the history of science. He entered academic publishing in 2018 as an archival assistant and book copyeditor. Pendleton studied history at Furman University and took a master’s degree in the history of science.

If Humans Went Extinct, What Animal Would Dominate Next?
Why Are the Animals in Australia So Unique?
What Animals Lived in Ancient Greece?
How Did Animals Get Their Names? From Common to Scientific
What Animals Did the Romans Make Extinct?
Why Don’t Unicorns Exist? The Science Behind the Myth
Why Don’t Animals Have to Brush Their Teeth?
What Animals Have Been Around the Longest?
What Is a Quagga? The Extinct Zebra and Its Revival
What Are Extant Animals and Why Do They Matter?
How Dogs Were Created: The Evolution From Wolves
What Is the Animalia Kingdom? Definition & Characteristics
What Animals Can Breed Together and Create Hybrids?
Who Were the Indigenous Peoples of the Canary Islands?
What Are Animal Adaptations? Types & Examples
How Did Aristotle Classify Organisms?
What Is Animal Life? A Look at Its Incredible Diversity
How Does Adaptation Help Animals Survive?
What Did Seals Evolve From? Tracing Their Land Ancestors
10 Crazy Extinct Animals With Bizarre Features
What Did Darwin Notice About the Tortoises on the Galapagos Islands?
How Many Herding Animals Were Domesticated in the Americas?
What Are the Oldest Animals on Earth?
Who Developed the Visual Predation Hypothesis?
Giant Animals That Are Extinct and Why They Disappeared
Do Humans Chew Cud? The Science of Rumination
Who Was the First to Propose a Classification System for Animals?
How Did the Quagga Go Extinct?
Why Do Dogs and Seals Look Alike?
Are Deer Related to Dogs? A Look at Their Evolution