





Self-illuminating Eyes
…Typically, most animals that are nocturnal in their behaviors, whether they be predator or prey, have something in their eye that is called the Tapetum Lucidum. The Tapetum Lucidum is a layer of tissue that sits directly behind the retina of these vertebrate animas and works like a concave mirror, reflecting light back into the photoreceptors of the animal's eyes, effectively "supercharging" their ability to see in low light. This reflection of light is then visible as it leaves the surface of the eye. However, the Tapetum Lucidum does not "Self-illuminate" and is ineffective in situations of absolute darkness. In the complete absence of light, these animals are as blind as we (humans) are…

Dogman: Canine or Primate
…For those who take the subject of the Dogman seriously, while there may be many questions surrounding them, one of those is not whether or not this being is a canine or a primate. With out question, or missing a beat, there answer is a resounding “Canine!”, generally followed by a look that reads, “How could you even ask such a question?”
So, how and why do we ask such a question?
Well, there are a number of reasons. Not the least of which are the anatomical and morphological reported traits that belong almost primarily to the primates and have never been seen in true, or modern canines…

