panda Type post Author Andrew McDiarmid Date May 9, 2025 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent DesignZoology Tagged , bamboo, Darwinian theory, dexterity, digits, engineering, giant pandas, GUT, ID the Future, intelligent design, mammals, manipulation systems, microbiome, optimal panda principle, Panda's Thumb, podcast, Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig, wrist bone More Than a Thumb: Integrated Design in the Giant Panda Andrew McDiarmid May 9, 2025 Evolution, Intelligent Design, Zoology 3 Is the famous “panda’s thumb” evidence of unguided evolutionary processes, or is it a masterpiece of engineering. Read More ›
Giant_Panda_Eating Type post Author Andrew McDiarmid Date May 8, 2025 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent Design Tagged , bamboo, clumsy, engineering, evolutionary biologists, geneticists, giant pandas, ID the Future, mammals, mechanical systems, paleontologists, Panda's Thumb, podcast, radial sesamoid, Stephen Jay Gould, Stuart Burgess, suboptimal, Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig, wrist bone Evolved or Engineered? A Geneticist Evaluates the Panda’s Thumb Andrew McDiarmid May 8, 2025 Evolution, Intelligent Design 2 Giant pandas have an elongated wrist bone, the radial sesamoid, that allows them to handle and eat bamboo with great dexterity. Read More ›
