Greg Priest: St. George Jackson Mivart, one of Darwin’s fiercest critics, was born OTD in 1827. If long necks favor giraffes on the African savannah, M asked, where are the *other* long-necked ungulates? Why are there not vast herds of giraffopottamuses sweeping across the veldt? #QED 🧪 🌱🐋 #HistSTM #EvoBio

St. George Jackson Mivart, one of Darwin’s fiercest critics, was born OTD in 1827. If long necks favor giraffes on the African savannah, M asked, where are the *other* long-necked ungulates? Why are there not vast herds of giraffopottamuses sweeping across the veldt? #QED 🧪 🌱🐋 #HistSTM #EvoBio