Kaufmann describes an amphipod he has seen photographed that is nearly a foot long with mandibles sharp and powerful enough to sever a human finger. He is kidding, of course? “Not really. It was found off Fiji."
November 27, 1991
News & Stories
A Scripps odyssey on the research vessel Robert Gordon Sproul
Jorge Hank Rhon, Caliente racetrack owner, owned nine pet shops, six veterinary clinics
In mid-August, American customs agents stopped a southbound car at a checkpoint near the Mexican border. The car belonged to Jorge Hank Rhon, owner and operator of Tijuana’s Agua Caliente racetrack. Hank’s driver was at …
November 27, 1991
County assessor J.H. Johnson auctioned the San Diego Zoo in 1932
Ever since James Hervey Johnson’s death in 1988, press coverage has focused entirely on the endless lawsuits over his $17 million estate. One would never know from these news stories that once upon a time, …
November 27, 1991