MAKING FLIPPY FLOPPY

Purple-crested Turaco (Gallirex porphyreolophus), family Musophagidae, order Musophagiformes, South Africa

what men hear: “I have no idea whatsoever, but here’s a totally random guess”

what you say: “I’m not an expert on this subject”

what men hear: “I don’t know anything about this subject and need its bare fundamentals explained to me”

what you say: “I could be better read in this area”

I am competent to assess my own degree of knowledge and expertise in a certain field

I have an appropriate standard for what counts as 'expertise'

Carolina Diamondback Terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin centrata), family Emydidae, South Carolina, USA

Vulnerable.

Diamondback terrapins live in coastal salt marshes along the east coast of the U.S.

These turtles were caught, weighed, measured, and released as part of a scientific study.