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Category Archives: Zoology
The Origins Of Kangaroos
A study published Tuesday in the online journal PLoS Biology suggests that Australian marsupials — kangaroos, wallabies, Tasmanian devils and more — evolved from a common South American marsupial ancestor millions of years ago. The finding, by researchers at the … Continue reading
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Clever Octopus Builds A Mobile Home
An octopus that uses coconut shells as portable armor is the latest addition to a growing list of animals that use tools. LiveScience
Posted in Oceanography, Zoology
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Indonesian Crow Rediscovered
LiveScience: The all-black Banggai Crow (Corvus unicolor), known to science only by two specimens described in 1900, was found again by Indonesian biologists on Peleng Island, off the east coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia, in 2007. Pamela Rasmussen, a Michigan State … Continue reading
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Bizarre Furry Mammal Is A Giant Sengi
MSNBC: In the 1970s, Rathbun first described the monogamous behavior of elephant-shrews, which maintain exclusive mating pairs. They got their nickname due to the animals’ long, flexible snouts. But recent research has shown that elephant-shrews, also called sengis, are more … Continue reading
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Dwarf Salamanders Found In Costa Rica
MSNBC: Two of the new salamanders are from the Bolitoglossa genus and are nocturnal, coming out at night to feed. The first Bolitoglossa species is 3 inches (8 centimeters) long and black, with a bold red stripe down its back … Continue reading
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Giant Rat Discovered In Foja Mountains
Researchers in a remote jungle in Indonesia have discovered a giant rat and a tiny possum that are apparently new to science, underscoring the stunning biodiversity of the Southeast Asian nation, scientists said Monday. MSNBC
Long-Eared Jerboa
The “Mickey Mouse of the Desert” is ready for his close-up, courtesy of conservationists who are developing a plan to protect the endangered Mongolian species. MSNBC
