By Herp News Instead of making a robot from scratch, why not start with a turtle? With a simple, non-invasive device attached to its shell, a live red-eared slider could be steered like a remote-controlled toy car — a slow one at least, new research shows. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]
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Apr 22
Apr 22
Rhino horn madness: over two rhinos killed a day in South Africa
By Herp News Rhino poachers have killed 232 rhinos during 2013 so far in South Africa, reports Annamiticus, which averages out to 2.1 a day. The country has become a flashpoint for rhino poaching as it holds more rhinos than any other country on Earth. Rhinos are being slaughter for their horns, which are believed […]
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Rhino horn madness: over two rhinos killed a day in South Africa
By Herp News Rhino poachers have killed 232 rhinos during 2013 so far in South Africa, reports Annamiticus, which averages out to 2.1 a day. The country has become a flashpoint for rhino poaching as it holds more rhinos than any other country on Earth. Rhinos are being slaughter for their horns, which are believed […]
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She doesn't like snakes – but saved one, anyway
It’s a plain fact that a lot of people don’t like snakes, even if those of us here don’t understand why not. And for some reason, a lot of snake-haters find their way to the kingsnake.com Facebook page, where they feel a need to inform us that they don’t like our animals. So a story […]
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Two new frog genera discovered in India’s Western Ghats, but restricted to threatened swamp-ecosystems
By Herp News The misty mountains of the Western Ghats seem to unravel new secrets the more you explore it. Researchers have discovered two new frog genera, possibly restricted to rare and threatened freshwater swamps in the southern Western Ghats of India. The discoveries, described in the open-access journal Zootaxa, prove once again the importance […]
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The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors – book review
By Herp News Richard Crossley, Jerry Liguori, and Brian Sullivan have produced a unique and much needed bird book in The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors. The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors is a book you study at home so you can easily recognize North American raptors. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No […]
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The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors – book review
By Herp News Richard Crossley, Jerry Liguori, and Brian Sullivan have produced a unique and much needed bird book in The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors. The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors is a book you study at home so you can easily recognize North American raptors. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No […]
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