Robots modeled on baby sea turtles may reveal secrets about evolution From the LA Times: To better understand how the sea turtles’ flippers work on land, researchers at Daniel Goldman’s CRAB Lab (Complex Rheology and Biomechanics) at Georgia Tech studied the movements of just-hatched sea turtles on the beach of Jekyll Island, a coastal island […]
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Apr 24
Apr 24
Monitor lizard found wandering El Mirage streets
By Herp News A bystander saw the lizard in the road near 127th Avenue and Larkspur Road in El Mirage and was able to capture it in a large plastic container. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Bizarre, little-known carnivore sold as illegal pet in Indonesian markets (photo)
By Herp News Few people have ever heard of the Javan ferret-badger, but that hasn’t stopped this animal—little-known even to scientists—from being sold in open markets in Jakarta according to a new paper in Small Carnivore Conservation. The Javan ferret-badger (Melogale orientalis) is one of five species in the ferret-badger family, which are smaller than […]
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Bizarre, little-known carnivore sold as illegal pet in Indonesian markets (photo)
By Herp News Few people have ever heard of the Javan ferret-badger, but that hasn’t stopped this animal—little-known even to scientists—from being sold in open markets in Jakarta according to a new paper in Small Carnivore Conservation. The Javan ferret-badger (Melogale orientalis) is one of five species in the ferret-badger family, which are smaller than […]
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Turtle becomes 'biobot' with scheme that controls voluntary behavior
By Herp News Turtles, like most critters, instinctively avoid obstacles. Researchers have tapped into this instinct to steer a turtle without sticking probes into its brain or muscles, an achievement that could lead to a world crawling with animals doing the bidding of humans.The feat is achieved by attaching a half cylinder to the turtle's […]
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China ‘looting’ Africa of its fish
By Herp News Just 9% of the millions of tonnes of fish caught by China’s giant fishing fleet in African and other international waters is officially reported to the UN, say researchers using a new way to estimate the size and value of catches. Fisheries experts have long considered that the catches reported by China […]
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Turtle Journal team coming to First Congregational in Wareham
By Herp News Don Lewis, aka the “Turtle Guy,” and Sue Wieber Nourse, will transform Wareham’s First Congregational Church at 11 Gibbs Ave. into the storm-tossed Atlantic coastline through the magic of digital media Saturday, May 11. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Turtle population threatened, rehab centre has high success
By Herp News INCREASED marine traffic in Gladstone Harbour could be killing its turtle population, according to Townsville’s Sea Turtle Foundation. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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