By Herp News KOHLER, Wis., July 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The KOHLER Original Recipe Chocolate story begins with turtles. And not just any run-of-the-mill turtle – a complex blend of chocolate; smoky, burnt caramel … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Jul 24
Jul 24
Frankie Tortoise Tails – The Mythical Ram
Frankie’sYear of The Ramcontinues. I see a lot of discussion about sulcata ramming. Both male and female sulcata ram. When they want to. Seen it. Keepers with younger sulcata from hatchlings to a few years old really don’t notice ramming. When a sulcata is young ramming looks like hiding and sounds like hissing. As a […]
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Zoos call on governments to take urgent action against illegal wildlife trade (photos)
By Herp News In a single night in March, a band of heavily-armed, horse-riding poachers slaughtered 89 elephants in southern Chad, thirty of which were pregnant females. The carnage was the worst poaching incident of the year, but even this slaughter paled in comparison to the 300 elephants killed in a Cameroon park in 2012. […]
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Australian logger: finding dead koalas ‘a daily thing’
By Herp News Revelations of koalas suffering graphic injuries and death in Victorian timber plantations are evidence of a long-standing failure to properly protect the iconic Australian marsupials, according to a leading conservation organization. Footage on Monday night’s 7.30 report showed koalas, including babies, lying dead on the floor of a cleared forest. One koala […]
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Alligator bites handler, breaks arm in two places
An alligator handler in Florida had his arm broken in two places when a thousand-pound gator bit him during a demonstration at a party. From the Sun-Sentinel: Will Nace, a volunteer handler, was bitten by the alligator Lunge while performing during a private party at Native Village on Saturday, said park co-owner Ian Tyson. The […]
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Scientists work to protect rarely seen blood-spurting lizard
By Herp News The Canadian critter shoots blood out of its eyes. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Star tortoise seized, three arrested
By Herp News The Forest Department on Sunday seized an Indian star tortoise from the baggage of a passenger, who had arrived from Coimbatore on Amritha Express, at Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Saskatchewan scientists work to protect rarely seen blood-spurting lizard
By Herp News REGINA – Here's something you don't see every day — a lizard that shoots blood out of its eyes. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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