If you want a Gardiner’s Seychelles frog to hear what you have to say, tell him to forget his ears and open his mouth. From NatGeo: Scientists had thought that the Gardiner’s Seychelles frog—at 11 millimeters among the tiniest in the world—was deaf because it doesn’t have a middle ear, a critical component of hearing […]
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Sep 02
Sep 02
Frogs that hear with their mouth: X-rays reveal a new hearing mechanism for animals without an ear
By Herp News Gardiner’s frogs from the Seychelles islands, one of the smallest frogs in the world, do not possess a middle ear with an eardrum yet can croak themselves, and hear other frogs. An international team of scientists using X-rays has now solved this mystery and established that these frogs are using their mouth […]
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Giant rake ordered in search for suspected alligator turtle
By Herp News IRSEE, Germany, Sept. 2 (UPI) — Officials in a German village said they are planning to use a giant rake in an attempt to find a suspected alligator turtle in a local pond. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Tampa man charged with keeping sea turtle
By Herp News Florida Fish and Wild life officials went to a man’s Channelside apartment and found a sea turtle in an aquarium. The man also is a suspect in the disturbing of a nest on Casey Key. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Scientists catch boa constrictor eating a howler monkey (photos)
By Herp News In a world first, scientists have captured images and video of a boa constrictor attacking and devouring whole a femle howler monkey, one of the largest new world primates weighing in at around 4 kilograms (8.8 pounds). The rare predation event was recorded in a tiny forest fragment (2.5 hectares) in the […]
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Scientists catch boa constrictor eating a howler monkey (photos)
By Herp News In a world first, scientists have captured images and video of a boa constrictor attacking and devouring whole a femle howler monkey, one of the largest new world primates weighing in at around 4 kilograms (8.8 pounds). The rare predation event was recorded in a tiny forest fragment (2.5 hectares) in the […]
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Turtle Bay Resort Redefines “Board Meetings” with Perfect Blend of Work and Play in New Workation Program
By Herp News Turtle Bay Resort's new incentive package invites companies to pack up their offices and bring them to the beach. Multi-million dollar renovation of guestrooms, spa, and restaurants near completion. (PRWeb August 31, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/8/prweb11076984.htm Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon […]
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NEW: Man charged with possessing sea turtle
By Herp News A Hillsborough County man is charged with illegally possessing a sea turtle and authorities say he Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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