By Herp News Gabon is home to some big meat-eaters including leopards, spotted hyenas, and African wild dogs, but a new study focuses on the country’s lesser-known species with an appetite for flesh. For the first time, researchers surveyed Gabon’s small carnivores, including 12 species from the honey badger (Mellivora capensis) to the marsh mongoose […]
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Oct 17
Oct 17
Fire rips through exotic reptile food depot in Rooksbridge
By Herp News A REPTILE food depot at Rooksbridge was badly damaged by fire in the early hours of Thursday morning (October 17). Follow the latest updates here. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Frog-killing fungus paralyzes amphibian immune response
By Herp News A fungus that is killing frogs and other amphibians around the world releases a toxic factor that disables the amphibian immune response, investigators report. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Turtle Wax Pro and Ice lines shine in SM Aura
By Herp News (From left) Mike Deddo, Turtle Wax Inc. Senior Research Chemist; Coley Frucci Turtle Wax Inc Vice President of Strategic Development; Don Dacay, Wilstark Marketing Corp. VP for Marketing; Ara Dacay, Wilstark Marketing Corp. Senior Vice President; Mario Dacay, Wilstark Marketing Corp President; and Dermot Maconaghie, Turtle Wax Inc … Go to Source …read […]
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Furious tortoise chases and attacks cats that dare to sit on its lawn
By Herp News The amusing video was taken by Salvelio Mayer in his back garden in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He uploaded the footage onto YouTube and the clip has been viewed more than six million times. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Are live animal giveaways legal?
Every year kingsnake.com gets asked, “I want to hold a contest and give away a live animal, can I advertise this on your site?” The answer is surprising to many: kingsnake.com and our other pet-related sites will not accept advertising for live animal contests. No, it’s not because we don’t like contests. Aside from the […]
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For celebrated frog hops, scientists look to Calaveras pros
By Herp News The Calaveras County Jumping Frog Jubilee has entered the scientific record. Experienced bullfrog “jockeys” at the event routinely get their frogs to jump much farther than researchers had ever measured in the lab. How? Decades of refined technique, uncommonly motivated humans and herps, and good old-fashioned large sample size. Go to Source […]
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