By Herp News Scientists described at least 441 previously unknown species from Amazon rainforest between 2010 and 2013, according a new report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Oct 25
Oct 25
Photo essay: notes from India’s Kabini River
By Herp News The Nilgiris, also known as the “Blue mountains,” in southern India are an extraordinary mountain range that form one of the most diverse biospheres in the country, the Nilgiri Biosphere. And the Nagarhole National Park, declared a tiger reserve in 1999 is part of this biosphere. The Kabini River flows through the […]
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Monkey that purrs like a cat is among new species discovered in Amazon rainforest
By Herp News At least 441 new species of animals and plants have been discovered over a four year period in the vast, underexplored rainforest of the Amazon, including a monkey that purrs like a cat. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Huge alligator found tied to a tree behind apartment building
People broke the law, but it’s the alligator who died. Because Florida law prohibits relocating alligators larger than 4 feet in length, this healthy, 11-and-a-half foot animal was killed after some idiot tethered him to a tree behind an apartment complex. From the Tampa Tribune: That alligator gator stretched 11 feet, 6 inches and may […]
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