By Herp News When monitor lizards breathe, air flows into their lungs in a one-way loop — a pattern known as one-way airflow. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Dec 11
Dec 11
Chameleons use colorful language to communicate: Chameleons’ body regions are ‘billboards’ for different types of information
By Herp News To protect themselves, some animals rapidly change color when their environments change, but chameleons change colors in unusual ways when they interact with other chameleons. Researchers have discovered that these color changes don’t happen “out-of-the-blue” — instead, they convey different types of information during important social interactions. Go to Source …read more […]
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The mystery of lizard breath: One-way air flow may be 270 million years old
By Herp News Air flows mostly in a one-way loop through the lungs of monitor lizards — a breathing method shared by birds, alligators and presumably dinosaurs, according to a new study that may push the evolution of this trait back to 270 million years ago. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]
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The biggest dinosaur ever, and how we found him
Ever heard of Siats meekerorum? Our old dino friend T. rex did, and not in a good way. Check out this video all about Siats, and why he’s been dubbed a “man-eating monster.” …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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USF gives sea turtle high-tech treatment
By Herp News Freud, a green sea turtle, was found lethargic off of the Panhandle, but a CT scan at USF’s Health’s Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation found bubbles in an airway and air trapped near a lung. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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