By Herp News “Alaska wood frogs spend more time freezing and thawing outside than a steak does in your freezer, and the frog comes back to life in the spring in better shape than the steak,” said the lead author on a recent paper demonstrating that freeze tolerance in Alaska wood frogs is more extreme […]
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Jul 24
Jul 24
It’s not just extinction: meet defaunation
By Herp News Get ready to learn a new word: defaunation. Fauna is the total collection of animals—both in terms of species diversity and abundance—in a given area. So, defaunation, much like deforestation, means the loss of animals in all its myriad forms, including extinction, extirpation, or population declines. Go to Source …read more Read […]
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Look what the stork brought to the London Zoo
The very first Philippine crocodiles to be bred in Britain made their debut at the London Zoo. From the Orange News: The six new-born critically-endangered crocs – born over a 48 hour period – are among the world’s rarest reptiles. As they are native only to the Philippines the baby crocodiles were named after the […]
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Lush Cosmetics launches bid to protect pangolins
By Herp News Lush Cosmetics has agreed to support an effort to battle trafficking of the Sunda pangolin. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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