By Herp News A 6ft leatherback turtle drowned off the east coast of Scotland after being caught in fishermen's creel ropes, experts discover. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Oct 27
Oct 27
Tortoise Treated By Vet After Swallowing Sea Turtle Charm
By Herp News A South Florida veterinarian got quite a surprise Monday morning when the owner of a tortoise brought her beloved pet to his office to be checked out. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Photos: slumbering lions win top photo prize
By Herp News The king of beasts took this year’s top prize in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, which is co-owned by the Natural History Museum (London) and the BBC. The photo, of female lions and their cubs resting on a rock face in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, was taken by […]
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Scientific association calls on Nicaragua to scrap its Gran Canal
By Herp News ATBC—the world’s largest association of tropical biologists and conservationists—has advised Nicaragua to halt its ambitious plan to build a massive canal across the country. The ATBC warns that the Chinese-backed canal, also known as the Gran Canal, will have devastating impacts on Nicaragua’s water security, its forests and wildlife, and local people. […]
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CSI: Madagascar
Using a technique more common in forensic science than taxonomy, a grad student identified a new frog of Madagascar. From Discover Magazine: Taking an integrative approach to taxonomy (versus the traditional and still-common practice of relying solely on morphology), Scherz examined genetics, morphology, and a technique that’s still cutting-edge for distinguishing species: CT scans. Wrapping […]
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Some like it loud: Warning coloration paved the way for louder, more complex calls in poisonous frogs
By Herp News Species of poison frogs that utilize bright warning coloration as protection from predators are more likely to develop louder, more complex calls than relatives that rely on camouflage. New research indicates that because these visual cues establish certain species as unsavory prey, they are free to make noisy calls in plain sight […]
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