By Herp News SAN DIEGO, Dec. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR) today announced that the Chief Executive Officer, Juergen Stark and Chief Financial Officer, John Hanson will be presenting … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Dec 18
Dec 18
Watch a Tortoise Rescue Another in Distress—Was It Trying to Help?
By Herp News A viral YouTube video showing a tortoise pushing another back on its feet may be a case of aggressive courtship, expert says. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Ocelots live in super densities on Barro Colorado Island
By Herp News By comparing camera trapping findings with genetic samples taken from feces, biologists have determined that the density of ocelots on Barro Colorado Island in Panama is the highest yet recorded. There are over three ocelots per every two square kilometers (0.77 square miles) on the island. Go to Source …read more Read […]
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No Turtle Doves for Christmas?
By Herp News Can you sing The Twelve Days of Christmas without two turtle doves? Well, that just might be the future of the holiday classic. Populations of the iconic birds have plummeted in the past few decades, falling 77 percent in Europe since 1980 and 96 percent in the United Kingdom since 1970. Go […]
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Strange Fossil Shows How Life Responded After Mass Extinction
By Herp News A strange marine reptile from the age of dinosaurs that was recently unearthed in China may shed light on how life recovered after the greatest mass extinction in Earth's history, researchers say. The creatures were odd-looking predators that grew to about 6 feet (2 meters) in size, and have so far only […]
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The oak toad chorus
The peeps were deafening. We were standing on the edge of a rain-filled drainage ditch that paralleled a busy North Central Florida highway. The rain, a deluge a few minutes earlier continued to fall in a fine but steady sprinkle. Rather than frightening and silencing the singers, the sounds of the streaming traffic, rubber on […]
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Recently discovered frog needs conservation effort
A newly identified poison dart frog is already threatened. From mongabay.com: “Many scientists are surprised about this discovery. People thought that it was difficult to find a new species of poison frog in this region of the country,” stated Abel Batista. “In Panama almost all areas are well investigated, and finding a such bright colored […]
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Short-necked marine reptile discovered in China
By Herp News Beijing, Dec 18 (IANS) A new species of short-necked marine reptile called Hupehsuchia from the Triassic period has been discovered in China. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Herp Photo of the Day: Bush Viper!
<img width="250" src="http://gallery.connectedbypets.com/data/159948atherisfemale2.jpg" alt=" Bush Viper, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Gregg_M_Madden” /> It’s our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Gregg_M_Madden! Bush Viper, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Gregg_M_Madden” /> Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King […]
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