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Archive for December, 2014


   Dec 20

Turtle moves with help of LEGO wheelchair

By Herp News One turtle previously unable to move was able to roll around with the help of a LEGO wheelchair. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Dec 19

Evolve™ Open Beta Exclusively on Xbox One January 15 – 19, 2015

By Herp News 2K and Turtle Rock Studios announced today that the Open Beta test for the much anticipated 4v1 shooter, Evolve™, is coming exclusively to Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, January 15 – 19, 2015. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto […]

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   Dec 19

Fitch Rates Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Notes 'AAA'; Affirms Existing Ratings

By Herp News Fitch Ratings assigns 'AAA' ratings to the following senior unsecured notes issued by Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp : Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Dec 19

What's going on with West Virginia's Dangerous Wild Animal law?

In March 2014, West Virginia enacted the Dangerous Wild Animal (DWA) law, which was lobbied for heavily by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and its affiliated WV organizations. Similar bills had previously failed in WV, dying in legislative committee and once progressing far enough to be vetoed by WV’s Governor. Although the […]

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   Dec 19

Herp Video of the Week: Do Tortoises Eat Toes?

Check out this video “Do Tortoises Eat Toes?” submitted by kingsnake.com user rugbyman2000. Submit your own reptile & amphibian videos at http://www.kingsnake.com/video/ and you could see them featured here or check out all the videos submitted by other users! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Dec 19

Herp Photo of the Day: Alligator Lizard!

<img width="250" src="http://gallery.connectedbypets.com/data/95707alligatorM12010-med.jpg" alt=" Alligator Lizard, uploaded by kingsnake.com user corrinna” /> It’s our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user corrinna! Alligator Lizard, uploaded by kingsnake.com user corrinna” /> 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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   Dec 19

7ft marine reptile fossil beach find

By Herp News A 7ft skeleton of a carnivorous marine reptile is found on a beach in south Wales Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Dec 18

Turtle Beach to Present at the 17th Annual ICR XChange Conference and the 17th Annual Needham Growth Conference

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

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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   Dec 18

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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   Dec 18

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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   Dec 18

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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   Dec 18

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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   Dec 18

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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   Dec 18

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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   Dec 18

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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   Dec 17

Short-necked Triassic marine reptile discovered in China

By Herp News A new species of short-necked marine reptile 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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   Dec 17

Short-necked Triassic marine reptile discovered in China

By Herp News ( PLOS ) A new species of short-necked marine reptile 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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   Dec 17

Canadian court to determine fate of Blanding's turtles

A group of women is fighting to protect the habitat of Blanding’s turtles from development. From keysnet.com: “We started out with as six little old ladies,” laughs Cheryl Anderson. “Now we’ve got eight little old ladies.” But, she adds quickly, they’ve managed to rally support from across the county — and the country — to […]

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   Dec 17

Herp Photo of the Day: Anaconda!

<img width="250" src="http://gallery.connectedbypets.com/data/117841PICT2327_klein_copy-med.jpg" alt=" Anaconda, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Hwal” /> It’s our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Hwal! Anaconda, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Hwal” /> 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 Snake No […]

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   Dec 16

TBS Orders Comedy Pilot 'Quality Time' From Broken Lizard Gang

By Herp News Marking the first pilot order from network president Kevin Reilly Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Dec 16

Florida's mild weather makes it snake country in three colors

The Florida panhandle is one of our favorite places. Even in months like December when much of the rest of the country is feeling the icy grip of winter, the panhandle experiences much milder conditions and on warmer days we’re even able to see a few snakes and other reptiles. So there we were, December […]

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   Dec 16

Florida's mild weather is snake country in three colors

The Florida panhandle is one of our favorite places. Even in months like December when much of the rest of the country is feeling the icy grip of winter, the panhandle experiences much milder conditions and on warmer days we’re even able to see a few snakes and other reptiles. So there we were, December […]

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   Dec 16

Florida's mild weather is kingsnake country in three colors

The Florida panhandle is one of our favorite places. Even in months like December when much of the rest of the country is feeling the icy grip of winter, the panhandle experiences much milder conditions and on warmer days we’re even able to see a few snakes and other reptiles. So there we were, December […]

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   Dec 16

How A Hacker Gang Literally Saved Christmas For Video Game Players Everywhere

By Herp News At the start of December, a notorious hacker gang named “Lizard Squad” issued a threat: it would take down over Christmas the PlayStation and Xbox Live networks, the online services that some video games need in order run from a home console. Despite most hackers being “in it for the lulz” — […]

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   Dec 16

How A Hacker Gang Saved Christmas For Video Game Players Everywhere

By Herp News Universal PicturesA hacker group known as Lizard Squad almost ruined Christmas for video game players. At the start of December, a notorious hacker gang named “Lizard Squad” issued a threat: it would take down over Christmas the PlayStation and Xbox Live networks, the online services that some video games need in order […]

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   Dec 16

Hunting is a greater threat than logging for most wildlife in Borneo

By Herp News Persistence is the key factor in the two most common human stressors on tropical wildlife. In Malaysian Borneo, hunting continually diminishes wildlife populations, whereas the negative impacts from selective logging are more transient, according to a recent study in Conservation Biology. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products […]

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   Dec 16

Turtle season begins in Queensland

By Herp News Turtle power has been on display up the Queensland coast as shelled reptiles young and old entered or re-entered the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Dec 16

Turtle Wax® Awards National #Reflectie Contest Winner With 2015 Ford® Mustang®

By Herp News CHICAGO, Dec. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – While most of America was snapping “selfies” this summer, car enthusiasts from coast-to-coast were all about the Turtle Wax #Reflectie – a photograph or self-portrait that's taken in the shine of a freshly waxed car.  Nearly 6,000 people submitted their Reflecties for a chance to win a […]

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   Dec 16

Lower Keys crocs reclaiming traditional territory

The population of Lower Keys crocodiles in Florida has rebounded enough for the animals to start to return to their native terrain. From keysnet.com: Reports of a Lower Keys crocodile, a species not long ago virtually unseen outside of North Key Largo, did not surprise Nancy Finley, manager of the Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges […]

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   Dec 16

Barkers in the Puddles

Jim and I had been bouncing along a seldom used forest road, our destination still miles ahead. We were heading for a once flooded meadow from which, until the lengthy drought, carpenter frogs had been known to call. But our drive had been intercepted by loud toooonks coming from a woodland pond that we were […]

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   Dec 16

Herp Photo of the Day: Argentine Black & White Tegu!

<img width="250" src="http://gallery.connectedbypets.com/data/173549Image011_-_resized-med.jpg" alt=" Argentine Black & White Tegu, uploaded by kingsnake.com user RamblinRose” /> It’s our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user RamblinRose! Argentine Black & White Tegu, uploaded by kingsnake.com user RamblinRose” /> Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! […]

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   Dec 15

Tortoise Capital Advisors to Host Year-End Closed-End Fund Conference Call

By Herp News Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C., the adviser of NDP, NTG, TPZ, TTP, and TYG announced today it will host a year-end conference call on Dec. 17, 2014 at 3:30 p.m. Central, to discuss current energy industry market conditions and Tortoise closed-end funds’ 2014 year-end results. Go to Source …read more Read more here: […]

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   Dec 15

Tortoise Capital Advisors to Host Year-End Closed-End Fund Conference Call

By Herp News Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C., the adviser of NDP, NTG, TPZ, TTP, and TYG announced today it will host a year-end conference call on Dec. 17, 2014 at 3:30 p.m. Central, to discuss current energy industry market conditions and Tortoise closed-end funds’ 2014 year-end results. Go to Source …read more Read more here: […]

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   Dec 15

Turtle that breathes through its butt now critically endangered in Australia

By Herp News Danielle Haynes TOWNSVILLE, Australia, Dec. 15 (UPI) — A turtle notable for the fact that it breathes through its rear-end is now considered critically endangered by the Australian government. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Dec 15

Then there were five: rhino death moves species closer to extinction

By Herp News As if news for rhinos couldn’t get any worse: this weekend, Angalifu, died a the San Diego Zoo. Forty four-year-old Angalifu was a male northern white rhino and his death means only five of this subspecies remains on the planet. Angalifu’s death, which keepers suspect was simply from old age, follows soon […]

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   Dec 15

Unique Australian Turtle Is Critically Endangered

By Herp News The turtle breathes out of its butt Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Dec 15

Fitch Affirms Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund Notes at 'AAA' & Pfd at 'AA'

By Herp News Fitch Ratings assigns 'AAA' ratings to the following senior unsecured notes issued by Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund : Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Dec 15

Turtle that can breathe out its butt almost extinct

By Herp News The days of the white-throated snapping turtle (Elseya albagula) appear to be numbered, according to the Australian government, which has recently declared them critically endangered. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Dec 15

Turtle that can breathe out its butt almost extinct

By Herp News The days of the white-throated snapping turtle (Elseya albagula) appear to be numbered, according to the Australian government, which has recently declared them critically endangered. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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