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Archive for January 15th, 2015


   Jan 15

Ocean’s 15: meet the species that have vanished forever from our seas

By Herp News In the last 500 years, the oceans have suffered far fewer extinctions than on land—at least that we know of. According to a recent study in Science, 15 animals are known to have vanished forever from the oceans while terrestrial ecosystems have seen 514 extinctions. The researchers, however, warn that the number […]

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   Jan 15

Empty seas? Scientists warn of an industrialized ocean

By Herp News This is obvious, but still important: humans are not a marine species. Even as we have colonized most of our planet’s terrestrial landscapes, we have not yet colonized the oceans. And for most of our history, we have impacted them only on the periphery. A new review in Science finds that this […]

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   Jan 15

For sea turtles, there’s no place like magnetic home

By Herp News Adult sea turtles find their way back to the beaches where they hatched by seeking out unique magnetic signatures along the coast, according to new evidence. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Jan 15

Sea turtle navigates vast ocean to find beach where she was born: How?

By Herp News It's a sea turtle mystery that has stumped scientists for decades: How does the female sea turtle, which travels across thousands of miles of open ocean each year, still manage to navigate back to the same beach where she hatched to lay her eggs? Go to Source …read more Read more here: […]

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   Jan 15

Newly discovered frog species gives birth to live tadpoles

Think all frogs lay eggs? Think again. From ScienceBlogs: A new species of frog (Limnonectes larvaepartus) has been discovered in the rain forest of Sulawesi island in Indonesia. This species challenges the grade-school wisdom that taught us: ‘frogs lay eggs’. It looks like textbooks will need to be revised as this is the only known […]

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   Jan 15

Nose to nose with an alligator in the night

About a half a mile from our house there is a small drainage culvert that channels water from a small neighborhood lake and wetland, beneath a busy highway, and into the Paynes Prairie basin. Various herps at various times utilize this culvert to assuage their various needs. Patti and I occasionally visit the canal just […]

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   Jan 15

State to pick up abandoned tortoise

By Herp News The tortoise that was discovered by Jonathan Hanks on his Oahu driveway on New Year's Day was scheduled to be picked up by the State Department of Agriculture Wednesday afternoon. Rep. John Mizuno's office received several calls from people claiming to be the owner of the tortoise. The state will be calling […]

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   Jan 15

Herp Photo of the Day: Pitviper!

It’s our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Neverscared! 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 products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Jan 15

A happy ending to a tortoise story

By Herp News A well-traveled tortoise is back where he belongs. Rarely does a tortoise become a top story, but a reptile has been been getting all sorts of attention after getting lost. Now, this tortoise story comes with a happy ending. The phone had been ringing off the hook at State Representative John Mizuno's […]

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   Jan 15

Tortoise found in Kaneohe reunited with owner

By Herp News The story of a tortoise found roaming a Kaneohe neighborhood has come to a happy close, its ending not too far from where it all began. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Jan 15

State to pick up abandoned tortoise

By Herp News The tortoise that was discovered by Jonathan Hanks on his driveway on New Year's Day was scheduled to be picked up by the State Department of Agriculture Wednesday afternoon. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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