By Herp News Warning: Some images below may contain graphic content. At best numbering roughly 2,800 individuals, the Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) is critically endangered. Yet population data has been notoriously difficult to gather due to the rarity of sightings and the small size and isolation of the areas in which the elephants live, […]
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Oct 13
Oct 13
Humans are ‘super-predators’: unique and unsustainable
By Herp News We hunt for food, and we hunt for fun. But we are unlike other natural predators, according to a study recently published in Science. We are “super-predators”, researchers say. Cape Buffalo Trophy. Photo by Lord Mountbatten, Wikimedia Commons. Most natural predators on land — like lions, bears and tigers — prefer to […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Chameleon
Everyone feels just like this little chameleon does here in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user 1Sun every once in a while! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read […]
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Turtle Swimsuit to Teach About Sea Turtles
Photo: The News-Press University of Queensland has decided turtles look good in clothes. They have altered the design of rash vest to fit both hatchling and adult sea turtles to learn a bit more about the dietary needs of Loggerheads by collecting a full fecal sample. Mr Coffee said the information could be used to […]
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Red Pygmy Rattlesnakes
The red pygmy rattlers of Hyde County, NC are among the world’s most beautiful snakes. It was exactly 5:45PM and the temperature was 84F when we turned from the pavement onto a secluded dirt road in Hyde County, NC. It was a sunny mid-August afternoon and the humidity was high. Moments earlier we had photographed […]
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