'Extinct' Frog Found in Honduras, Experts Say (September 28, 2008)
A rough-skinned frog species thought to have gone extinction more than 20 years ago has been found alive in a Honduran rain forest, experts said. Craugastor milesi—also called the miles' robber frog—was considered "locally abundant" in Honduras until the 1980s, when attempts to find the frog proved unsuccessful.
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Source: National Geographic |
Extinct Galapagos Tortoise Could be Resurrected (September 26, 2008)
A giant tortoise species from the Galápagos Islands thought to be extinct since the 1800s may not be gone after all, according to new research findings. The very same history that wiped out its populations may have inadvertently saved it.
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Source: National Geographic |
New Iguana Found in Fiji
(September 23, 2008) Say hello to Brachylophus bulabula, a new species of iguana named after a Fijian greeting—bula. The yellow-nosed reptile, discovered in the central Fiji Islands, is the third living iguana species discovered in the Central Pacific Basin.
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Source: National Geographic |
"Ant from Mars" found in Amazon Jungle (September 16, 2008)
A unique, blind, subterranean, predatory ant has been discovered in the Amazon rainforest. On first sight, legend of evolutionary biology and ant expert Edward O Wilson of Harvard University quipped that it was so unusual that it must have come from Mars. Unfortunately, the specimens dried up and crumbled before they could be formally described.
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Source: New Scientist |
Too Few Asian Vultures in Captivity to Save Species?
(September 14, 2008) Captivity strategies aimed at protecting endangered giant vultures may not be enough to save the birds from extinction, according to a new study. Genetic testing of captive oriental white-backed vultures suggests the diversity needed to ensure the species' future will taper within three years.
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Source: National Geographic |
Honeybees Do "the Wave" to Fend Off Attackers
(September 13, 2008) Like sports fans performing "the wave" at a stadium, honeybees can create a dazzling ripple effect by splaying their shiny wings and flicking their abdomens up and down, new research reveals. The exact purpose of this "shimmering" phenomenon has been a source of speculation for several decades.
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Source: National Geographic |
Bird Duets are "Aggressive Audio Warfare" (September 10, 2008)
The intertwining songs of tropical wrens are their weapons of choice in turf wars, says a new study that could also shed light on other duetting species. The duets may also help the birds locate one another in dense foliage.
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Source: National Geographic |
New Rare Primate Groups Found in Cambodia (September 04, 2008)
Two new populations of rare primate species, both numbering in the thousands, have been discovered in a Cambodia preserve. A 2008 survey estimates 42,000 black-shanked doucs and 2,500 yellow-cheeked crested gibbons live in Cambodia's Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area.
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Source: National Geographic |
Bats can Fly Silently to Avoid Jamming Sonar Signals
(August 27, 2008) Some bats prevent crossed signals when flying with others by shutting down their natural sonar, new research reports. Bats measure distances, dodge objects, and locate prey by listening to their own sound signals bounce off objects. "Flying mute" could signal active cooperation among the mammals, but scientists don't know for sure.
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Source: National Geographic |
New, "Chubbier" River Dolphin Species Found in Bolivia
(August 21, 2008) The Bolivian river dolphin is a separate species from the Amazon river dolphin, scientists announced recently. Thousands of years ago a powerful drought dried up Brazil's Madeira River, causing a "radical separation" as dolphin populations were caught on different sides of the newly created rapids, said researcher Manuel Ruiz-Garcia.
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Source: National Geographic |
Gorilla "Paradise" Found; May Double World Numbers
(August 06, 2008) Deep in the hinterlands of the Republic of the Congo lies a secret ape paradise that is home to 125,000 western lowland gorillas, researchers announced today. The findings, if confirmed, would more than double the world's estimated population of gorillas.
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Source: National Geographic |
New Manta Ray Species Discovered, Expert Says
(August 04, 2008) What scientists call the manta ray is actually at least two distinct species with unique behaviors and lifestyles, a scientist announced recently. The more commonly known manta ray is smaller and more easily seen, usually staying near coasts. Little is known about a second, larger species that avoids contact with humans and seems to have wider migration patterns. It also has evolutionary remnants of a spine and a harmless, nonstinging barb on its tail.
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Source: National Geographic |
Bat Bonanza: 100+ Species Found in 5 Acres of Jungle
(July 22, 2008) More than a hundred bat species have been found packed into about five acres (two hectares) of Ecuadorian rain forest. While the species found are not new, the diverse mélange—in Tiputini Biodiversity Station in the eastern part of the country—marks the highest number of bat species ever recorded in one place, researchers report.
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Source: National Geographic |
Badgers, Rabbits Undermine England's Ancient Monuments
(July 14, 2008) Burrowing badgers and rabbits are digging away at hundreds of England's ancient monuments, the country's heritage guardian says. The extent of the damage was revealed this week by English Heritage, a government preservation body that conducted a survey of 70,000 protected sites, including castles, battlefields, and shipwrecks.
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Source: National Geographic |
CCTV to Protect Bullied Buffalo
(July 09, 2008) Hi-tech help has been offered to the owner of a water buffalo at the centre of a series of attacks. The buffalo, called Oink, weighs more than a tonne and has been the victim of harassment and injury on land in Darley Abbey village in Derbyshire. Stones and bricks have been thrown at him, hay set on fire and washing up liquid put in his water.
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Migrating Birds Understand "Foreign Languages"
(July 07, 2008) Like avid travelers picking up local languages, migrating birds appear to learn and understand the common calls of unrelated bird species that they encounter during their long journeys, new research reveals.
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Source: National Geographic |
Record Breaking Chameleons Live Only a Few Months
(July 02, 2008) Labord's chameleon had been identified in 1872 in the arid southwest of the island of Madagascar off the east coast of Africa. But it wasn't until 2003 that a zoologist noticed there was something strange about this particular species. "It was just bizarre, because I could find only adults and no juveniles whatsoever," said study co-author Kristopher Karsten of Oklahoma State University.
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Source: National Geographic |
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