Posted by ChiefJack Hawk on Wednesday, October 27, 2010,
The Amazon region is being hailed as a treasure trove of biological diversity by the World Wildlife Fund. Studies made by the Fund between 1999 and 2009 have revealed 1.220 new species of animals and plants, including a large brown hairy spider with neon blue fangs and a huge catfish that feeds on monkeys. Scientists are worried, however, that these species may be wiped out. In the last 50 years, an area twice the size of Spain has been destroyed in the Amazon by logging interests and farm... Continue reading ...
New Species Found In Indonesia
Posted by ChiefJack Hawk on Friday, August 27, 2010,
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Science
A recent three week mission to Indonesia's coastal waters has revealed at least 50 new animal and plant species living there. Over 100 hours of video and some 100,000 photos were taken by a robot submarine's HD equipment. Scientists were amazed to see that crinioids, or sea lillies, which were abundant in prehistoric seas but very rare today, grow in large numbers and varieties here. Among the oddities spotted durig the video exploration sea spiders the size of dinner plates, a purple colo... Continue reading ...
Animal Believed Extinct Is Still Alive
Posted by ChiefJack Hawk on Monday, July 19, 2010,
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Animals
Scientists from the Zoological Society of London exploring in Sri Lanka have encountered an animal so rare it was thought to be extinct. The Horton Plains Slender Loris was first discovered on the island nation in 1937 and only seen four times since then, the last time in 2002. The loris was, according to a report filed with Agence France Presse, photographed and actually captured by the scientists, who performed a complete physical examination of it before releasing it back in the wild. T... Continue reading ...