two species of terrapin at Butrint, Albania

We have now been to the archaeological website of Butrint—a UNESCO World Heritage Centre on the southern tip of Albania—twice, in 2010 and 2017. Fascinating as this historic Greek, Roman,…

OFF WITH THEIR HEADS! HUNTING HANYUSUCHUS INTO EXTINCTION

  Reconstruction of the possible look in lifetime of Hanyusuchus sinensis (© Hikaru Amemiya/Wikipedia – CC BY 4.0 licence) Some actually extraordinary creatures might properly have lived alongside humanity way…

Do Hurricanes Rock Lizards Tougher within the Metropolis? – Anole Annals

This weblog submit was additionally featured within the weblog Life within the Metropolis  The Puerto Rican Crested Anole (Anolis cristatellus) Hurricanes are highly effective storms that form ecosystems by eradicating…

A Area Information Overview – 10,000 Birds

Australia has plenty of birds. The “Working Listing of Australian Birds, v.4,” printed by BirdLife Australia lists 2,016 birds, however that features subspecies (add extinct, home, failed launched & non-confirmed…

HYPCOP workshop in Flødevigen | The Invertebrate Collections

From the seventh to the eleventh of March the HYPCOP workforce as soon as extra sat collectively to work on the identification of the species we’ve within the assortment. The…

A reminder of how Raymond Cowles and Charles Bogert modified how the world considered physique temperature regulation in reptiles

An offprint on the market caught my eye. Shortly afterwards I had my first comfy take a look at an vital piece of analysis printed in wartime USA that I…

ShukerNature: THE ELEPHANT DUNG BAT

  Would possibly Kenya’s elusive elephant dung bat be an unidentified relative of Britain’s acquainted serotine bat Eptesicus serotinus, as exquisitely painted right here by Archibald Thornburn? (public area) Bats…

New Guide on Reptiles of the Lesser Antilles – Anole Annals

This e book is printed by Chimaira and is supported by a variety of worldwide conservation businesses. With 608 pages and round 900 photographs, it makes an attempt to be…

Bush telly in Australia – 10,000 Birds

For a lot of of you I doubt you’ve heard of the expression “Bush telly”. In Australia the time period is usually used to explain what you watch when you…

Fieldwork for 2 tasks | The Invertebrate Collections

The tasks HypCop (bottom-associated copepods) and Hardbunnsfauna (Invertebrate fauna of marine rocky shallow-water habitats) went on a day-trip to 3 localities final week. We made the a lot of the…