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Seventeen New Species Discovered in Tanzania

The rainforests of the South Nguru Mountains in eastern Tanzania were virtually unexplored until the arrival of Michele Menegon, a researcher from the Natural Science Museum of Trento, Italy, in 2004. She...

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Bones Inside Croc Are Those of Lost Crocodile Man

BONES recovered from a crocodile in Australia match the DNA of missing Scot, Arthur Booker, who went missing last month. "The'>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article5169530.ece"]The human remains...

created by Christina 123 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Komodo dragon into water

Photo taken near Rinca island in Komodo National Park (Indonesia). Dragons are rarely seen when swimming...

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Two-headed tortoise grows twice as fast as its siblings

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Two-headed tortoise grows twice as fast as its siblings

Having two heads is unusual but this tiny mutant tortoise is using them both to get more than his fair share of food and thriving. "Workers at the Water World aquatic farm at Wuwei town in Anhui, eastern...

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created by LotusFlower | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Snaking out: Former X Factor contestant's 6ft boa escapes from his home

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Snaking out: Former X Factor contestant's 6ft boa escapes from his home

"Residents were warned to keep their doors and windows closed yesterday after a 6ft boa constrictor escaped from the home of a former contestant on the television show X Factor. The snake, which kills its prey by...

created by stvalentine | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Leopard savaging a crocodile caught on camera

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Leopard savaging a crocodile caught on camera

" Leopard savaging a crocodile caught on camera Last Updated: 6:01pm BST 18/07/2008 The astonishing spectacle of a leopard savaging a crocodile has been captured for the first time on camera. Leopard savaging a...

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Scientists discover 'world's first bird' that lived 235million years ago

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Scientists discover 'world's first bird' that lived 235million years ago

"Palaeontologists have unveiled an extraordinary prehistoric 'flying' reptile which lived 235 million years ago.The kuehneosaurs glided through the subtropical forests of Europe using scaly 'wings' that could...

created by stvalentine | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Tuatara - prehistoric reptile unique to NZ - takes 35 years to reach the full size of 24 inches and takes one breath an hour

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After 200 million years, all-male future spells doom for reptiles

A group of reptiles called tuataras, the only surviving order that were around when dinosaurs roamed the earth could be wiped out because climate change could turn all the eggs into males - causing them to not be...

created by Amy Judd | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Man orders pet snake to attack police

"Luckily for them that 2.7-meter-long pythons are not very obedient" I think lucky for the man the snake didn't turn around and attack him instead. This guy seems crazy, threatening everyone with retiles. "Police...

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created by JeffHuang | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Python Found in Toilet Bowl

Australian residents found that a python awaited them in their toilet bowl. The python is 1.8 meter (nearly six feet) long, and is discovered in a highrise apartment in Australia's northern tropical city of...

created by Heiky | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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World's Strangest Creature? Part Mammal, Part Reptile

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World's Strangest Creature? Part Mammal, Part Reptile

The platypus is really considered the strangest creature on the Earth........""The platypus is a very ancient offshoot of the mammal tree, so it was 166 million years ago that we last shared a common ancestor with...

created by stvalentine | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Platypus is found to have a cocktail of genomes

The Platypus is one of nature's strangest animals. It has a bill like a duck, fur like a mammal, and venom like a snake. But scientists in Australia say they have now mapped the genetic makeup of the platypus,...

created by Amy Judd | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Crocs' long walk home

"Three homesick crocodiles in Australia have shocked experts by walking 250 miles back 'home' after being relocated. The discovery was made after tracking devices were attached to the reptiles, reports The BBC. Saltwater crocodiles caught near popular Australian beaches and...

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Two-headed reptile

"Scientists have found what is thought to be the first example of a two-headed reptile in the fossil record.http://a.invisionplus.net"

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Confiscated Venomous Snakes En Route To Reptile Zoo

"More than a dozen illegal poisonous snakes are on their way to a Kentucky zoo after being confiscated from a house on the city's east side. The snakes were dangerous and one reptile expert said they were in the worse condition he's seen in a confiscation. He said...

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