A young Bengal tiger cub smuggled into the U.S. and seized at the Mexico border is displayed for the media in Torrance on Oct. 20, 2017. (Credit: Mark Ralston / AFP / Getty Images) Concerned that elephants and other animals have been used as props at Hollywood parties, the Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday… via …
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Nombre en español: Polluela Bicolor Nombre en ingles: Gray-breasted Crake Nombre científico: Laterallus exilis Familia: Rallidae El burrito de pecho gris o polluela bicolor (Laterallus exilis) es una especie de ave gruiforme de la familia Rallidae que se distribuye en Sudamérica. Esta especie se puede encontrar en Argentina, Belice, Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, …
One of the highlights of my visit on Monday to Green Spring Gardens was photographing a blossoming Japanese Apricot tree (Prunus mume). It was a little strange to see a tree with blossoms during the winter, but apparently it is normal for this species to blossom in mid-winter and late winter. The flowers are commonly […] …
This is the first in a series of posts that will run throughout 2020 profiling work done by recipients of last year’s Student & Postdoc Research Awards. How does a fungal ecologist end up getting a grant from an ornithological society? For Marcos Vinicius Caiafa Sepulveda, the connection was truffles. Truffles are common in the… via …
Pure White Peacock, Busch Botanical Gardens, St. Louis, Missouri via Pure White Peacock, Busch Botanical Gardens, St. Louis, Missouri — Documented Wanderlust
(SAN DIEGO) — A Southern California aquarium has successfully bred the rare weedy sea dragon, the lesser known cousin of the sea horse that resembles seaweed when floating. San Diego’s Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography said in a news release Thursday that two weedy sea dragons have hatched this week, making the aquarium… via …
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https://www.youtube.com/embed/JlBa6Wr9vZs?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent This week, I am back up in the highlands of Scotland, this time working with the Aigas Field Centre. Aigas is pretty unique. It is both the family home of Sir John & Lady Lister-Kaye and Scotland’s premier field studies centre dedicated to environmental education and nature conservation. A dedicated team of staff and …
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