Thelotornis is a genus of snakes known as twig snakes. The most recently discovered snake species, Thelotornis usambaricus, was found in January 2013. Coincidentally the species was discovered just before the s
Here are our editors’ picks for the most compelling wildlife findings of the year, from ants that can regrow their brains to the world’s tiniest reptile.
Dogs and other hairy mammals shake at just the right frequencies to get rid of water most quickly from their bodies-and directly on to any unlucky humans nearby.Mice do it.So do tigers and pandas.These animals really know how to shake.Frequency is the number of cycles-movements back and ...
Two recently discovered giant stick insects from Madagascar have retained the archetypal spindly silhouette, but have traded cryptic colouration for flamboyance. Intriguingly, they are dull-hued when young, only developing their bling at sexual maturity....
Here are 15 majestic species that succumbed to anthropogenic extinction in the past 10,000 years due to hunting or habitat destruction, with information on when and why each went extinct.
(人类学).The study of primitive peoples has discovered such a diversity of customs,values,feelings,and thoughts that many anthropologists arrived at the concept that man is born as a blank sheet of paper on which each culture writes its text.Another factor contributing to the tendency to deny...
Nobody knows for sure why and how dinosaurs disappeared from the earth in such a short time.We know many other wild plants, animals, insects and birds have died out more recently. According to a UI report, some 844 animals and plants have disappeared in the last 500 years. The dodo(...
Nicole is a lover of animals of all sizes but is especially fascinated with the feline variety. She’s the proud mom of Baby, a Burmese, and works every day so he can relax in the sunshine or by the fire. She’s always had a cat in her home and has spent countless days with othe...
We do pilates...We recently introduced a weekly class in the office as well as various other wellbeing incentives (lunchtime walks, for example), which have all been met with great enthusiasm. This tells you a lot about how staff do need to be encouraged to get up from their desks. ...
In fact, scientists at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden recently discovered that the average 70 offspring females have at one time share 19 fathers. These male snails will mate with any female they come across, and researchers suggest that the females may just put up with them. Mating ...