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 start of the Chinese Year of the Snake. Unlike most snakes, twig snakes have binocul...
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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta recently recorded videos of 40different animals,standing for 15different species.The scientists wanted to see how wet,hairy mammals shake off water after they get wet.The scientists say the animals shake at just the right frequencies to ...
Here's a list of the most threatened animal species in the world. It approximates how many of each exist in the wild and also indicates which efforts, if any, are being used to save them.
Conservation status: Critically endangered This critically endangered species, a genetic cousin of the cow, was only discovered in 1992. The large mammal is found in the mountains of Vietnam and Laos. The saola (pronounced sow-la) is often prey to commercial poachers.Javan...
From Argentina to Australia and Norway to Nova Scotia, these places chosen by National Geographic Traveller (UK) will be making headlines in the year ahead.
A recently published letter from Proust to the editor Vallette confirms that Fallois, the editor of the 1954 edition of Contre Saint-Beuve, made an essentially correct guess about the relationship of the essay to the novel. Fallois proposed that Proust had tried to begin a novel in 1908, ...
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.
The major reason for their extinction would be poaching, which has been extremely popular recently. They were hunted by poachers who take advantage of their homs and sell them for extremely high profits. Their habitats have also been affected, mainly driven by climate change.It is estimated that...
根据第三段中的“And it was in Chile she discovered she could get last-minute cheap deals on ships going to Antarctica from the islands off Tiera del Fuego.(正是在智利,她发现自己可以在最后一刻买到从火地岛附近岛屿前往南极洲的廉价船只)”可知,是一张折扣票价让Ginni决定去南极洲旅行的。故选C。