Frogs’ Fluorescence May Be a Way of Communicating

Frogs’ Fluorescence May Be a Way of Communicating

Once thought to be a rare occurrence among terrestrial animals, fluorescence is more widespread than scientists once thought. Frogs’ fluorescence was first discovered in 2017. Before that, scientists were not aware that some of these amphibians were biofluorescent. Biofluorescence has to do with light wavelengths. According to a report published in the scientific journal Nature, […]

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A New Breakthrough in Combating the Deadliest Frog Disease

A New Breakthrough in Combating the Deadliest Frog Disease

You may not have heard of this ‘panzootic,’ a pandemic ravaging the animal kingdom. Over the last four decades, Chytridiomycosis, popularly known as ‘chytrid’, has decimated global frog populations, driving over 500 species towards decline and causing 90 extinctions, making it the most lethal known animal disease. Chytrid, an amphibian fungal disease originating in Asia, […]

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It’s a croc eat croc world: Moment crocodile clamps its teeth down on younger reptile in shocking two-hour attack

It’s a croc eat croc world: Moment crocodile clamps its teeth down on younger reptile in shocking two-hour attack

his is the shocking moment a crocodile tries to devour another helpless croc. Photographer Anne-Marie Scheepers, 52, took the pictures while visiting Kruger National Park in South Africa. The photos show a crocodile clamping its teeth down and shaking the smaller croc. The attack happened over the space of two hours. Scheepers, from Johannesburg, said […]

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