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Golden Spectacled Bear (The real Paddington bear)

Golden Spectacled Bear (The real Paddington bear)

November 25, 2016December 23, 2019 Michael Tweddle 4 Comments

By: Michael Tweddle Lucky to share this natural instinct by enjoying and admiring wildlife. Life has led me to travel to such places that when I was a child taught me characters as Jacques Cousteau and TV documentaries such as the National Geographic, Transtel Cologne and BBC among others. Happy today, after thirty years taking […]

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Tibetan monks partner with conservationists to protect the snow leopard

Tibetan monks partner with conservationists to protect the snow leopard

June 11, 2013December 22, 2019 Supertrooper 6 Comments

Tibetan monks could be the key to safeguarding the snow leopard (Panthera uncia) from extinction, according to an innovative program by big cat NGO Panthera which is partnering with Buddhist monasteries deep in leopard territory. Listed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List, snow leopard populations have dropped by a fifth in the last 16 […]

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Scientists discover two mini-spiders in China (photos)

Scientists discover two mini-spiders in China (photos)

May 31, 2013December 22, 2019 Supertrooper 1 Comment

Scientists have uncovered two miniature spiders living on mountains in China’s southern region, one of which is among the smallest spiders recorded worldwide, according to a new paper in ZooKeys. Both spiders belong to the Mysmenidae family, which is made up of mini-spiders with eight eyes. “Although the family Mysmenidae is distributed worldwide, it is […]

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