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• in Autos
  Quadski - the Melding of an ATV and Jetski
  45 MPH on land or water with this hybrid ATV/Jetski. Wheels retract in 5 seconds when in water.
  by photodb / on Nov 3, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “amphibian”

 

• Alpine Salamander

  
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  Salamandra atra Today is Mothers Day, so I thought it might be appropriate to talk about an animal that has one of the longest gestational periods on the planet. Nope, its not a large mammal like a Giraffe, Whale, or Elephant-- its a 5in long Amphibian! Alpine Salamanders live at very high altitudes in the ...
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• UVB Light: Why Do Reptiles Need It, and Which UVB Bulbs are Best?

  
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  Hello, Frank Indiviglio here. Our understanding of the role that Ultraviolet B Light plays in the lives of reptiles and amphibians has increased greatly over the last few decades, but we still have much to learn about the needs of individual species. A good deal of conflicting information has been published, and ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Curious Giant Turtle Investigates [Video]

  
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  Don’t you love it when the unlikeliest animal like this turtle would be so curious as to approach a camera? We get to see him (or her) up close! - Via The Presurfer . Share and Enjoy • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS
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• Decline in snow cover spells trouble for many plants, animals – ‘Snow cover is becoming shorter, thinner, and less predictable. We’re seeing a trend. The subnivium is in retreat.’

  
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  By Terry Devitt 6 May 2013 (UW–Madison) – For plants and animals forced to tough out harsh winter weather, the coverlet of snow that blankets the north country is a refuge, a stable beneath-the-snow habitat that gives essential respite from biting winds and subzero temperatures. But in a warming world, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Hallucinate This If You Will

  
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  I think I spent way too much time in the Dali Museum the other day and not enough time at Cafe Alma . Maybe even the other way around. Strange images keep creeping into my brain not unlike a hightokeulus being caressed by the feet and legs of an insectivorous anuran amphibian in the mind of an imaginary man pondering ...
  2 weeks ago

• Revelations of Interest

  
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  From time to time, certain revelations of interest begin to surface, adding to our knowledge, such as: AMPHIBIAN SPECIES: There are about 6,300 amphibian species, one third of which happen to be on the critically endangered list, according to scientists in California. The circumstances that cause their predicament ...
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• Top 5: De-extinction Candidates

  
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  Following on from my earlier feature: De-extinction – The future of conservation , here’s a quick guide to 5 of the species scientists are talking about bringing back from the dead. As you will see, the candidates proposed by Revive and Restore are heavily biased towards extinct vertebrates, which is not an ...
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• Tomato Frog

  
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  Image: Frank.Vassen Tomato Frogs are as red as a tomato and almost as spherical. Theyre a bit more poisonous, though! There are four species in the genus Dyscophus which more or less resemble a mutant tomato with eyes, legs and an appetite for worms. Three live in Madagascar, while their long lost cousin  D. ...
  3 weeks ago

• A brutal killer of the Chinese giant salamander

  
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  Zhou Feng’s EDGE Fellowship project focuses on diagnosing pathogens that threaten the Chinese giant salamander. In her latest blog, she tell us about the deadly Ranavirus. In 2010 and 2011, outbreaks of the disease Ranavirus occurred several times in farmed Chinese giant salamanders in Hanzhong County, ...
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• Unveiling the characteristics of torrent frogs

  
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  Since the last week of March, heavy rains have been pouring in Kenya. Catastrophic floods and massive landslides, in which numerous people have lost their lives and property, have been witnessed in various parts of the country. It has, therefore, become practically impossible to navigate the rough terrain of Mt Elgon ...
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• Top 5: Critically Endangered

  
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  The number of critically endangered species on the IUCN Red List currently stands at 4091. The real number is likely to be much higher: some species are so rare they haven’t even been discovered yet, and current surveys of many ecosystems are infrequent at best. Though there are numerous conservation initiatives at ...
  3 weeks ago

• Species Profile: Vietnamese Flying Frog

  
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  In celebration of Save The Frogs Day. A new species of Flying Frog has been found living in the lowland forests of Vietnam. Named ‘Helen’s Flying Frog’ ( Rhacophorus helenae ) after the Mother of the scientist who described it, this creature can be found in 2 fragmented habitat locations hemmed in by rice ...
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• Something fishy in our water…

  
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    Im not feeling very well... There’s something funny happening to the frogs in our pond. I mean, I wouldn’t mind – but that’s our drinking water, that is. Fifty of the buggers – dead. A couple of years ago I sent one off to Glasgow University so that they could work out what was wiping them out. ...
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• Flattened Fauna: A Field Guide to Common Animals of Roads, Streets, and Highways

  
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  Are you among the millions of people whose only opportunity to observe wildlife comes after it has been run over and pressed into a patty by big rigs, then desiccated by the elements until even flies don’t recognize it? This is the field guide for you! Roger Knutson, a biologist at Luther College, IA, fills an ...
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• The Best Diet for Uromastyx Lizards – a Herpetologist’s Thoughts

  
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  Hello, Frank Indiviglio here. Bulldog-like faces, calm dispositions, and fascinating behaviors – not to mention the stunning colors of many species – place Uromastyx Lizards high on the “must have” lists of serious lizard fans and zoos alike. Also known as Dab Lizards or Spiny-Tailed Mastiguerres, North ...
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• Vernal Pools: An Earth Day Celebration of Wildlands

  
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  I didn’t know anything about vernal pools or that there were two of them in the woods east of my house until I had a lightning strike burn down a tree into its roots and turn into an underground fire one August. The following spring, I ventured out into the woods to see how the site of the fire was recovering and ...
  4 weeks ago

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