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DRI seizes 781 Bengal Monitor Lizard Hemipenes, 19.6 kg soft corals near N
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) thwarted an attempt to traffic endangered wildlife species near Nashik, Maharashtra. The operation resulted in the seizure of 781 Bengal Monitor Lizard Hemipenes, locally known as "Hatha Jodis," and 19.6 kg of soft corals, both listed under Sched
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Five Reasons to Choose Komodo National Park As your Next Nature Excursion
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 31: Known for its breathtaking natural beauty above and below the water, Komodo National Park in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Although the Komodo dragons are the most renowned of its natural wonders, the
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Andhra Pradesh: More than 15 govt school students fall ill after mid-day m
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The students alleged that the cause of their illness was a lizard falling into the meal during the rice cooking process.
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West Bengal: Locals create ruckus after dead lizard, rat found in mid-day
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Locals created a ruckus after a rat and a lizard were found in a mid-day meal in a school in Malda.
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'Jumping genes' help fungus kill salamanders: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A fungus that infects salamanders contains multiple copies of the same "jumping genes", scientists have discovered. Jumping genes, called transposons, can "copy and paste" themselves and impact the organism.
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Rare discovery of dinosaur remains preserved with its last meal: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Microraptor was opportunistic predator, feeding on fish, birds, lizards and now small mammals. The discovery of a rare fossil reveals the creature was a generalist carnivore in the ancient ecosystem of dinosaurs.
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Million years old lizard found in storeroom cupboard pushes origin of rept
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A specimen retrieved from a cupboard of the Natural History Museum in London has shown that modern lizards originated in the Late Triassic and not the Middle Jurassic as previously thought.
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Researchers discover overlooked Jurassic Park of lizards
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New research published today in eLife by researchers from the Institut Catala de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP) and the University of Bristol (UB) moves back the moment of the radiation of squamates the group of reptiles that includes lizards, snakes and worm lizards to the Jurassic
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Plant study hints evolution may be predictable
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Evolution has long been viewed as a rather random process, with the traits of species shaped by chance mutations and environmental events and therefore largely unpredictable.
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Venom in snakes and salivary protein in mammals share a common origin: Stu
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Snakes, some lizards and even a few mammals can have a venomous bite. Although these lineages split more than 300 million years ago, their venoms have evolved from the same ancestral salivary protein, reported scientists today in BMC Biology.
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Discovery of extinct prehistoric reptile that lived among dinosaurs: Resea
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a new extinct species of lizard-like reptile that belongs to the same ancient lineage as New Zealand's living tuatara. A team of scientists describe the new species Opisthiamimus gregori, which once inhabited Jurassic North Ame
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Poacher held for 'raping' monitor lizard in Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, Mahara
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Sangli (Maharashtra) [India], April 14 (ANI): Sahyadri Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra officials have claimed that one of the four detained poachers had "raped" a monitor lizard in the forest while filming the act too on the mobile phones.
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