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Kaziranga unveils new survey reports of Fish, Frog and Reptile diversity
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Kaziranga National Park authority unveiled new survey reports of Fish, Frog and Reptile diversity on Thursday.
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Roaming free in paradise: Seychelles' giant tortoises and their special bo
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Aldabra tortoises are one of the largest tortoise species in the world, with males weighing up to 550 pounds. They have a dark grey to black colour, a highly domed, thick carapace, and a small neck plate. Their long necks help them gather food from trees. They feed on leaves, fruits, and
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Two held at Jaipur airport with 9 wildlife species hidden in luggage
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The seized reptiles include Corn snake, King snake, Albino snake, Milk snake, and Green iguana, Monitor lizard, Tarantula, Red squirrel and a packet of white mice.
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Nature reserves not parks or pastures: Sharjah Ruler
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In a call to the "Direct Line" programme, Sheikh Sultan explained that reserves provide a safe haven for endangered species, including birds, insects, and reptiles, and public access could compromise their safety
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Australia: Snake season starts early as high temperatures hit country's ea
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Snakes tend to “brumate” over the winter, a state similar to hibernation during which they become less active and often seek out a place to hide until temperatures start to climb again. Usually, this doesn’t happen until September.
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Newly described fossil had armoured plates above its backbone
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A new species of armoured reptile that lived close to the time of the emergence of dinosaurs has been described by researchers. The study was published in the journal, the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.
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Climate Change threatens more animal extinctions outside nature reserves,
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
An international study surveying more than 14,000 species of amphibians and reptiles found that more animals will become extinct outside of nature reserves than within them because of climate change.
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Fossil evidence indicates that these long-necked reptiles were beheaded by
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Compared to modern reptiles, several marine reptiles from the time of the dinosaurs had incredibly lengthy necks. The fact that they had long necks rendered them more vulnerable to predators, even if it was obviously a successful evolutionary strategy, has long been speculated by palaeontolo
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Bihar: Crocodile beaten to death after it kills 14-yr-old in Vaishali, pro
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A video that went viral on social media purportedly showed the huge reptile being pulled out of the water by a group of men, who and beaten with sticks and rods by a group of men.
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Ziqitza Healthcare Limited set to expand footprint in Uttar Pradesh with i
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Uttar Pradesh [India], February 28 (ANI/NewsVoir): Asia's largest emergency medical service provider company Ziqitza Healthcare Limited after having achieved major milestones in the country by providing ambulances and medical helplines in multiple states of India is now all set to step into
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Giant extinct marine reptile graveyard was likely ancient birthing grounds
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The study offers a plausible explanation as to how at least 37 of these marine reptiles came to meet their ends in the same locality, a question that has vexed paleontologists for more than half a century. The research presents evidence that these ichthyosaurs died at the site in large numbe
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Routes for smuggling wildlife across countries often the ones used to traf
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The porous international borders with Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, China and other Southeast Asian countries, and a growing aviation market make the fight against the illegal wildlife trade increasingly difficult in India, said the report which was released by Union Finance Minister Sitharama
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