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Colugo lemur consumes more energy when
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Colugo lemur consumes more energy when

Scientists working at the University of California, Berkeley, USA discovered that Colugo's flying lemur moves by sliding in the air to save time,

December 16, 2018
Sent to giant gold catfish
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Sent to giant gold catfish

A British fishing enthusiast set a new world record after catching albino catfish weighing up to 88.2 kg and 2.4 meters long at the Ebro river, near Barcelona, ​​Spain. .

December 16, 2018
Revealing secrets of snakes
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Revealing secrets of snakes

Snakes are reptile animals that are nothing strange to humans but around them exist

December 16, 2018
Fluttering mother buffalo born 2 children
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Fluttering mother buffalo born 2 children

From the moment my mother and father are born, I have just seen this twin mother buffalo. That's strange, but the two children are growing up fast ...

December 16, 2018
How do vampire bats suck blood?
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How do vampire bats suck blood?

By analyzing genetics and expression of heat-sensing organs (receptors) in the nose of fruit bats and vampire bats, researchers discovered heat receptors of vampire bats…

December 16, 2018
Wild dogs were domesticated 33,000 years ago
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Wild dogs were domesticated 33,000 years ago

A group of Russian-led international archaeologists have discovered a skull of a supported dog dating back to 33,000 years in the cave of Siberian Altai mountain.

December 16, 2018
Sand creatures
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Sand creatures

Thinking that it is difficult for any creature to survive in the sand burns, among the dunes that form and disappear with the waves of the sea, there are still creatures…

December 16, 2018
Evolution of heat receptors in animals
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Evolution of heat receptors in animals

Animals on Earth adapt themselves to temperature changes such as desert heat, or ice cold weather. However, the molecular mechanism of adaptation to these thermal enviro…

December 16, 2018
The survival secret of Japanese snails
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The survival secret of Japanese snails

New research by Japanese scientists shows that land snails are widely distributed in the habitat of the Ogasawara Islands of this country by surviving the bird's digesti…

December 16, 2018