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Fire toads
The toad has the scientific name Bombina orientalis and is often used to call the Eastern fire toad. This type of toad is usually found only in quiet water like ponds an…
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Warm penguins
It is often thought that penguins live in cold countries like the Antarctic, but there are Humboldt birds that live in warm lands. This bird is named after the name of t…
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Add 11 species to the dangerous list
The world's second-largest species of shark, an Iraqi bird and the only Asian Central Asian deer are among 11 new species listed as endangered, announced Nov. 25. t
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Lophiomys imhausi porcupine mouse
Porcupines have the scientific name Lophiomys imhausi, they are also known as crested rats or mice with manes. Although it is a mouse, this rodent animal does not look l…
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Sex violence threatens female lizards
There are too many guys surrounded by a disadvantage for female lizards. Scientists have found that excess males will cause lizards to experience violent mating, reducin…
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Stork bag
African Marabou Stork is eaten mainly by scavengers whose scientific name is Leptoptilos crumeniferus. The nest is made on the tree or between the stones, the head and n…
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Dove love with ears
Sexy sounds emanating from male pigeons can make doves enchanting, and the effect is even higher when the girls are watching the poses. Because males often look at the c…
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Monkeys also have dialects
Monkeys also have their own voice depending on where they live. This is the first study to confirm that, done by Japanese scientists.
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Mink Gulô
Mink Gulô, the scientific name Gulo gulo is a lonely creature who often finds them hunting alone both day and night. The coat is mostly dark brown, but there is a spot o…
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Lion on the tree
A creature whose scientific name is Leontopithecus rosalia looks superficially a lion but actually inside is just a fairly gentle animal that should be called
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The bloodthirsty spider species in Africa
Like the imaginative character Dracula and the real blood-sucking bat, these jumping spiders in eastern Africa also crave human blood.
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Mice also sing to flirt
The mouse may not sing to beg for food, but the mouse sings to please his partner. Researchers at the University of Washington, USA, discovered this when they eavesdropp…
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Bees can adjust flight speed
Doctoral student Emily Baird and colleagues at Australia's National University found honey bees have an effective way to maintain flight direction in the air and do not…
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A pair of twin red Tamarin monkeys just born
Berlin's German zoo has just introduced its newly born red-handed Tamarin monkey pair. These two newborn monkeys were born in the zoo on September 17 but have not yet be…