Scientists identify 3 new monitor lizards from Philippines
May 18th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 18 (ANI): Scientists have discovered two new monitor lizard species and one new subspecies in the Philippines.German scientist Andre Koch from the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig in Bonn together ... Read more...
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“Pinocchio” frog’s nose grows when it calls others
May 18th, 2010 - 11:40 am ICT by ANI
London, May 18 (ANI): A frog with a Pinocchio-like nose is among the new species discovered in Indonesia's remote Foja Mountains, say scientists.Scientists have called it the "Pinocchio" frog because of its ... Read more...
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‘Experienced’ female lizards more likely to be courted by males
May 15th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 15 (ANI): Female sagebrush lizards with greater courtship experience tend to attract greater attention from their male counterparts, according to a recent study.For the study, Mayte Ruiz, Zachary M. Beals, ... Read more...
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Lizards Dying Of Heat
May 14th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 14, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): It appears that it is not just the human beings, who are encountering the warming of the earth and the consequent rising temperature. Apparently, global ... Read more...
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Heat is driving lizards to extinction driving
May 14th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Santa Cruz, May 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Researchers say the recent increase in temperature is responsible for driving lizards to extinction. This particular study involved more than twenty scientists from all over ... Read more...
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World’s Too Hot For Lizards To Handle
May 14th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
May 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Global warming is getting all the more alarming by the day, and now not only the humans, but also the cold-blooded lizards are feeling the heat, ... Read more...
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World’s lizards disappearing due to rise in global temperatures
May 14th, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 14 (ANI): Rising temperature is adversely affecting the lizard population, so much so, that a full 20 percent of all lizard species could be extinct by the year 2080, a ... Read more...
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Study sheds light on the evolution of lizards
May 10th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 10 (ANI): A new research has confirmed that competition, and not predation, is the primary selective force in island lizards.In one of its kind ecological field experiment, entire islands in ... Read more...
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New species of giant lizard found in Philippines
April 10th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Manila, Apr 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Philippines is the home of a new species of a giant lizard. Even though the scientists were totally in the dark about its existence, but the tribal’s ... Read more...
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Lizard liquor creates stir in Malaysia!
April 8th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Apr 8 (ANI): Some Vietnamese workers are making news for creating a special brew-homemade liquor fermented with the carcass of monitor lizards.Employed at furniture factories, the workers have claimed that ... Read more...
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Giant fruit eating lizards found in Philippines
April 8th, 2010 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
London, April 8 (IANS) A giant species of fruit eating monitor lizard that lives in trees has been discovered in the forests of the Northern Philippines, scientists have said."The lizard, a new ... Read more...
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Secretive New Lizard Species Traced In Philippines
April 7th, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Philippines, Apr 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Deep in the forests of Northern Philippines, a new species of lizard has been discovered. The reptile has been categorized as a variant of the ... Read more...
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Lizard with double penis found
April 7th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 7 (IANS) A species of a giant lizard with a double penis has been discovered in the Philippines, a media report said.
The brightly coloured lizard is a close cousin of ... Read more...
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PETA targets Simpson for wearing animal skin
March 26th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 26 (IANS) Singer Jessica Simpson has been targeted by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for wearing animal skin.
Simpson was recently photographed wearing a jacket ... Read more...
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Florida Python Hunt Is On
March 9th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Florida, Mar 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The hunters who have a penchant for killing the big reptiles can rejoice as the special hunting season for killing Pythons has started in Florida ... Read more...
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Lizard moms pick larger mates to have sons, smaller for daughters
March 5th, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 5 (ANI): Brown anole lizards are pretty clever when it comes to choosing males to father their kids-they mate with large fathers to produce more sons and go for smaller ... Read more...
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Female beetles lock horns in fierce battle for dung!
March 3rd, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 3 (ANI): In a new research, scientists found out that female beetles resort to horned aggression against each other in the battle for securing dung.According to a report in New ... Read more...
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Komodo Dragon Attacks Ranger
February 27th, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Komodo, Indonesia, Feb 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Komodo dragon, an inmate at the Komodo National Park, attacked a park ranger, Marcelinus Subanghadir. The ranger was attacked by the reptile, which ... Read more...
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Park Ranger in Indonesia Rescued From Komodo Dragon Attack
February 24th, 2010 - 10:48 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Indonesia Feb 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A park ranger in Indonesia was saved by his colleagues on Monday, when a seven foot komodo dragon attacked him. The komodo, which is the ... Read more...
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All female lizard species are found in the Southwest & Mexico
February 24th, 2010 - 10:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Kansas City, Feb 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There is an all-female lizard species – whiptail lizards, which are found in the Southwest and Mexico. Biologists say that they probably resulted from a ... Read more...
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All Female Lizard Procreates By Cell Division
February 24th, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan BhaduriFeb 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Asexual organisms on this earth's surface are regarded to be one of the rarest of species. It is seemingly strange how they can avoid sex but ... Read more...
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German Man tried to smuggle 44 lizards in his under-pants
January 29th, 2010 - 12:40 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Wellington, Jan 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A German man has tried to smuggle 44 lizards in his under-pants when he tried to board a flight from New Zealand. He was arrested on ... Read more...
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Man Arrested With 44 Lizards In Underwear Sentenced To Prison
January 29th, 2010 - 12:25 am ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Wellington, Jan 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A man who had been arrested for exporting 44 lizards have been sentenced to 14 weeks of imprisonment, and has also been asked to pay ... Read more...
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Did birds’ ancestors breathe their way to dominance?
January 15th, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 15 (IANS) Birds' breathing method may have helped their dinosaur forefathers dominate earth after its worst mass extinction 251 million years ago.
The extinction wiped out 70 percent of land life ... Read more...
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A difference in the function of a single gene can actually matter
January 9th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 9 (ANI): In a new research, scientists at the University of Idaho, US, have discovered not only that different species sometimes use the same gene to produce the same adaptation, ... Read more...
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Chemical pollutes dam water; notices to 50 companies
December 29th, 2009 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) The Maharashtra government has issued notices to 50 chemical companies in Ratnagiri district after a chemical was dumped on a national highway, polluting a dam supplying water to ... Read more...
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Scientists find 280-million-year-old reptiles’ preserved last meal
December 29th, 2009 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 29 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have found insect parts stuck between the teeth of two Paleozoic reptiles, which makes it the last meal for the 280 million year ... Read more...
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‘Screaming Roadrunner’ roamed among dinos 71 to 75 million years ago
December 21st, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 21 (ANI): Scientists have identified a new bird, nicknamed the 'Screaming Roadrunner', which roamed among dinosaurs 71 to 75 million years ago.According to a report in Discovery News, the fossils ... Read more...
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Lizards can change their diet to avoid predators
December 3rd, 2009 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 3 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have shown that a particular lizard species from the Negev Desert in the Near East changes its diet to avoid predators.The research was ... Read more...
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Beckhams reward sons with new pets for getting good grades
November 23rd, 2009 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): Hollywood star couple David and Victoria Beckham gift their hard-working sons new pets whenever they get good grades.The soccer ace says he's impressed how well his three ... Read more...
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Beckhams gift lizard to son for getting good marks
November 23rd, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 23 (IANS) Football star David Beckham and his wife Victoria rewarded their son with a lizard when he got good grades in school.
David was so proud of his eldest ... Read more...
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Gecko’s tail an energy powerhouse, say scientists
November 21st, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, November 21 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have determined that a gecko's tail is an energy powerhouse, as the reptiles have a slower getaway after dropping their tail to fee ... Read more...
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Beckham stayed at Galaxy to enable kids to get a “normal” schooling
November 21st, 2009 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov. 21 (ANI): David Beckham has revealed that the attraction of spending quality time with his family was the main reason that kept him committed at Galaxy, despite his under-whelming, ... Read more...
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Squirrel monkeys among hundreds of rare animals rescued in Peru
November 19th, 2009 - 4:51 am ICT by IANS
Lima, Nov 19 (EFE) The Peruvian Police have rescued hundreds of rare animals, including squirrel monkeys, yellow-foot tortoises, iguanas and diminutive brotogeris parakeet that were being sold illegally in downtown Lima.
The sellers ... Read more...
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Video of partly fried fish eaten alive becomes YouTube sensation
November 18th, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 18 (ANI): A shocking video of a partly fried fish being eaten while it is still alive has become an instant rage over the Internet.The body of the fish ... Read more...
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