Newly Discovered Crab Resembles Strawberries
Jan/100
Marine biologist Ho Ping-ho spotted two colorful crabs off the coast of Taiwan last June. Along with a team of researchers, Ho, Assistant Professor at National Taiwan Ocean University, found the female crabs off the coast near Kenting National Park. The team, invited by Kenting National Park, was researching the environmental impact of an oil leak from a ship that ran aground when the made the discovery.
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Newly Discovered Crab Resembles Strawberries
A Real Stunner: CrustaStun Device Kills Lobster and Crab More Humanely
Nov/090
While many people enjoy eating a nice lobster or crab dinner, the methods often used to kill the crustaceans are sometimes seen as barbaric and cruel. It can take live lobsters up to three minutes to die when plunged into a pot of boiling hot water. It takes even longer for the crab – up to five minutes when boiled alive.
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A Real Stunner: CrustaStun Device Kills Lobster and Crab More Humanely
New Device Kills Lobster and Crabs More Humanely
Nov/090
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New Device Kills Lobster and Crabs More Humanely
Two Endangered Blue Whales Struck by Ships
Oct/090
Earlier this week, an ocean survey vessel reported feeling a “shudder underneath the ship” in the waters of northern California. Soon after, a whale was spotted “bleeding profusely.” A few hours later, an endangered blue whale whale washed ashore in a rocky cove in California. According to reports, the apparent strike probably occurred about 7 miles from shore.
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Two Endangered Blue Whales Struck by Ships
Kakapo – World’s Rarest Parrot – Gets It On With Photographer’s Head: Video!
Oct/090
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Sirocco, a male Kakapo, is grinning from ear-to-ear as he makes a play for a very unusual partner.
While filming the BBC’s “Last Chance to See” series, filmmaker Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine have a surprising encounter with an amorous Kakapo named Sirocco.
Sirocco, one of just 124 of his kind, appears eager to increase the population of his species – whether or not there’s another Kakapo around.
In the meantime, however, a human head will do just fine.
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Kakapo – World’s Rarest Parrot – Gets It On With Photographer’s Head: Video!
850 New Species Found Underground
Sep/090
In the Australian outbacks, 18 scientists have just discovered over 850 new species living underground.
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Migaloo Spotted: World’s Only All-White Humpback May Have Tumor
Aug/090
A very special whale was spotted recently on two separate occasions by researchers off the Great Barrier Reef. Migaloo, an all-white humpback whale, is truly one-of-a-kind. First spotted in 1991 off the coast of Australia, the 20-something male is the only documented white humpback whale in the world. Derived from an Aboriginal name meaning “white fella,” Migaloo’s last confirmed sighting was back in 2007.
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Migaloo Spotted: World’s Only All-White Humpback May Have Tumor
The Two-Faced Sea Snake: Proving Two Heads are Better Than One!
Aug/090
Yellow-lipped sea kraits, Laticauda colubrina, are proving two heads are better than one! According to a recent study, the poisonous sea snakes trick predators into believing their tail is a second head!
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Loggerhead Turtle Hatchlings: 4,000 Tiny Reasons to Celebrate
Aug/090
More than 4,000 Loggerhead turtle hatchlings made their way safely into the sea, thanks to the help of hardworking volunteers.
A dedicated team of about 70 Sunshine Coast volunteers are celebrating a wonderful outcome of the turtle nesting season: 4,000 Loggerhead hatchlings (Caretta caretta) have survived the treacherous journey from their nests into the sea.
Turtle Care Sunshine Coast and Coolum Coast Care help ensure hatching survival with a monitoring program for nesting beaches. Turtle nests are identified, recorded, and protected from predators (such as foxes).
According to My Sunshine Coast, 56 Loggerhead nests were identified this season between Caloundra’s Kings Beach and Noosa Heads.
Turtle Care Sunshine Coast coordinator Julie O”Connor is pleased with the results:
Given that there are only around 500 nesting Loggerheads along Australia’s east coast, the Sunshine Coast population is small but significant.
At the end of each turtle nesting season, volunteers enjoy a barbeque and celebrate their important contribution to the survival of endangered Loggerhead turtles.
Here’s to the volunteers!?
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Loggerhead Turtle Hatchlings: 4,000 Tiny Reasons to Celebrate
Prosthetic Flippers Give Injured Turtles Yu-Chan and Allison a Second Chance
Aug/090
Yu-Chan, an endangered loggerhead sea turtle, is one very lucky turtle. Found entangled in fishing nets in Japan in 2008, the 20-year-old loggerhead had also been attacked by a shark. Covered in bite wounds, she lost half of her forelimb and part of another due to her injuries.
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Prosthetic Flippers Give Injured Turtles Yu-Chan and Allison a Second Chance
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