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Jul 9, 2020 · Komodo dragons, which can grow to be 10 feet long and more than 300 pounds, are the world’s largest lizard.
Image from the paper Bioluminescence of the Largest Luminous Vertebrate, the Kitefin Shark, Dalatias licha: First Insights and Comparative Aspects that...
Jan 15, 2020 · The frame inside is made of mass timber, a high-density wood product that is one of the new range of high-tech products the global economy relies upon forests to fill. Mass timber has a particular utopian appeal among a certain set of architects and designers, and its supporters predict that the cities of the future will be all-wood high-rises ...
Apr 26, 2021 · How former foes worked together to help save these rare giraffes. Published 26 Apr 2021, 10:27 BST. Asiwa, one of eight Rothschild’s giraffes stranded on a rapidly shrinking island inside Kenya’s Lake Baringo, is guided onto a barge bound for the mainland. Her rescuers outfitted her with a blindfold and earplugs to reduce the stress of her ...
The cemetery of Okunoin is one of the largest in the world and is best explored on an atmospheric night tour. Kumano Nachi Taisha is one of three shrines connected by Wakayama's Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trails. It sits beside Nachi Falls, the tallest single-tiered waterfall in Japan.
Korean People's Army (KPA) soldier Lieutenant Kim poses for a portrait on the north side of the truce village of Panmunjom, within the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea. Photographs by Ed Jones.
Animals such as the warthog, impala, lesser kudu, buffalo, leopard, cheetah, and reticulated giraffe are on the up too. Although overall wildlife trends are guardedly positive, poaching still occurs, as does conflict between people and elephants at water holes: Last year 71 elephants were killed in northern Kenya in confrontations with villagers; six died at the hands of poachers.
Aug 21, 2018 · To figure out how the crayfish might be encouraging mosquitoes, the researchers set up tanks in the lab with different combinations of these three players. When dragonfly nymphs were alone, they gobbled up mosquito larvae, being much more efficient predators than the crayfish. But when they bunked with crayfish, their hunting prowess vanished.
Apr 20, 2020 · National Geographic Explorers: Lucy Hawkes. Published 20 Apr 2020, 10:55 BST. National Geographic Explorers: Lucy Hawkes
Mar 30, 2015 · The sounds of this rapidly growing city rumble in the distance, but for now the site offers a peaceful retreat at one of the world's most important aviary crossroads. The Aqaba Bird Observatory is open every day except Friday. Admission is 7JD (around £7). Follow Andy and Sam over the next two weeks as they travel around the Jordanian region ...
