Friday, May 02, 2008

Parasitic Plant Rediscovered After 20 Years

Posted by: Loren Coleman on May 2nd, 2008

paraplant Cryptobotany: George Yatskievych, Ph.D.,
Curator at the Missouri Botanical Garden, made the find and identification. Images.

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Snow Leopard in Kentucky?

Posted by: Loren Coleman on May 2nd, 2008

snoleopard Reports of exotic animals in the border state are sometimes rumors and sometimes the truth.

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112 Years Later: Dwarf Cloud Rat Rediscovered

Posted by: Loren Coleman on May 2nd, 2008

The species has never before been discovered in its natural habitat and was thought by some to be extinct.

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New Gecko Discovered

Posted by: Loren Coleman on May 1st, 2008

A new species of a rock-dwelling lizard has been discovered by the Bombay Natural History Society in Pune district, India. Image.

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The rare Palouse earthworm, reported to sometimes reach three feet in length, may not be quite as rare as previously thought. Discoveries of specimens in the Columbia River basin have scientists speculating the Palouse prairie, a threatened area, may not be the worm's only habitat. Also, 112 Years Later: Dwarf Cloud Rat Rediscovered, Parasitic Plant Rediscovered After 20 Years, Tiny Bee Spotted for First Time in 50 Years, New Fossil Bird Found and Snow Leopard in Kentucky?

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