Category: Biodiversity
The ‘King’s Gambit’: How a cone snail’s venom takes catfishing to a new, gruesome level
•Based on specimens from Cebu, the Conus imperialis cone snail may be using its venom not to incapacitate its prey, but to…
This frog was once named after Dr. Jose Rizal
Rafe M. Brown When Dr. Jose Rizal was in political exile in Dapitan, he spent a considerable amount of time…
Reindeer noses do turn red (though not as brightly as Rudolph’s)
Kia Krarup Hansen; Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, University of Tromsø Inspired by Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, a team…
5 little-known endangered species in the Philippines
Carmelo López Abad Did you know that the Philippines is among the 17 megadiverse countries in the world? Megadiversity refers to…
California Academy of Sciences describes 7 new Philippine species in 2020
Terry Gosliner © 2020 California Academy of Sciences •The California Academy of Sciences has released its 2020 list of newly…
Parasitic, poisonous, and named after poop: Facts about the mistletoe
Getty Images The mistletoe is an enduring icon of Christmas love, and it’s a time-honored tradition for couples to stand…
Curious sight, toxic bite: The slow loris, a unique Philippine primate
Thomas Marent/Minden Pictures/Corbis It’s nighttime, and you’re exploring a patch of forest in Sulu. Up ahead, you notice a peculiar…
The arctic reindeer is the first mammal to show this eye-catching ability
San Diego Zoo Timeless Yuletide tunes and tales have cemented the mystical, almost mythical place of the reindeer (𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴)…
How temperature dictates whether sea turtles become male or female
Wikimedia Commons Unlike humans, sea turtles aren’t born male or female based on chromosomes. Rather, they follow temperature-dependent sex determination…
‘Monkey-eating’ misnomer: What does the Philippine eagle actually eat?
Rey Sta. Ana/orientalbirdimages.org On December 16, 1896, Scottish ornithologist William Robert Ogilvie-Grant presented a majestic, newly described bird species at…
