Category: Biodiversity
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…
Eating and sleeping all day: the life of a giant panda
pandasinternational.org At first glance, the giant panda (𝘈𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘤𝘢) might seem like it’s living the dream. This iconic Chinese bear…
Frogs don’t drink—so how do they absorb water?
Lipton Despite what internet memes featuring green anthropomorphic amphibians would have us believe, here’s the real tea: Frogs are generally…
Meet the monotremes: a particularly peculiar group of mammals
iStock Aside from being colorful cartoon characters, Perry the Platypus and Knuckles the Echidna have one more thing in common:…
How tough is a pangolin’s keratin scale armor?
Gregg Yan/Wikimedia Commons They’re scaly, they’re small, and they can curl up into a ball: Indeed, pangolins are curious little…
