Tag Archives: Reptiles

The New York Times 12:09 am on November 11, 2020
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How Some Skinks Lost Their Legs and Then Evolved New Ones

The lizards have complicated a rule of thumb that in evolution, once you lose a body part, you don’t regain it.

#evolution-biology, #philippines, #proceedings-of-the-royal-society-b-journal, #reptiles, #research, #your-feed-animals, #your-feed-science

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The New York Times 4:54 pm on September 21, 2020
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Are Exotic Skins Out of Fashion?

Covid-19 may be the tipping point when it comes to crocodile, python, ostrich, and clothes.

#agriculture-and-farming, #alligators, #animal-abuse-rights-and-welfare, #animals, #biodiversity, #convention-on-international-trade-in-endangered-species, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #fashion-and-apparel, #fur, #kering-sa, #luxury-goods-and-services, #lvmh-moet-hennessy-louis-vuitton-sa, #minks-animals, #people-for-the-ethical-treatment-of-animals, #phillips-van-heusen-corporation, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry, #reptiles, #wildlife-trade-and-poaching, #your-feed-fashion

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The New York Times 5:53 pm on August 14, 2020
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Making Sense of ‘One of the Most Baffling Animals That Ever Lived’

Important mysteries have been solved about a reptile with a giraffe-like neck that hunted prey 242 million years ago.

#alps-mountains, #current-biology-journal, #neck, #paleontology, #reptiles, #research, #skull-body-part, #your-feed-animals, #your-feed-science

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The New York Times 4:15 am on August 13, 2020
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She Doesn’t Make Animals Cry, but She Collects Their Tears

By studying the numerous ways animals keep their eyes wet and healthy, scientists hope to help address human vision problems.

#animals, #birds, #crying, #evolution-biology, #eyes-and-eyesight, #frontiers-in-veterinary-science, #reptiles, #research, #turtles-and-tortoises, #veterinary-medicine, #your-feed-animals, #your-feed-science

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The New York Times 9:00 am on August 8, 2020
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Dolphins Have Hidden Fingers. So Do Seals. These Sea Creatures Did Not.

A recent analysis of the flippers of living and extinct marine animals shows the enduring power of “baby mittens.”

#biology-letters-journal, #crocodiles, #dolphins-and-porpoises, #endangered-and-extinct-species, #evolution-biology, #fingers, #fish-and-other-marine-life, #paleontology, #penguins, #reptiles, #research, #sea-lions, #seals-animals-and-sealing, #whales-and-whaling, #your-feed-animals, #your-feed-science

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The New York Times 9:00 am on July 31, 2020
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Lizard Popsicles, Anyone?

The coolest reptiles on the planet occasionally freeze solid.

#argentina, #evolution-biology, #lizards, #patagonia-argentina, #reptiles, #research, #your-feed-science

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The New York Times 9:00 am on July 1, 2020
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How We Get Stronger

Weight training prompts changes in the nervous system that prime the muscles to get bigger and stronger.

#exercise, #isabel-glover, #journal-of-neuroscience, #monkeys-and-apes, #muscles, #nerves-and-nervous-system, #newcastle-university, #reptiles, #research, #stuart-baker, #weight-lifting

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The New York Times 6:53 pm on June 17, 2020
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Tracks Hint at a Crocodile Ancestor That Walked on 2 Legs

Over 100 million years ago in what is now South Korea, evolution experimented with nine-foot-long bipedal reptiles.

#crocodiles, #fossils, #kim-kyung-soo, #lockley-martin-1950, #paleontology, #reptiles, #research, #scientific-reports-journal, #south-korea, #your-feed-science

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The New York Times 3:20 pm on June 17, 2020
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Life Hatched From Soft Eggs, Some a Foot Long, in Dinosaur Era

A football-size egg from Antarctica and baby dinosaurs from Mongolia and Argentina shine new light on ancient reptile reproduction.

#dinosaurs, #eggs, #endangered-and-extinct-species, #fabbri-matteo, #fish-and-other-marine-life, #fossils, #legendre-lucas, #nature-journal, #norell-mark-a, #paleontology, #reptiles, #research, #wiemann-jasmina, #your-feed-science

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