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The new minnow species, Phoxinus kottelati, is able to change its color pattern during spawning, according to a study. Photo ...
Deep in the misty highlands of northwestern Peru, scientists have uncovered three entirely new species of frogs.
A recent study published in Current Biology has found that animals living at elevations of 1,000 meters and higher have a ...
In the Andes Mountains of northern Peru, a long-tailed mammal with a “facial mask” moved through the undergrowth. Suddenly, ...
Darkness stretched across the mountains of northern Peru, coaxing a golden-eyed creature out of its hiding place. It perched on a leaf and made a “peep-like” sound. Suddenly, a beam of light cut ...
In 1980, a single male grasshopper was collected on the island of São Nicolau in Cape Verde. No one knew then that this ...
A new tarantula species has been found in southeastern Arizona by two researchers who have identified more of the giant spiders than just about anyone on Earth.
In the forests of Doi Phu Kha National Park in Thailand, a new species of scorpion called Scorpiops doiphukha was discovered. This “large” scorpion, found hiding in rock crevices, is notable for ...
The new species, measuring about 2.5 inches long on average, is found in a limited number of streams that drain into the Marmara and Black Seas, including Koca, Uludere and Akgüney, Bayçelebi said.
A mountain lion that was severely hurt in a car crash earlier this year has been successfully rehabilitated and released back ...
The disease, called white-nose syndrome, is caused by a fungus called Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd). It can sometimes ...