reptiles
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Scientists Don’t Know Why All These Sea Creatures Are Swimming in Circles
Marine researchers in Japan and elsewhere have discovered yet another enigma of the aquatic world. In a new paper out Thursday, they detail their finding that various species of large sea animals, from turtles to sharks to seals, swim in circles for no clear reason. This circling could have several purposes for the animals, such…
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‘Bizarre’ Land Turtle Somehow Survived Mass Extinction That Killed The Dinosaurs
Very few land turtles managed to survive the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs, but at least one species of primitive turtle managed to fend off extinction in the northern hemisphere, according to new fossils found in France.
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What Scientists Saw When They Put A Crocodile In An MRI Scanner And Played Classical Music
In a scientific first, researchers have used an MRI scanner to study the brains of Nile crocodiles. Sounds weird – and even a bit dangerous – but the experiment is revealing new insights into the evolution of brains and how mammals and birds acquired the capacity to comprehend complex sounds.
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Male Tortoises Mysteriously Stop Boning
There are only a few things in this life animals really have to do. They have to eat, they have to crap, and they have to bang. So when conservation biologists transplant a bunch of wild animals in order to save them, but half of them stop getting laid as a result, it’s cause for…