Space may be the final frontier, but here on earth the sea is the last vast resource not to be fully explored. As noted on the website Our Amazing Planet in the article “Earth’s Final Frontier: Mysteries of the Deep…
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The vampire squid (scientific name Vampyroteuthis infernalis) is a most unusual cephalopod. Found in deep-sea conditions in many tropical and temperate oceans of the world at depths of 300 to 3,000 feet, the vampire squid is the only surviving member…
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The sun-tailed monkey, known by the scientific name Cercopithecus Solatus, is native to central forests in Gabon and they can be found in no other locations in the world. Discovered in 1986 the sun tailed monkey is listed as a…
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Crustaceans are sometimes called the insects of the sea, because they are both Mandibulate Arthropods and because, while the insects may rule on land, the crustaceans rule in the water. The other great group of Arthropods are the Chelicerates, which…
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The sun-tailed monkey is a relatively new discovery in Gabon. The diet of the sun-tailed monkey may be as elusive as this species has been. A brief look at Gabon Gabon is located in West Central Africa. It gained independence…
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Remember finding those little tadpoles along the water’s edge when you went fishing with dad or grandpa? Those little tadpoles went from cute little “fishy things” to frogs! The process by which frogs evolve from eggs, to tadpoles, to frogs,…
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The dace is a fish that has a large range, with some species living in Europe and North America. Scientifically, they belong to the Cyprinidae or minnow family. Additionally, there are an estimated 20,000 species, worldwide. Habitat Dace are incredibly adaptive,…
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The Common Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus), a member of the carp family, is a small to medium-sized silvery fish and is scientifically classified as follows: Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (carps) Family: Cyprinidae (minnows or carps) Genus: Leuciscus…
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The scientific name of the Electric Eel is Electrophorus Electricus. Very aptly named, Electric Eels can emit up to 600 volts of electricity! This particular eel is not truly an eel at all, but a type of fish with very…
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Imagine you see something fluttering around you one day. It could be a moth or a butterfly but you just don’t know how to tell them apart. Well, according to entomologists (people who study insects), the defining difference, without any…
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