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Deadly frogs find new home in Hastings
Published on 2011-01-10 16:20:30
THIS web-footed fella may look harmless but don’t be fooled by its size – the poison dart frog is one of the most deadly amphibians on the planet. Five of the endangered frogs have arrived at Blue Reef Aquarium on Rock-a-Nore and, despite being able to fit inside a thimble, each one has poison 200 [...]
Aquarium features terrestrial critters, too
Published on 2011-01-10 16:15:27
DENVER — While purists might scoff at the Downtown Aquarium’s inclusion of reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals in its exhibits, I say they only make this attraction even more, well, attractive. How else could the average person safely approach a venomous western diamondback rattlesnake to get a good look at its tail rattle? The [...]
Frog’s scary name is worse than its bite
Published on 2011-01-06 21:50:57
IT CAN’T fly and it doesn’t really suck blood, but that hasn’t stopped Australian researchers calling a newly discovered species the vampire flying frog. Jodi Rowley, a biologist at the Australian Museum, found the mysterious frog while exploring an uncharted mountainous region of southern Vietnam. The moniker comes from the fact that the tadpole of the [...]
