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The Many Moods of the Chameleon Illustrated in Colour
When we think of chameleons, we think of their ability to change colour - but contrary to popular belief, this is more a means of communication than camouflage. Yellow means “Hands off, I’m grumpy!” and green “Proceed, I’m chilling”. Pretty cool we think. Definitely leaves mood rings far behind...
Continue reading...The Legend of the Man-Eating Tree of Madagascar
Thursday, June 11, 2009
The year is 1878. The place: the steaming, savage jungles of Madagascar. Machete in hand, German explorer Carl Liche leads a group of Mkodo tribesmen through this terra incognita to find something no white man has ever seen before. Entering a clearing, Liche suddenly halts, frozen by the sight that stands before him. A legend is about to be born which will refuse to die...
Continue reading...Madagascar to Protect 2,300 Unique Species
Friday, April 11, 2008
Madagascar, an island nation roughly the size of France but home to a full two percent of the world’s biodiversity, has unveiled a conservation policy roadmap to protect the over 2,300 unique species living there. Image from litutuc on Flickr In addition to being the only place in the [...]
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
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