#Photographer nabs shot of ‘never-before-seen’ yellow penguin

#Photographer nabs shot of ‘never-before-seen’ yellow penguin

“#Photographer nabs shot of ‘never-before-seen’ yellow penguin” He waddled right into the spotlight. A “never-before-seen” yellow penguin was captured on camera by a Belgian wildlife photographer, making nature lovers squawk with joy. Yves Adams was snapping photos of a colony of 120,000 king penguins in South Georgia, an island in the southern Atlantic, in December 2019…

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#Photographer spots rare black leopard on safari in India

#Photographer spots rare black leopard on safari in India

“#Photographer spots rare black leopard on safari in India” These are some truly one-of-a-kind spots. Black leopards are a rarity, and black leopards with visible spots are rarer still. So when 24-year-old photographer Anurag Gawande saw one such beautiful creature during a safari at India’s Tadoba National Park this month, he knew he’d been blessed…

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#World’s tiniest reptile ‘with huge genitals’ found

#World’s tiniest reptile ‘with huge genitals’ found

“#World’s tiniest reptile ‘with huge genitals’ found” The world’s smallest reptile is so tiny it could fit on your fingertip but has genitals so big they’re about 20% of its overall size. The Brookesia nana species of chameleon has been described in a recent study by scientists who were shocked by just how minuscule it is. The…

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#Biden plans temporary halt of oil activity in Arctic refuge

#Biden plans temporary halt of oil activity in Arctic refuge

“#Biden plans temporary halt of oil activity in Arctic refuge” JUNEAU, Alaska — President Joe Biden’s administration announced plans Wednesday for a temporary moratorium on oil and gas leasing in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge after the Trump administration issued leases in a part of the refuge considered sacred by the Indigenous Gwich’in. The plans,…

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#Dwarf giraffes discovered in Namibia, Uganda

#Dwarf giraffes discovered in Namibia, Uganda

“#Dwarf giraffes discovered in Namibia, Uganda” JOHANNESBURG — Being tall is the giraffe’s competitive advantage, giving it the pick of leaves from the tallest trees, so scientists were stunned to find two giraffe dwarves on different sides of Africa.  “It’s fascinating what our researchers out in the field found,” Julian Fennessy, co-founder of the Giraffe…

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#‘Desperate’ mountain lion spotted in California town could be dangerous

#‘Desperate’ mountain lion spotted in California town could be dangerous

“#‘Desperate’ mountain lion spotted in California town could be dangerous” A “sick” and “desperate” mountain lion has been spotted in a small Southern California town, leaving officials unsure why it has become weakened. The massive mammal was spotted on film in Newell Creek, Calif., just 8 miles north of Santa Cruz, where another mountain lion was spotted a few…

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#More than 1.5B masks will pollute oceans this year: report

#More than 1.5B masks will pollute oceans this year: report

“#More than 1.5B masks will pollute oceans this year: report” More than 1.5 billion disposable face masks will wind up in the world’s oceans this year — polluting the water with tons of plastic and endangering marine wildlife, according to a Hong Kong-based environmental group. A report by OceansAsia cites a global market research report…

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#Scientists plan mission to iceberg drifting toward island

#Scientists plan mission to iceberg drifting toward island

“#Scientists plan mission to iceberg drifting toward island” A team of scientists is being sent to study the world’s biggest iceberg, which is potentially on a collision course with an island in the South Atlantic Ocean, according to reports. The “A68a” iceberg – which NASA estimates to be roughly the size of Delaware – broke from the Larsen C Ice…

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