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Jul 9, 2020 · Komodo dragons, which can grow to be 10 feet long and more than 300 pounds, are the world’s largest lizard.
Image from the paper Bioluminescence of the Largest Luminous Vertebrate, the Kitefin Shark, Dalatias licha: First Insights and Comparative Aspects that...
Jan 15, 2020 · The frame inside is made of mass timber, a high-density wood product that is one of the new range of high-tech products the global economy relies upon forests to fill. Mass timber has a particular utopian appeal among a certain set of architects and designers, and its supporters predict that the cities of the future will be all-wood high-rises ...
The cemetery of Okunoin is one of the largest in the world and is best explored on an atmospheric night tour. Kumano Nachi Taisha is one of three shrines connected by Wakayama's Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trails. It sits beside Nachi Falls, the tallest single-tiered waterfall in Japan.
Jan 22, 2020 · Incinerated trees and animals frozen where they were engulfed by flames are a common sight on the island – and much of the stricken habitats affected by the fire in recent weeks. The fires on Kangaroo Island spread so quickly that even fast-moving kangaroos were caught in the conflagration that has left forests reduced to charred stumps.
Animals such as the warthog, impala, lesser kudu, buffalo, leopard, cheetah, and reticulated giraffe are on the up too. Although overall wildlife trends are guardedly positive, poaching still occurs, as does conflict between people and elephants at water holes: Last year 71 elephants were killed in northern Kenya in confrontations with villagers; six died at the hands of poachers.
Apr 26, 2021 · How former foes worked together to help save these rare giraffes. Published 26 Apr 2021, 10:27 BST. Asiwa, one of eight Rothschild’s giraffes stranded on a rapidly shrinking island inside Kenya’s Lake Baringo, is guided onto a barge bound for the mainland. Her rescuers outfitted her with a blindfold and earplugs to reduce the stress of her ...
Mar 9, 2018 · Animals. Pictures Of Different Dog Breeds. Published 9 Mar 2018, 15:55 GMT, Updated 11 Mar 2018 ...
Mar 9, 2021 · Animals 2:03. The coyote and the roadrunner. Animals 1:30. Silent snowy owl attack. Explore Nat ...
Mar 30, 2015 · Jordan: Watch the birdie. A stunning variety of wading birds can be glimpsed at the Aqaba Bird Observatory, a key stop-off point for migratory wading birds on route to Africa or Asia. "Our observatory is a type of restaurant for birds; one of the most important on the migratory route."
