Only a couple of days ago, the news broke that the already infamous Fukushima nuclear plant had been hit by a power failure. At that time, several people questioned whether or not engineers might be able to restore power before the plant went haywire once again.
However, Tepco (Tokyo Electric Power Company) stresse... |
21 March 2013
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Not very long ago, biologists and environmentalists exploring the natural habitats of Indonesia came across a bizarre-looking rodent which seems to only have two teeth. As one can easily imagine, this more than distinguishes it from other representatives of this order of mammals.
Specialists speculate that this new... |
23 August 2012
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Just recently, biologists investigating the ecosystems of Panama's forest areas reached a rather amusing and interesting conclusion: although most human communities tend to exterminate them on account of their stealing food from wherever they can find it, rodents are in fact crucial for the survival of some tree... |
17 July 2012
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South America is the land of the giant rodents. And the biggest of them all is the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris). This is the largest living rodent, a relative of agouti, chinchilla, nutria, American porcupine and guinea pig. In many languages, the animal is called "water hog" (this is how hydrochoerus transla... |
12 March 2008
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Don't be fooled by the humble size of a mouse or rat because their extinct relatives were bigger than cows. And now, the largest rodent ever has been discovered: a one tonne Josephoartigasia monesi, as big as a big bison bull, which lived 2 million years ago.The impressive skull of 53 cm (1.8 ft) in length was e... |
16 January 2008
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1.There are two species of minks. Even if they belong to the same genus of the stoats, weasels and polecats, Mustela, they do not have a common origin, but are the result of convergent evolution. This is proven by skull characters, karyotype (number and shape of the chromosomes), immunology. 2.Minks are solitary crea... |
14 January 2008
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Marmots are the world's largest... squirrels! They can be 45 cm (1.5 ft) tall when staying on two feet and weigh up to 14 kg (30 lbs). Marmots inhabit grasslands, from steppes to alpine pastures in Europe, Asia and North America. They eat twice a day: in the morning and in the evening, basically plants (they eve... |
19 December 2007
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The white fur of the stoats was highly prized during the Medieval Age, being used in the robes of many royal and noble figures. The furs were sewn together in a pattern of black dots made by the tail tips, the "in ermine".These little devils are solitary and territorial. As small as they are, a female can have a ter... |
17 December 2007
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