Species of the week

November 21, 2014
SEEN 5.3 Species of the week

Species of the week (suggested by Monika Ryll) Galapagos tortoise http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2014/10/28/an-endangered-giant-tortoise-population-is-finally-stable-thanks-to-some-aggressive-goat-eradication/

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SEEN 5.2 Species of the week

White rhino http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/18/northern-white-rhino-dies-six-alive-world

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SEEN 5.1 Species of the week

Emperor penguin http://twentytwowords.com/emperor-penguins-come-to-a-rope-across-their-path-are-completely-baffled-by-the-problem/

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May 20, 2014
SEEN 4.12 Species of the week

The bank vole  – read more about their adaptive divergence due to a random mutation which resulted in a variation in haemoglobin, which increased resistance to oxidative stress, giving a selective advantage during post-glacial warming http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/281/1786/20140021.full

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May 7, 2014
SEEN 4.11 Species of the week

Darwin’s finches – they fumigate their nests to kill a parasitic fly http://www.nature.com/news/cotton-balls-help-darwin-s-finches-to-help-themselves-1.15142

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April 30, 2014
SEEN 4.10 species of the week

Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins – as featured in BIOL2039 Animal Behaviour, some individuals of this species use sponges to aid their foraging. This behaviour is culturally transmitted. New research has also found that it leads to them exploiting different resources and therefore a new foraging niche http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/04/these-genius-dolphins-are-using-sea-sponges-as-tools/361168/ Original article – http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/281/1784/20140374.short

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SEEN 4.9 Species of the week

The Chinese giant salamander http://vimeo.com/74519595

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February 26, 2014
SEEN 4.8 Species of the week

The 3rd Saturday of every February is world Pangolin day, so it was just a little while ago (15th Feb). Find out more about pangolins here http://pangolins.org/amazing-pangolin-facts/

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February 5, 2014
SEEN 4.6 Species of the week

Lumpsucker fish http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/2014/01/27/lumpsucker-fish-just-when-you-thought-the-ocean-couldnt-get-more-lumpy-and-adhesive/

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December 11, 2013
SEEN 4.5 Species of the week

Mistletoe has a hemiparasitic relationship with its hosts à relies on gaining nutrients from host because has no root system. It is also a keystone resource for animals. Read more here http://www.jstor.org/stable/2678640

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