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27 ago 2024 · Minima creatura viget in corde lepidi in campis Africae meridionalis — in Vlei Rat meridionali Africae. Haec rodens parva cum magnitudine sua et insigni habitibus essentiam vitae in campis gramineis capit, conferens ad ecosystem vibrantem modis non crederes. South Africa Vlei Rat. Imago by ...
27 ago 2024 · In the vast expanse of the southern African grasslands, the Vlei Rat emerges as a tiny marvel, contributing to the rich tapestry of life in unexpected ways. Their adorable stature, ingenious nest-building skills, diverse diet, and environmental impact make them a species worth cherishing.
4 giorni fa · The African pouched rat forages on the surface, gathering anything that might be edible into its capacious cheek pouches until its face bulges out sideways. It then returns to its burrow to sort through the material it has gathered and eats the nutritious items.
4 giorni fa · Scientists find unexpected biodiversity in an African river, thanks to eDNA. When Manuel Lopes-Lima set out to survey aquatic biodiversity on the Corubal River in 2022, he’d set his expectations very low. The river that straddles the West African nations of Guinea and Guinea-Bissau was, after all, very remote and grossly understudied.
16 ago 2024 · Rodent - Evolution, Classification, Adaptations: The evolutionary history of rodents extends back at least 56 million years to the Late Paleocene Epoch. The latest classification divides the class Rodentia into five suborders, with 2,055 living species in 27 living families.
3 giorni fa · The first recorded observations of these remarkable microfauna were published in 1773 by the German pastor Johann August Ephraim Goeze. Because they looked like tiny bears to his eyes, he called these strange creatures kleiner Wasserbär, “little water bears” (the name “tardigrade” came later in 1777, when an Italian biologist highlighted their slow movements).
3 giorni fa · The list of organisms by chromosome count describes ploidy or numbers of chromosomes in the cells of various plants, animals, protists, and other living organisms. This number, along with the visual appearance of the chromosome, is known as the karyotype, [1][2][3] and can be found by looking at the chromosomes through a microscope.
