As exemplary parents, the Maleo cooks its chicks in geothermal sands until they are just right.
Fact file: Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo)
Tag: endangered species
Saving the venom: conservation efforts to protect the Hispaniolan Solenodon
The Hispaniolan Solenodon is a shrew-like mammal that has been around since the age of the dinosaurs. They are found only on the island of Hispaniola in the Dominican Republic and also in parts of southern Haiti. They tend to live in moist forest areas.
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An Electrifying Creature: Proteus Anguinus
The entirely aquatic salamander, known as the olm (Proteus anguinus), is Europe’s most impressive cave-dwelling vertebrate. Or, more accurately, it is Europe’s only cave-dwelling vertebrate.
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