Unfortunately, our country is the leader in the ranking of endangered species. According to the latest report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Spain is the European country in which the highest percentage of threatened species in the entire continent is concentrated.
The Spanish biodiversity has 56 new additions of bird species, which have just been added to the new List of birds in Spain prepared by SEO / BirdLife. This catalog, which updates the previous one from 2005, confirms the growth of the Spanish avifauna, mainly due to modern genetic studies, the increase in wandering or "rare" birds, the greater number of observers in the field and the acclimatization of foreign species.
For the first time in history, a team of scientists has sequenced the genome of twelve individuals belonging to three different populations of aye-ayes (Daubentonia madagascarensis), a type of lemur that lives only on the island of Madagascar and is considered one of the strangest and most fascinating animals in the world. It uses an incisor tooth, which is constantly growing, to eat away the bark of dead trees. And then it is helped by a thin and flexible finger to extract the larvae of insects from the interior of the wood, which is their main food. Therefore, this mammal competes with woodpeckers for food. It is nocturnal and quite solitary, which usually complicates its study in the wild.
In Mongolia and China there is a small and unique rodent, the long-eared gerbil (Euchoreutes naso), which by its appearance is reminiscent of the popular mouse created by the American animator Walt Disney. Its body is between 7 and 9 cm long, while its tail, thin and very long, reaches 18 to 25 cm in length. It has very short front legs shorter than the rear, which allows it to jump in the sand in the inhospitable places of the Gobi desert.
A toothed leech, a jumping cockroach, a glow-in-the-dark mushroom, and a fruit-eating lizard are in the top ten of the new species of 2011, which have been selected by the International Institute for Exploration &
We bring you a sample of the beauty of the fauna of Madagascar. According to a recent study, the fauna of this island arrived through oceanic dispersions after the separation of the continents.
A ruby-eyed viper and a frog that mimics birdsong are among a total of 126 new species of flora and fauna that were discovered last year in the Greater Mekong region, according to an in
Coral reefs are home to enormous biodiversity. Hidden at the bottom of the oceans, they are a refuge and feeding area for many animals. Get to know them thoroughly in this photo gallery.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
