Research led by the National Institute of Biological Sciences in Beijing has discovered that switching on a single dormant ...

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A study in Vietnam reports a new Mau Son spiny frog population and details the animal’s feeding habits from 446 prey items collected in their forest habitat.

A specimen of a spiny mouse, a species discovered on a Conservation International Rapid Assessment expedition into the Alto Mayo Landscape in Peru, is pictured, June 16, 2022. It is among 27 ...

An “amphibious mouse” with partially webbed feet that eats aquatic insects was among 27 new species discovered during a 2022 expedition to Peru’s Amazon, according to Conservation International.

Researchers on an expedition in Peru have discovered 27 animal species new to science – among them a “blob-headed fish” and a type of semi-aquatic mouse.

The other new mammals the team discovered were a spiny mouse, a short-tailed fruit bat and a dwarf squirrel. Also described for the first time was the “blob-headed” fish, which gets its name ...

The species include a spiny mouse, a squirrel, eight types of fish, three amphibians and 10 types of butterflies. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Among the discoveries was a new species of spiny mouse, eight types of fish, 10 types of butterfly and two new dung beetles. The "blob-headed" fish that was found is "new to science" and is a type ...