Sunday, 29 June 2014

10 Monsters People Claim Are Real (That Totally Don’t Exist)

In our earlier article on the subject of cryptozoology (that’s the search for hidden animals – for those that weren’t here last time around), we discussed ten of the most oft-reported ‘cryptids’ and offered a few theories on how they might actually exist somewhere out there in the great unknown.

We also suggested that, statistically speaking at least; some of those creatures probably do exist. With so many unknown animals currently being searched out by cryptozoologists, at least a couple of them have got to be out there. It would be foolish to suggest that Western science has named and catalogued every animal on earth, so why can’t some of these strange animals reported by eyewitnesses, or spoken of in folk tales actually be living, breathing creatures?

Having said that, the requisite open mindedness needed for an interest in cryptozoology sometimes allows for creatures that, put simply, do not exist. Occasionally, minds that are perhaps a little bit ‘too open’ need to be filled in, just a little, with some cold, hard, factual science.

In this list, we’ll look at ten creatures that have been reported at some point or another in time, but that absolutely, categorically, do not exist. Some have been revealed to be hoaxes; others were just too stupid to be believable in the first place and some, although they had existed in the distant past, are now very, very extinct. Hold onto your scepticism, readers, we’re about to embark on a safari of the absurd wiki

New Species of Moth Discovered In Appalachian Mountains

An all new species of moth has been found in the Appalachian Mountains and has been named Cherokeea attakullakulla. The moth gets its name from Attakullakulla, a Cherokee chief that lived in that region in the 1700s.

This particular moth was first discovered in 1958 by Dr. John G. Franclemont, a professor at Cornell University. Back then he studied some insects that he had collected in North Carolina and though he noticed this new species to be all different than the rest, that time he did not realize that he was dealing with a whole new species.

New Species of Moth Discovered In Appalachian Mountains

Four decades after this first discovery, biologist Dr. J. Bolling Sullivan partnered up with retired entomologist Dr. Eric Quinter and the two of them studied this new moth and finally named this new species.

The appearance of this new species of moth is small, drab and highly inconspicuous and is found in one of the world's read more

Saturday, 28 June 2014

Butterflies use magnetic compass to fly across America

The monarch butterfly uses a magnetic compass to guide its extraordinary migration thousands of km across North America, scientists say.

Monarchs are known to possess a Sun compass but even on cloudy days they still keep flying south towards Mexico.

In a laboratory experiment, butterflies changed direction when the magnetic field around them was altered.

It suggests that like turtles and birds the insects have a geomagnetic compass, says a study in Nature Communications.

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This is a marvellous piece of biology. It's like a work of art. It's inspiring and can teach us important things”

Prof Steven ReppertUniversity of Massachusetts Medical School

Monarch butterflies cross Lake Erie

It raises concerns the butterflies may be disturbed by human-induced magnetic "noise" - which can apparently disrupt the European robin, a migratory bird.

Miracle migration

The North American monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus is famous for its epic journey from Canada to Mexico.

Every Autumn, despite never having flown more than a few hundred metres, millions of the insects set off across Lake Erie and head south for the warmer forests of the Michoacan mountains.

There they spend the winter - coating the trees in an amazing display which attracts thousands of tourists.

The ancient Mayans believed the butterflies were the souls of the dead, and the insect has become a symbol of North American trade and cooperation.

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Cryptozoology, literally the search for hidden animals, is a fascinating fringe science.

The name comes from the Greek ‘kryptos’ (meaning ‘hidden’), ‘zoon’ (meaning ‘animals’) and ‘logia’ (meaning ‘study’). The first use of this unusual name (for an even more unusual discipline) is commonly attributed to the Belgian-French zoologist Bernard Heuvelmans, the founding father of cryptozoology; however, it was actually coined by his colleague, Lucien Blacou in 1959.

Heuvelmans first published his now-famous book, On The Track of Unknown Animals, in 1955. In it, he offered serious scientific discussion to the search for animals unknown or unrecognised by science. He also proposed methods by which such animals might be discovered and catalogued.

Many such animals were unrecognized only by Western science, as they were already well known by indigenous peoples and, as a result, cryptozoologists today tend to listen more closely than most to the myths, legends and oral histories of various cultures from around the world.

A lot of animals, such as the giant squid and even the mountain gorilla (!) were once considered to be mythical by Western scientists. In fact, scornful scientists once mockingly branded the Okapi (or ‘forest giraffe’) as ‘The African Unicorn’. Today, you can see them at Marwell zoo.

New species of animals are being discovered every year. In the past twelve months alone we’ve witnessed the ‘discovery’ (although of course they were always here) of the olinguito, which is a South American relative of the racoon, the skeleton shrimp, a previously unknown type of (leaf tailed) gecko and even weird sea anemones that live a life encased in solid ice!read more

New gecko species found in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra

A new species of lizard has been discovered in the northwestern ghats of Maharashtra by four researchers from Bangalore’s National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) and Centre for Ecological Studies (CES).

The species has been named Cnemaspis Girii, after Dr. Varad Giri of the Bombay Natural History Society. The research paper on the subject was published in the prestigious journal Zootaxa this month.

The gecko from the genus Cnemaspis, or dwarf geckos, was discovered in the unexplored forests of the Kaas plateau in Satara district.

It was first sighted by Harshad Bhosle and Zeeshan Mirza in 2010. “The forests in the valleys at the connection of two plateaus are largely unexplored. Harshad had earlier seen the species and was curious since he couldn’t find the exact name of it,” Mr. Mirza, a research associate with the NCBS, toldThe Hindu. It was found on the rocks and pebbles near the water streams in those forests.

There are around 17 Cnemaspis species found in Maharashtra. Geckos of this genus have a unique rounded pupil, unlike the cat-like eyes of other geckos.

Saunak Pal, a project assistant at the CES, compared the newly-found brown, yellow-spotted reptile with the other 17 species and found no similarities, except for two. “We researchedREAD MORE

New species of mammal 'uncovered in Papua New Guinea' forest, scientists say

After crowdfunding the money for the study’s expenses, Euan Ritchie, an ecologist and researcher at Deakin University in Melbourne, installed 40 camera traps in the Torricelli mountain range.

Nestled in the north-west of Papua New Guinea, the mountain range is home to some of the most endangered mammals in the world, including the Dendrolagus Scottae (Tenkile), which he says there’s “there's likely to be more than five times as many giant pandas than tenkiles in the world.”

While also capturing images of these critically endangered special, they also stumbled across what they say were previously unknown animals.

“We certainly got an image of what we think is a new species of sort of small kangaroo, dorcopsulus wallaby. Think small dog-size wallaby if you like,” Mr Ritchie told ABC.

“There's also things like bandicoots and rodents that don't appear to be in any of the books that we know about.”

The team will have to return to the area to catch the animals, take measurements and DNA samples – but the process will be a long one.

“There's a whole range, probably hundreds and hundreds of species, not just in mammals but the birds, the insects, all sorts of species that are probably unknown to western science,” he added.

“We've really got to preserve those habitats because they're really valuable.”

Mr Ritchie had partnered with the Tenkile Conservation Alliance(TCA) in the project, an organisation which aims to establish the mountain range as a conservation area to prevent “commercial logging and mining” as well as hunting o

Meet the tiny mouse-like creature with a TRUNK: New species is more-New-species-closely-related-elephant-shrew.

It may seem hard to believe that such an unusual looking animal has remained hidden for so long.
But scientists have only just discovered a new species of elephant shrew – or round-eared sengi - in the remote deserts of south western Africa.

Cute: Scientists have discovered a new species of elephant shrew - or round-eared sengi (pictured) - in the remote deserts of south western Africa

While it is the smallest known member of the 19 sengis in the order Macroscelidea, the small creature is in fact genetically more closely related to an elephant than a true shrew.
Cute: Scientists have discovered a new species of elephant shrew - or round-eared sengi (pictured) - in the remote deserts of south western Africa
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Cute: Scientists have discovered a new species of elephant shrew - or round-eared sengi (pictured) - in the remote deserts of south western Africa
MACROSCELIDES MICUS
The Etendeka round-eared sengi, or Macroscelides micus, was found in a remote part of the Namid Desert in south western Africa.
It is the smallest of all elephant shrews or sengis.
The animal is the third new species of sengi to be discovered in a decade.
It has rust-coloured fur, a large, hairless gland on the underside of its tail and lacks dark skin pigment.
Genetic analysis showed important differences between this specimen and close relatives.
Sengis are restricted to Africa and despite their small size, are more closely related to elephants, manatees (known as sea cows) and aardvarks than they are to true shrews.
The Etendeka round-eared sengi, or Macroscelides micus, was discovered by scientists from the California Academy of Sciences. It is the third new species of elephant shrew to be found in the wild in the past de

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2671177/Meet-tiny-mouse-like-creature-TRUNK-New-species-closely-related-elephant-shrew.html#ixzz35vmFIxKm

Friday, 27 June 2014

MUTANT RATS YET ANOTHER POST

I n an aticle read Mutant Rats are immune to conventional poisons -overthe counter not one use only by trained people.70 million -Super-R ats-live in 17 counties in U.K.Females can have 2,000 offspring a year.Dr.Dougie Clarke -Rise Of The Super Rats-Tonight-Thursday ,June 26-Tested rats found in Yorkshire,Nolfolk,Kent were Mutant and without new poisons may need to be killed by traps or by hand.

NEANDERTHALS ATE VEGEABLES TOOO

Ancient exrement -Faeces-found in a dig in Spain.Found chemical traces of meat and plant digestion.Dispiting claim that early humans eat purely meat but partially discredited due to plant remains found in caves,teeth-Journal Plos

Sunday, 22 June 2014

The mysterious animals of cryptozoology examined

Inside the international scientific community, cryptozoology – the study of animals whose existence has not been recognized yet by zoologists – is seen as a futile hobby for naive and romantic people.
However, the simple consideration that just about 250 years ago the classified animal species amounted approximately to one thousand, should lead to a more conservative and less dogmatic approach, not forgetting that still nowadays new species are being discovered every year.
The purpose of this article is to analyze evidence and testimony concerning some peculiar animals and then, in the second part, examine reports about the alleged presence of strange beings that do not seem to be mere animals.
The Loch Ness Monster

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Scientists are reporting that they have discovered a new species of horned dinosaur from fossils found in both the state of Montana in the U.S. and Alberta, Canada. The enormous creature which has been named Mercuriceratops gemini, was believed to have been about 20 feet long and weighed around two tons. The dinosaur was thought to have lived around 76 million years ago during the Cretaceous period.
The animal appeared to have a winged like shaped head with a parrot type of beak. It is also thought that the creature had two long horns located just about its eyes and belonged to an assemblage of dinosaurs who ate plants.
Lead research study author Michael Ryan, who is also a curator of vertebrate paleontology at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, explained that Mercuriceratops went on an exclusive evolutionary path which helped shape the huge addition on the back of its skull into distended wings, kind of like embellished fins on classic cars. These animals would have most definitively stood out from the rest of the herd.
The North American horned dinosaur used its long skull embellishment to spot another of its kind and attract a mate. It also helped protect itself from predators. The winged extensions on the sides of its head might have given the male Mercuriceratops a competitive edge in drawing a mate, stated Ryan.
The neck guard of Mercuriceratops was what ended up making it such a rare species. It is believed that the development of Mercuriceratops was what caused the larger variation in horned dinosaur crowning than was formerly believed, described research study co-author

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Saturday, 21 June 2014

FISH FEEL PAIN TOO

A study by scientists has found that Fish suffer pain,good memories,co-operate and learn from another.Dr.Culum Brown, Maquarie University,Australia.

SPIDERS EAT FISH?

Spiders are normally thought to eat insects.But a study by scientists is suggesting that those near water are eating fish.And some use powerful poisons to kill fish bigger than them as article shows- A study by scientists has found that Fish suffer pain,good memories,co-operate and learn from another.Dr.Culum Brown, Maquarie University,Australia.

Those eyes. Source: News Corp Australia

SPIDERS that can catch and devour fish are crawling over each and every continent in the world. Except for Antarctica, a continent where we all need to move to.

A new report in journal PLOS ONE has found that these spiders are practically everywhere, with some that can even take down fish that are five times their own weight.

Marie Herbertstein from Macquarie University told National Geographic that “fish predation by spiders has always been a bit of an oddity”. However she says this new study makes a “compelling argument” that this type of behaviour in spiders is widespread.

The spiders only live in freshwater areas like ponds and hunt for their little fish friends on foot, rather than using a web. Like Jesus, some can even walk on the water’s surface.

To get their prey, the spiders “anchor their hind legs to a stone or a plant, with their front legs resting on the surface of the water,” the journal says. Once they’re in predator mode, even the slightest ripple in the water can cause them to attack.

The spider’s mouth will then penetrate the fish’s flesh, where it injects some lethal poison that goes straight for the nervous system and kills the fish. Once the fish is dead, the spider then sprays a chemical (or alien acid) on the body that liquefies it and makes it easier to eat.

We aren’t sure about you, but none of us are sleeping tonight

Sunday, 15 June 2014

Two new species of ant discovered in Seychelles

Both species of ant, which thrive mostly in the indigenous rainforests of Seychelles, are fairly easy

to find, and LaPolla says this points to the lack of taxonomic research performed thus far in the region.

LaPolla says the most important question for researchers is how many new endemic species, at increasing risk from disturbance by human development, remain to be discovered in the Seychelles before time runs out.

All in all, there are roughly around 115 documented species of ants in Seychelles, many of which LaPolla says are endemic to the islands, but he adds that these endemic ants face a number of threats to their survival

“The biggest problem

in this region is that there are also lots of non-native ants that have been introduced to the region that threaten the native species,” he said. “Discovering those native

species before they disappear so they can be conserved is critically important.”

Ants play an important role in our ecosystem as they allow air to circulate in the soil as they turn it, making it possible for water and oxygen to get to the roots of a plant.. They also act as decomposers by eating organic waste, other insects as well as dead animals, and in this way clean the environment .

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