Exotic snakes are regular visitors to Laura’s farm, a mere 500 yards from the edge of Everglades National Park. Last summer, when she called Miami-Dade county rescue service to report an eight-foot python, however, she didn’t realize she was contributing to a scientific discovery. The snake on her property would reveal to biologists a totally new behavior in the invasive snakes wreaking havoc in the Everglades ecosystem. Leer más.

DELEGATES from 12 European countries converged on Peterborough Town Hall to discuss how to prevent deaths of amphibians on the roads. Leer más.

he Madagascar poison frog (Mantella), in addition to secreting poisons on its skin, also secretes sucrose in the wild (captive-born Madagascar poison frogs do not secrete the sucrose), which marks the first instance of an animal secreting the sweet substance, according to a report on Discovery.com. Leer más.

Following a cycle as old as time, 114 sea-turtle hatchlings returned to the sea here with a little help from students and workers who gave them a push along the soft sand and into the welcoming surf. Leer más.

En biología evolutiva se utiliza mucho el símil de la carrera armamentística. Los animales desarrollan estrategias para defenderse de sus depredadores, y estos adaptan las suyas para atrapar a las presas, en un ciclo sin fin. Leer más.