King Kong was a tragic hero. The last of his kind and formerly the ferocious ruler of Skull Island, there was no hope for the gigantic ape trapped in the dirty, noisy confines of New York City. Carl Denham -– the fictional filmmaker who led the expedition to capture Kong –- was wrong when he quipped, “It was beauty that killed the beast” at the finale of the original 1933 RKO Pictures classic. Kong’s affection for Ann Darrow is not what did him in. Civilization killed the ape. There was no way to contain something so wild and primal. Death was the only escape Kong had from a nightmare of skyscrapers and automobiles. Leer más.
Researchers have discovered two new frog species living in the montane tropical forests of Vietnam. Known as moss frogs, these small amphibians employ camouflage as one way to keep predators at bay, in some cases resembling the moss that gives them their name. Leer más.
Las especies exóticas invasoras constituyen una de las principales causas de pérdida de biodiversidad en el mundo, circunstancia que se agrava en hábitats y ecosistemas especialmente vulnerables como son las islas y las aguas continentales. La introducción de estas especies invasoras puede ocasionar graves perjuicios a la economía, especialmente a la producción agrícola, ganadera y forestal, e incluso a la salud pública. Podéis consultar el catálogo en el siguiente enlace.
La Laguna de la Presa del Río Henares, en Mejorada del Campo, contará con pequeñas playas o descansaderos para aves y una charca para anfibios, ha informado la Comunidad de Madrid en un comunicado. Leer más.
New research from Montana State University’s Museum of the Rockies and the State Museum of Pennsylvania has unveiled enormous bones from North America’s biggest dinosaur. Leer más.
