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paysrenttobirds, in 'Limbless' creature found digging beneath rotten tree in Vietnam: It's a new species

In Tucson there’s a similar species! Our cat caught one and brought it in where it immediately entangled itself in the carpet. Like a long skinny earthworm but not slimy of course because it’s a snake (or at least we called them blind snakes, I guess maybe they’re a different reptile).

eyes,

We’ve got a similar species in the UK, a limbless lizard called a Slow Worm.

Dio, in Cats Kill a Staggering Number of Species across the World
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Rubbish. Gutter trash like this acts as if no other species that eats other animals exists on the planet and only felines are the grim reapers of catchable prey. If little stray kitty down the street could be/could have been adopted and kept indoors, the little sparrow could have been saved. ):

You know. Until a hawk ate it or some thing.

glimse,

Not rubbish. Other species aren’t cared for and fed by humans then set loose on the neighborhood to kill for fun.

If all cats were feral you’d have a point but as it stands they’re killing just for fun - not to survive

Hyperreality,

A hawk eats to survive. Because they aren't fed by humans, they exist in relatively small numbers. Too little food, if there are too many they starve. Because pet cats are also fed at home, and stray cats feed on garbage, they exist in artificially high numbers.

java,

A hawk hunts to survive. A pet hunts for fun. That’s the difference.

faintwhenfree, in Forests with multiple tree species are 70% more effective as carbon sinks than monoculture forests - Science & research news | Frontiers

And the reason is simple, multuspecies forest are more dense as they grow organically. Trees with large covers leave space in between, other spiciest may fit in that gaps perfectly.

henfredemars,

A diverse forest is also a forest that lasts. No single invasive species or disease can destroy it.

faintwhenfree,

That’s true.

Classy,

Trees will also communicate via mycelial networks underground, even between disparate species.

ProvableGecko, in Worm that jumps from rats to slugs to human brains has invaded Southeast US

Day after day I receive confirmation that never eating leafy veggies is the right choice after all.

ivanafterall, in Worm that jumps from rats to slugs to human brains has invaded Southeast US
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I'm all good, thanks.

barrbaric, in Worm that jumps from rats to slugs to human brains has invaded Southeast US

Cool, they made our emoji real! brainworms

Drusas, in Giant 1.5-foot-long rat that can crack open coconuts photographed for 1st time on remote island

Rodents of unusual size? I don't believe it.

PsychedSy,

Three comments and someone beat me to it.

reddig33, in Trees Are Overrated: Preserving the world’s great expanses of grass could be essential to combatting climate change.

Horrible headline. Trees and grass are equally important.

HubertManne,
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both require natural, varied, and established habitats to really do their work.

elxeno, in Farmer unknowingly captures animal extinct in region for over a century

So now it’s a tinct animal?

justastranger,

Exextinct

xia,

Retinct?

D61,

Untinct?

uphillbothways, in Flowers are starting to spread in Antarctica and experts say that's not good news
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When the soot falls from the first couple Antarctic wildfires sea level rise will happen so quickly even people who've been paying attention will be wondering what happened.

oldGregg,
Naja_Kaouthia, in Worm that jumps from rats to slugs to human brains has invaded Southeast US
@Naja_Kaouthia@lemmy.world avatar

That explains a lot.

Sabre363, in Cats Kill a Staggering Number of Species across the World

And my mangy decrepit ancient cat has only managed to catch three tiny mice in his entire life.

ObviouslyNotBanana,
@ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world avatar

Three mice you’ve seen.

Sabre363,

He’s utterly incompetent (still love him tho), I’m quite certain it’s only three

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, in A striking and extremely rare half female, half male bird has been spotted by a University of Otago zoologist
@Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social avatar

A true gynandromorph!

DrunkenPirate, in Giant 1.5-foot-long rat that can crack open coconuts photographed for 1st time on remote island

I hope this one doesn’t make it into our world. Oh my god.

asdfasdfasdf, in Birds in North America will be renamed to avoid any 'harmful' historical associations with people

This is the dumbest shit.

Bonesince1997,

I don’t know, man, look at your username…

Toadvark,
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Biologists and science communicators are being conscientious and thoughtful about the history of their professions. “The dumbest shit” indeed.

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