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In 1960s, Green iguanas arrived as exotic animals; how Hurricane Andrew helped their population explode
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (336+ words) When you walk around South Florida, especially in places like Miami or Palm Beach, you’re probably going to spot bright green lizards sunning themselves on sidewalks, climbing trees, or swimming in canals. It feels pretty normal, maybe even charming. When…...
Bird Guts Are a Dead End for Stick Insect Eggs, Digestion Experiments
1+ day, 57+ min ago (793+ words) Stick and leaf insects are among the most accomplished masters of disguise in the animal kingdom, but their most remarkable imitation may be the one nobody watches happen. The eggs of many phasmid species look uncannily like plant seeds, complete…...
A 12-foot Burmese python revealed Florida’s bizarre new method for finding hidden invasive snakes after it swallowed a collared opossum
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (718+ words) Deep in the forests of Florida’s Key Largo, an opossum is being used to find an animal that researchers rarely see coming. Fitted with a small tracking collar and released back into the wild, the marsupial goes about its normal…...
Viera residents hope its not too late to stop Pete the alligator's removal
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (302+ words) Residents are still hoping to prevent the removal of two popular alligators who live in their Viera retention pond. Their admirers have named them Pete and Buddy, although Pete was pointed out in a nuisance complaint filed with the HOA....
Baywater Animal Shelter helps rescued Salisbury dogs find new homes
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (49+ words) WBOC TV EASTON, Md. â Talbot County's longtime volunteer firefighter⦠On Tuesday night, Chincoteague officials held a council meet⦠This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. End of dialog window....
Why are vultures swarming this Louisville neighborhood?
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (150+ words) Vultures have invaded a neighborhood in Louisville. Neighbors say they started gathering Thursday morning on North 27th Street in the Portland neighborhood. The big, black birds were on rooftops, power lines, on the ground picking at loose garbage. "It's pretty eerie…...
Why The Everglades Is Actually A River
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (885+ words) The catch is that Douglas got two of her five words wrong, and the corrections are more interesting than the phrase. That is the whole mechanism, and it is why the Everglades exists at all. A river needs a source,…...
Why Yorkies Are Great Dogs For First-Time Owners
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (24+ words) Yahoo Uncover why the charming and compact Yorkie makes an ideal companion for first-time dog owners!...
Mosquitoes are picky eaters – we studied 3 common South Florida species to learn why they like some people more than others
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (722+ words) This article by Kaylee Marrero, Florida International University, and Matthew DeGennaro, Florida International University, first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission....
Beyond Labor Day: Clean and Safe Boating Practices Matter Year-Round
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (821+ words) From preventing fuel and oil spills to carrying the right safety equipment, California boaters can take relatively simple steps every time they leave the dock to protect themselves and the waterways they use. Labor Day weekend may traditionally mark the…...