explosionsoflife: “ The great crested newt, also known as the warty newt (Triturus cristatus), looks like a tiny aquatic dinosaur due to the crest on its back that males develop during the breeding season. This species lives mostly on land, but...
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The great crested newt, also known as the warty newt (Triturus cristatus), looks like a tiny aquatic dinosaur due to the crest on its back that males develop during the breeding season. This species lives mostly on land, but spends between three and five months of the year in lakes, ponds, and ditches. They are widespread throughout Europe, but in a number of places their habitats have been drained, leading to a decline in numbers.

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griseus: “ The Narrownose chimaera (Harriotta raleighana), occurs in deep waters of the continental slopes in depths of 380 to 2,600 m in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. They are oviparous but nothing is known of spawning and reproduction and...
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griseus: “ The Narrownose chimaera (Harriotta raleighana), occurs in deep waters of the continental slopes in depths of 380 to 2,600 m in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. They are oviparous but nothing is known of spawning and reproduction and...
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griseus:

The Narrownose chimaera (Harriotta raleighana), occurs in deep waters of the continental slopes in depths of 380 to 2,600 m in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.  They are oviparous but nothing is known of spawning and reproduction and very few juveniles have been collected. It was filmed swimming 10 m above the seafloor in Hydrographer Canyon, off the coast of Nantucket Island in the US.

whatthefauna: “ The green basilisk has the ability to run across the surface of water. With long toes and fringes of skin to increase surface area, the lizards slap against the water to create pockets of air with each step. This, along with their...
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whatthefauna: “ The green basilisk has the ability to run across the surface of water. With long toes and fringes of skin to increase surface area, the lizards slap against the water to create pockets of air with each step. This, along with their...
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whatthefauna:

The green basilisk has the ability to run across the surface of water. With long toes and fringes of skin to increase surface area, the lizards slap against the water to create pockets of air with each step. This, along with their great speed, keeps these mini iguanas skimming just above the water’s surface.

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