You know the Russian matryoshka dolls? Well, while CT scanning a Samar cobra snake from our collections, we found another snake inside: a rare species of about the same size!
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13/03/2020
CT Scan Reveals a Rare Snake Inside a Snake
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Reinout Verbeke
25/02/2020
Invasive Species of European Concern Get A Factsheet
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Reinout VerbekeScientists from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences and the Royal Museum for Central Africa have published factsheets for invasive species that are of concern to Europe.
15/01/2020
Urbanization Impoverishes Fauna, New Study Proofs
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Siska Van ParysUrbanization reduces species diversity and decimates populations. That is the conclusion of a team of biologists after comparing a wide range of animal species between densely built-up and rural areas.
19/11/2019
Firefly Stops Glowing And Preys On Its Predator
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Reinout VerbekeBelgian biologist Philippe Kok has found that larvae of a firefly species in South-America shifted their diet to a small toad that is supposed to be their predator. Interestingly, the larvae have stopped glowing. In this way, they can better ambush the toad.
08/07/2019
Summer Exhibition 'Kijk, een Walvis (Look, a Whale)' in De Haan
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Kelle MoreauFrom 1 July to 31 August 2019, the summer exhibition 'Kijk, een walvis (Look, a whale)' will take place in the community centre 't Schelpestik in De Haan (Vosseslag 131, 8420 De Haan).
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