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ANOTHER REASON TO AVOID FOOD COOKED WITH PALM OIL:

Threatened Frogs Palmed Off as Forests Disappear

June 3, 2013 — Oil palm plantations in Malaysia are causing threatened forest frogs to disappear, paving the way for common species to move in on their turf, scientists have revealed.

The study, carried out by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) describes how forests converted to palm oil plantations are causing threatened forest dwelling frogs to vanish, resulting in an overall loss of habitat that is important for the conservation of threatened frog species in the region.

Scientists travelled to Peninsular Malaysia where they spent two years studying communities of frog species in four oil palm plantations and two areas of adjacent forest. The paper is published in the journal Conservation Biology…

(read more: Science Daily)

The above image and story is reprinted from materials provided by Zoological Society of London, via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS.

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Ever wonder what the ancestors of modern-day whales and penguins looked like?

Here is one idea, from artist Carl Buell, showing three ancient whales and a penguin from around 50 million years ago discovered by Smithsonian paleontologist Nick Pyenson.

Read Nick’s blog post about the discovery on the Ocean Portal blog.

Photo Credit: Carl Buell, http://carlbuell.com/

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The Japanese Skeleton Shrimp, Caprella mutica, is native to the East Asia, but has been introduced widely in the northern hemisphere and New Zealand through shipping and aquaculture.

This species tolerates a wide gradient in temperature and salinity and is found on natural substrates such as hydroids and algae as well as artificial substrates including buoys, mooring ropes, boat hulls and floating pontoons. It can become very abundant locally and is likely to compete with indigenous species.

More about this shrimp: Encyclopedia of Life

Image by Hans Hillewaert via Wikimedia Commons

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