Tag: New Species

The wildebeest migration is one of the world's most spectacular natural events that occurs annually in East Africa's Serengeti-Mara ecosystem. Every year over 1.5 million wildebeest, zebras, and other grazing animals make a circular journey in search of food and water.

The Western Tiger Swallowtail are butterflies that belong to the popular ‘swallowtail’ group that is well-known for their vibrant coloration and characteristic triangular wings,

Emperor tamarins (saguinus imperator) are small monkeys native to the southwest Amazon Basin. They are easily identified by their long, white whiskers that look like a mustache.

A group of Indian researches described a new species of small-sized (SVL 24.6–28.8 mm) rupicolous Cnemaspis from the Biligirirangan Hills (BR Hills), Karnataka based on morphology and molecular (mitochondrial 16S and ND2) data

The Sundarbans, the world's largest single-track mangrove forest, is located in the southern coast of Bangladesh and northeastern India.

Columbia Sportswear, the famous outdoor apparel brand has announced a ban on alpaca fur following the campaigning efforts of PETA, an animal rights organization

Platylestes kirani sp. nov. is described from the coastal areas of the northern part of Kerala (Kannur District) in southern India. Platylestes Selys, 1862 is a genus of stalk-winged damselflies in the family Lestidae

Vanilla tiendatii is a newly discovered species for science from Limestone Mountain (elevation 300–400 m a.s.l.) of Quang Binh province in North Vietnam.