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Farming Python Python are farmed in Vietnam and Thailand. Apparently python come out top in converting food into meat. The protein in food was converted into meat nine times more efficiently than in cows. The downside is that the python are carnivores so must be fed on waste meat or rats. Tap Dancing Frog
New Scientist video of this odd tapping behaviour to flush out prey. Link Female Frogs include playing dead in their armoury for avoiding over-amorous males. other strategies include rotating away and mimicking male release calls (Carolin Dietrich, Museum of Natural History, Berlin). Females can be drowned by too much attention multiple males.
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Effects of Pet Flea Products on the Environment
Interesting croak from Froglife Pollution and Biodiversity A recent lab based study looking to see if biodiversity reduces parasite infections finds that the reduction is only seen when there is salt pollution. Link Adder Tracking
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