African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) and Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus): Although they look similar, these two species of ...

Dormice—perhaps best known for the dormouse cameo in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and the subsequent film adaptation—are nocturnal, mouse-like rodents native to the woodlands of Africa, Asia, ...

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Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Vol. 28, No. 2 (July 2011), pp. 92-93, 95-102 (10 pages) The whitebeam, Sorbus heseltinei Rushforth, from Xizang (Tibet) is illustrated and details of its morphology and ...

TOKYO - An endangered rat that is also a natural monument of Japan will be on public display at Inokashira Park Zoo in Musashino, Tokyo, from March 18. The Amami spiny rat, or Amami togenezumi in ...

Florida is known for sunny days, beautiful beaches, and unfortunately, pests. With palmetto bugs, pythons, and cane toads, Floridians are up to their ears in pesky animals. The palm rat is a species ...

Hamsters, gerbils, and guinea pigs are all types of cute rodents commonly kept as house pets. Here’s a breakdown of how they differ and which physical features can help you tell them apart. Hamsters, ...

Mice are small rodents that are part of the mammal family Muridae. You've probably spotted one before, so you'll recognize their pointy ears, small eyes, whiskers, and long tail. But there are many ...

THIS remarkable rat, which is distinguished from all other Australasian Muridæ by its ponderous molars and some curious features of their crown pattern, was described by Oldfield Thomas so long ago as ...

Voles and mice may appear strikingly similar at first, especially if you are trying to determine which pest is occupying your home or backyard. However, there are differences that can help you ...

The northern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L. Ericales, Ericaceae) is very rich in anthocyanins, natural pigments which have strong antioxidant properties and potential health benefits, ...

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