• Archive for April, 2008

    Swinhoe’s Soft Shell Turtle Found!

    Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

    Researchers from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo have discovered a rare giant turtle in northern Vietnam — a find that carries great scientific and cultural significance. Swinhoe’s soft-shell turtle was previously thought to be extinct in the wild. Three other turtles of the species are in [...]

    Happy April Fools Day!

    Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

    The April 1995 issue of Discover magazine announced that wildlife biologist Dr. Aprile Pazzo had discovered a new species in Antarctica: the hotheaded naked ice borer. They had heads with bony plates that became burning hot due to overactive blood vessels. These creatures could bore through ice at [...]