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Kenya to receive 4 mountain bongos from European zoos
Mutant clownfish reveals how nature draws boundaries
Mutant clownfish reveals how nature draws boundaries - Sopuli
cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/40308 [https://news.abolish.capital/post/40308] > In 1999, a clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) hatched in the aquarium of a tropical fish hobbyist in the UK. These clownfish are prized by aquarists for their unique pattern of three straight white bars bordered by a thin black line. But this UK fish was special: instead of the usual straight bars, it had wavy, corrugated patterns, symmetrical on both sides. The patterns were inherited across generations, leading to a lineage named “Snowflake,” but the mechanism causing this irregular patterning remained a mystery. > > — > > From Biology News - Evolution, Cell theory, Gene theory, Microbiology, Biotechnology [https://phys.org/rss-feed/biology-news/] via This RSS Feed [https://phys.org/rss-feed/biology-news/].
Born to roam, built for home: New genomic insights for snapper fisheries
Born to roam, built for home: New genomic insights for snapper fisheries - Sopuli
> “Recovery is not just about fish moving from regions where they are more abundant. It’s also about whether the right fish are surviving and reproducing in the right places,” he says. > “If some populations carry locally useful traits, losing them could reduce the system’s ability to bounce back. This matters for local and regional fisheries of snapper and for re-stocking activities via aquaculture.”
Network analysis reveals mammal food web drivers across Africa
Camera traps take first photos of rare island antelope on Zanzibar
Camera traps take first photos of rare island antelope on Zanzibar - Sopuli
cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/40381 [https://news.abolish.capital/post/40381] > Conservationists have captured the first camera trap images of the highly elusive Pemba blue duiker, a tiny antelope that lives in a remnant of native forest in the north of Zanzibar’s Pemba Island. Standing just 30 centimeters (12 inches) high at the shoulder, the Pemba blue duiker is possibly a subspecies of the blue duiker (Philantomba monticola) that lives on the African mainland. Around 20 camera traps — motion-activated cameras that automatically photograph passing animals — were placed in Pemba Island’s Ngezi Nature Forest Reserve at the end of January by ecologist Margherita Rinaldi, in collaboration with the Italy-based conservation group Istituto Oikos. They chose sites where highly experienced forest guards had detected near-invisible trails of the animals through thick undergrowth. The camera traps detected blue duikers across at least half of the 2,030-hectare (around 5,000-acre) reserve, Silvia Ceppi a scientific adviser to Oikos, told Mongabay. The images provide the first photographic evidence of the animals, which previously had not been officially documented in the forest for more than 20 years. “We’re just excited they’re there and well distributed,” Ceppi said. The team also found piles of duiker droppings, or scats, which could help determine the animals’ genetic makeup and reveal once and for all how distinct they are from the mainland population. It’s possible that blue duikers were introduced to Pemba more than a century ago, Ceppi said. It’s also possible they are a naturally occurring population that’s been isolated for millennia. Confirming the Pemba blue duiker as a subspecies…This article was originally published on Mongabay [https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/camera-traps-take-first-photos-of-rare-island-antelope-on-zanzibar/] > > — > > From Conservation news [https://news.mongabay.com/feed/] via This RSS Feed [https://news.mongabay.com/feed/].
Three Himalayan predators coexist by partitioning prey, reducing direct competition
New species discovered in Cambodia’s rare rocky ecosystems
Pyrenees brown bear population climbs to an estimated 130 in latest census
