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Dubai (UAE), Oct 1 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Ali Haider) Expo Dubai 2020 opened its doors to the public on Friday, a year later than expected due to the coronavirus pandemic.FOOTAGE OF SPAIN'S PAVILLION AT EXPO DUBAI 2020.
Puntarenas province, Costa Rica, Jan 13 (EFE).- Artificial coral reefs are proving key to the recovery of marine life in Costa Rica, helping to maintain a diversity of fish communities, prevent erosion and serve as part of a broader protective corridor.One of these reef projects is located at Playa Blanca, a beach in the Pacific province of Puntarenas that has earned a five-starred Blue Flag for its clean water and outstanding environmental management.A total of 14 bell-shaped artificial reef structures weighing between 250 and 600 kilograms have been installed there and currently are serving as habitat for a wide range of marine species. (Camera: MARIA JOSE BRENES). SHOT LIST: ARTIFICIAL CORAL REEFS INSTALLED BY PERSONNEL AT HOTEL PUNTA LEONA AT PLAYA BLANCA, A BEACH IN PACIFIC PROVINCE OF PUNTARENAS, COSTA RICA.
Scientists have discovered the largest species that has the ability to regrow limbs. According to Business Insider, it's the alligator. Like lizards, young American gators can regrow their tails up to 9 inches. Prof. Kenro Kusumi is a co-senior study author and the director of Arizona State University's School of Life Sciences. Kusumi began studying gator regrowth after receiving a package in the mail that contained a deformed alligator tail in a pickle jar with ethanol. The tail was discolored, forked, and the scales were smaller than normal. Kusumi realized that the tail looked like it had been regrown.
Marine life uses sound to hunt, avoid predators, and find mates. But if their sounds are drowned out by engines, species can be affected dramatically. Even as the oceans are getting noisier, we're still basically unaware of the full toll it takes on ocean life. Gizmodo reports decreased human activity has given researchers an unprecedented chance to study the effect of quiet on our typically noisy seas. Wildlife biologist Chris Gabriele says the waters around Glacier Bay, Alaska, have seen median daily sound levels decrease by 50% between 2019 and 2020. As a result, she’s seen humpback whales hanging out in much broader swaths of the region, socializing, feeding, napping, and 'chatting' with each other.
Among their many unique talents, octopuses can taste objects with a mere touch of a suction-cup-covered tentacle. According to Gizmodo, a team of researchers has finally gotten to the bottom of how these cephalopods perform this mysterious feat. They discovered a distinct population of cells located on the tips of the suckers, which they named 'chemotactile receptors.' A second type of cell within the suction cups converts mechanical stimulation into signals the brain can understand as touch, among other senses. The nervous system of an octopus is distributed, in which the arms contain two-thirds of its total neurons and can function independently from the brain. That's why a severed octopus arm can still try to reach out and grab things. Yikes!
Bali, Aug 5 (EFE / EPA) .- Marine Police officers released Wednesday 25 green turtles (Chelonia mydas) on the beach of Kuta, Bali, after they were seized from illegal poachers.(Camera: MADE NAGI)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE RELEASE OF GREEN TURTLES ON KUTA BEACH IN BALI, INDONESIA.
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