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This beautiful emerald green slithering reptile is a horizontal spot Jin snake, one of the rarest species of snakes in the world. Only 30 of living members have been found in the last 100 years. Not only have Chinese researchers at the Chengdu Institute of biology managed to capture two alive, they have also become the first to successfully breed a new generation of horizontal spot jin.
Scientists unveil a partial skeleton of a newly discovered whale found in Peru that lived nearly 40 million years ago. A total of 13 gigantic vertebrae -- one of which weighed nearly 200 kilograms (440 pounds) -- were found at a site in a coastal desert of southern Peru, as well as four ribs and a hip bone. IMAGES
Over the weekend, Florida residents discovered a shocking case of the mutilation of an endangered species. According to Gizmodo, someone carved the name of President Donald Trump on the back of a manatee. The manatee was found on the Homosassa River located near the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, which sits near the Gulf Coast north of Tampa. Photos and videos show the name 'TRUMP' clearly etched on the back of the animal. Federal and Florida laws prohibit harming manatees. Trump has weakened the Endangered Species Act that protects manatees and other wildlife facing extinction
Scientists working off the western coast of Mexico say they have discovered a new species of whale. According to CNN, the whales the researchers have discovered have been previously unknown. Three beaked whales were spotted in November by a team of scientists working near the San Benito Islands. Researchers initially set out to find out what kind of whales were making an unidentified acoustic signal. What they found were whales that had never been before and a sound has never been recorded before. The whales' physical characteristics suggest this is a new species, according to the team.
The late, great French biologist Louis Pasteur once said, 'Chance favors the prepared mind.' A group of Dutch cancer scientists says they've discovered a pair of salivary glands that absolutely no one had ever noticed before. CNN reports the glands are hidden away in the skull, where the nasal cavity and the throat meet. The cancer researchers first came across the body part during a scan designed to look for tumorous growths. The 'unknown entity' cannot be seen on X-rays, or in ultrasound, MRI scans, or PET scans. Rather, the glands can only be seen in a new, highly advanced type of scan called PSMA PET/CT The scientists, from the Netherlands Cancer Institute, propose naming them 'tubarial glands.'