predator

500 million-year-old clawed predator rewrites the origins of spiders and horseshoe crabs

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Cambrian chelicerax Megachelicerax cousteaui

image: Holotype specimen (part and counterpart) showing the spectacular scissor-like chelicerae of Megachelicerax cousteaui. view more Credit: Credit: Rudy Lerosey-Aubril It was a long day of instruction for Rudy LeRochy-Aubril. As a reward, he returned to cleaning an interesting Cambrian arthropod fossil he had recently received for review. Initially, the specimen showed all the characteristics … Read more

Trail camera captures first moments of Earth’s rarest rainforest predator

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A family of Bornean clouded leopards was discovered around Tanjung Puting National Park in April 2024.

Deep in the forest of Tanjung Puting National Park, motion-activated camera They captured something conservationists had never recorded there before. A mother Bornean clouded leopard leads two small leopards cubs Through the undergrowth. One cub stopped, turned, and stared directly into the lens for a moment before moving on. The recorded footage provides a rare … Read more

Endangered predator released in US

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Endangered predator released in US

Arizona wildlife officials have released 19 endangered black-footed ferrets in northern Arizona, a major step in efforts to reintroduce one of America’s rarest predators to the wild. The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) conducted stockings at three locations on March 10 with the goal of strengthening fragile populations of species once thought to be … Read more