A Belgian-Congolese research team has discovered and documented a community of eastern chimpanzees in three small mountain forests in eastern Congo, near Lake Albert.
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31/03/2021
New Population of Eastern Chimpanzees Discovered in Remote Congolese Mountain Forests
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02/06/2020
Underneath The Feathers: Darker Bird Skin Protects Against UV Light
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Reinout VerbekeBiologists from the University of Ghent discovered that bird skin becomes darker towards the equator. Tanned skin protects birds from harmful UV light. This evolutionary pattern was already know for humans and reptiles.
13/03/2020
CT Scan Reveals a Rare Snake Inside a Snake
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Reinout VerbekeYou know the Russian matryoshka dolls? Well, while CT-scanning a Samar cobra snake from our collections, we found another snake inside: a rare species of about the same size!
25/02/2020
Important Invasive Species for Europa Get A Factsheet
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Reinout VerbekeScientists from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences and the Royal Museum for Central Africa have published factsheets for invasive species that are of concern to Europe.
19/11/2019
Firefly Stops Glowing And Preys On Its Predator
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Reinout VerbekeBelgian biologist Philippe Kok has found that larvae of a firefly species in South-America shifted their diet to a small toad that is supposed to be their predator. Interestingly, the larvae have stopped glowing. In this way, they can better ambush the toad.
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