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Taxus floridana, the Florida yew, [3] is a species of yew, endemic to a small area of the Apalachicola River. This species is has restricted extent of occurrence (EOO) of 24km [ 4 ] along the Apalachicola River and resides in the mesophytic forests of northern Florida at altitudes of 15–40 m.
Torreya taxifolia, commonly known as Florida torreya or stinking-cedar, but also sometimes as Florida nutmeg or gopher wood, is an endangered subcanopy tree of the yew family, Taxaceae. It is native to only a small glacial refugium in the southeastern United States , at the state border region of northern Florida and southwestern Georgia .
Binagadi asphalt lake – cluster of tar pits located 1 km southeast from Binagadi settlement, near Hirda-Girrar hillock in urban Baku, Azerbaijan.Fossils from the species of 41 species of mammals, 110 species of birds, 2 reptiles, 1 amphibian and 107 insects recovered from the pits are on display at the Baku Natural-Historical Museum.
Wildlife conservators found 500 pounds of pythons in a single day last month in Collier County, Florida. The 11 Burmese pythons were found Feb. 21 in three different breeding aggregations, or ...
READ MORE: Alligator removed from python in Florida After getting it back to their facility, the mega critter was measured, clocking in nine feet and five inches long, and weighing 52.6 pounds.
Only three Florida species live in caves: the eastern pipistrelle, the gray bat and the southeastern myotis. Florida has the highest concentration of southeastern myotis in the world. [5] The greatest threat to bats in Florida is the disturbance or destruction of roost sites, due to either vandalism or urban development. [5]
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Yowie is one of several names for an Australian folklore entity that is reputed to live in the Outback.The creature has its roots in Aboriginal oral history. In parts of Queensland, they are known as quinkin (or as a type of quinkin), and as joogabinna, [1] in parts of New South Wales, they are called Ghindaring, jurrawarra, myngawin, puttikan, doolaga, gulaga and thoolagal. [1]