@apicomplexan
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Nico J Smit@NicoJSmit16 Mar 2023
Sneak peak of some cool parasites the @NWU_WRG parasitologists are discovering here at Tsitsikamma while trying to see if MPAs do protect our hidden diversity. First up some dancing ergasilid copepods on the gills of the endemic South African mullet!! @Linda_vd_Spuy – at South Africa
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Nico J Smit@NicoJSmit18 Mar 2023
Have you ever seen a fish trypanosome making its way through blood cells? This is how they role!! Another great find of our MPAs protecting hidden diversity project! #ParasiteConservation @NWU_WRG @NWU_UESM @ChandraLeRoux @apicomplexan @WepenerVictor @WynandMalherbe – at South Africa
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Praying Manis lowered into water to entice out the parasite within! 🪱😱 video credit: Insect world.
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Euan@EuanGenevier1 Aug 2022
If you live in #KZN, please go to Forms.gle/2Z1W3b5W26pR7YXHA to help our research on #NileMonitors in #KwaZulu-Natal. 🦎🦎 It only takes 5 to 10 minutes! Many thanks! 🙂 #Varanusniloticus #ukzn #varanidae #HAA #durban #pietermaritzburg #biawak #citizenscience #uxamu #likkewaan
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Nick Evans@NickEvansKZN14 Sep 2020
A HAMSTER THIEF! Read about how a Black Mamba came to visit a pet hamster, and it didn't end well for the hamster! facebook.com/138151027883104… #snakes #Durban #southafrica #kzn #wildlife #africa #reptiles #BlackMamba #conservation #hamster
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If at first you don't succeed, try, try again...until your prey item uses you as a hiding place. At our Turtle Survival Center in South Carolina we feed a well-balanced diet to the turtles and tortoises there. For this young Indochinese Box Turtle (Cuora galbinifrons) that...
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Nick Evans@NickEvansKZN15 Sep 2020
Latest video on my YouTube channel, about a very well-hidden Puff Adder! youtu.be/F2VkbJbWhkc #snakes #Durban #southafrica #youtubechannel #YouTuber #youtube #YouTubers #PuffAdder #reptiles #conservation #wildlife
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In today’s adorable-beyond-belief news...phys.org/news/2020-09-tortoi…

Tortoise hatchlings found to orient toward objects resembling faces

A trio of researchers, one with the University of London, the other two with the University of Trento, has found that freshly hatched tortoises tend to orient themselves toward objects that resemble...

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Nick Evans@NickEvansKZN15 Sep 2020
Tonight's episode of Snake Season, sees me going to rescue a different kind of reptile! For more details: facebook.com/138151027883104… #SnakeSeason #DSTV #PeoplesWeather #MonitorLizards #reptiles #durban #southafrica #africa #kzn #conservation #wildlife #lizard
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Dr Cormac Price@C_MrPrice14 Sep 2020
Insane. 🐍🐍
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American Tortoise Rescue is fundraising for Help Protect Our Sanctuary During Wildfires charity.gofundme.com/o/en/ca…
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Nick Evans@NickEvansKZN14 Sep 2020
Snake Season is back tonight 😎 😁🐍 Tonight's episode features two exciting yet challenging Black Mamba rescues! Tune in at 6PM on the People's Weather Channel (180) on DSTV! Repeat at 9PM and 10AM tomorrow morning. #snakes #Durban #southafrica #conservation #africa #wildlife
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Our hero?? Definitely this amazing traffic warden helping a turtle cross the road safely in Pakistan. We love to see it!!
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Nick Evans@NickEvansKZN16 Sep 2020
On Snake Season tonight, Johan Marais, of the African Snakebite Institute, will be talking to us about snakebite & venom, with an interesting demonstration. We'll also be learning about a rarely seen snake, and, of course there will be mamba rescues! #SnakeSeason #Durban #KZN
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Matt Greenlees@aus_herp15 Sep 2020
Something around here is apparently partial to gecko tails... How many geckoes can you spot in this pic? #wildoz
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Did you know that #Pythons and #Boas have vestigial remnants of legs called pelvic spurs and femoral bones?! Check out this cool video! CT scanning is a great tool to study #biodiversity and #herpetology. Great visualization by @RamonSN @UMichEEB!
Ramon Nagesan@RamonSN17 Jun 2020
Pelvic spurs, including reduced femoral bones, can be found in #Boas and #Pythons. These structures are located around the cloaca, & are used during mating. Here the pelvic spurs of the “Rubber Boa” Charina bottae is shown in pink. #herpetology #zoology #oVertTCN @UMichEEB
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SNAKE SEASON Starts 7 September at 18:00. Don't miss SNAKE SEASON a wildlife series of snake capture, rescue and release on People°sWeather this spring. Featuring a world renowned snake handler and conservationist @NickEvansKZN from KwaZulu-Natal. #SnakeSeason
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Nick Evans@NickEvansKZN6 Sep 2020
One of the longest Green Mambas I have rescued, at a construction site on the North Coast last week. A 2m male which construction workers were protective of thankfully! Unfortunately, Mambas here have had to deal with their habitat being destroyed recently. #conservation #snake
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Dr Simon Pooley@s_pooley4 Sep 2020
Scientists capture rare footage of mother skink fighting a deadly brown snake to protect her babies phys.org/news/2020-09-scient… via @physorg_com

Scientists capture rare footage of mother skink fighting a deadly brown snake to protect her babies

Unlike many mammals and birds, most reptiles show little sign of being caring parents. But our new research shows one lizard species may be more doting parents than we thought—the adults risking...

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Morphological and molecular characterization of an African freshwater ... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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