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The few animals that live on the mainland are birds such as Antarctic terns, grey-headed albatross, imperial shag, snowy sheathbill and the most well known inhabitant of Antarctica, penguins. The inhospitable environment helps to deter predators ; the few predators that hunt on the mainland, including the south polar skua and the southern giant ...
The following are lists of animal diseases: This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2021) List of aquarium diseases;
The Snow Mountains grassland mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys frigicola), also known as the Snow Mountains grassland melomys, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to the mountainous west part of the island of New Guinea, where its range extends from Lake Habbema to the Baliem Valley, in Papua Province, Indonesia. It is present ...
Many different plant species live in the high-altitude environment. These include perennial grasses, sedges, forbs, cushion plants, mosses, and lichens. [81] High-altitude plants must adapt to the harsh conditions of their environment, which include low temperatures, dryness, ultraviolet radiation, and a short growing season.
Researchers surveyed the mountains of Guizhou Province several times between 2014 and 2023 “but the new species has only just been discovered, with only seven adult specimens found.” The new ...
Many rare or threatened plant and animal species live within the Snowy Mountains. [25] The Kosciuszko National Park is home to one of Australia's most threatened species (the corroboree frog), the endangered mountain pygmy possum and the more common dusky antechinus are located in the high country of the park.
Researchers found the yellow animal living on a mountain. Take a look. ‘Alien-faced’ creature — with ‘about 200 legs’ — discovered as new species in Tanzania
The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis sierrae) is subspecies of bighorn sheep unique to the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. [3] A 2016 genetics study confirmed significant divergence between the three subspecies of North America's bighorn sheep: Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and desert bighorn sheep. [4]