Articles related to "Coelacanth"

This latest discovery of the extinct fish Coelacanth may be a clue for scientists to look outside of a fish's last known habitat.

Tanzania has been hauled up and indicted by conservationists for its plan to develop deep sea port Mwambani, endangering prehistoric fish Coelacanth.

The coelacanth was found to be 'alive and well' in 1938 after millions of years of hiding, but is he really a 'living fossil'?

Creatures either adapt to their environment or become extinct. So called 'ancient' types of animal have been doing this successfully for as long as the 'modern' ones.

Is the Loch Ness monster a type of plesiosaur?

Early life became complex and eventually fish evolved, later giving way to the marine reptiles, then to the marine mammals as the 'highest' life-forms.

Silverfish are silver, but not fish! They are primitive wingless insects often found in the home. Like their relatives (Firebrats) they are harmless.

One kind of fish gave rise to all four-legged animals.

The constant threat from volatile internal politics in Anjouan (official name Nzwani) in the Union of the Comoros, is ruining the island's considerable tourism potential.

The once idyllic Le Galawa Beach Resort Hotel, the only hotel on Grande Comore that offered package tours, is now derelict. Yet websites are still advertising it.

Witnesses, say Mokele-Mbembe resembles a dinosaur. Scientists searched for indisputable evidence of its existence. Is it possible that species of dinosaurs still survive?

There have been reported sightings of an unusual feline in Victoria Province, described as a tiger cat. There are fossils of such an animal.

There have been many reports of Thunderbirds in the United States and at least one terrifying encounter. What might this strange winged creature be?

Unidentified Mysterious Animals (UMAs) including hairy humanoids and other ape-man creatures are sighted globally. Descriptions and theories have amazing similarities.

Taxonomy is the science of animal classification and of working out what is related to what. How does Suite101 categorise the millions of species that exist?

The Duke Power Company, when constructing the Cowans Ford Dam in 1963, created North Carolina's largest man-made lake, fed by the Catawba River, that's Norman's home.

The Kenyan coast north of Mombasa as far as Malindi and Lamu is famous for fine white sand beaches, coral reefs and combined safari beach and Mombasa resort vacations.

Serpentine Morag has been sighted, photographed, otherwise witnessed, shot and investigated and is the subject of a Celtic legend. What might this strange entity be?

The field includes paranormalists, parapsychologists, ghost hunters, cryptologists, ufologists and anomalists, those who study Fortean phenomena.

Both in their ontogeny (biological development of an individual) and phylogeny (evolutionary history of a group) amphibians reveal their watery origins.

This speculative science's subjects are Unknown Mysterious Animals, UMAs, cryptids, mainstream science doesn't recognize which are divided into three major categories.

Puppeteer Lee Dexter created lovable Bertie, star of a popular children's show based on the bunyip which has been sighted in Tasmania and other places. What could it be?

Bessie has been sighted numerous times by and in Erie. There's a reward for someone who captures her alive and well. The cryptid was the subject of practical jokes.