Sunday, December 23, 2018
Friday, December 21, 2018
Dr. Reptilia
Welcome to the research laboratory of Dr. Jennifer Moore at Grand Valley State University.
Our research focuses on the spatial ecology, population demographics, and conservation genetics of at-risk species. We aim to understand the factors that impact movement, functional connectivity, and population viability by focusing on research questions that that can be applied directly for conservation and management. (Photo credit above: Eric McCluskey)
Easrern Box Turtle
Link: https://moorejen4.wixsite.com/moorelab/photos
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Tourists pay £103 for a close-up with a 16 FOOT man-eating crocodile
Tourists pay £103 for a close-up with a 16 FOOT man-eating crocodile - and there's just a thin plastic barrier protecting them
- The attraction has opened in Darwin and is ominously called the Cage of Death
- Tourists pay £103 to be lowered into an aquatic enclosure for a 30-minute encounter with the beast
- Keepers feed the fearsome reptile so the predator moves around in the water
Thrill-seeking
holidaymakers can now risk a face-to-face encounter with a 16-foot
saltwater crocodile separated only by a thin plastic barrier.
The tourist attraction, which is based in Darwin, is ominously called the Cage of Death.
Tourists pay £103 to be lowered into an aquatic enclosure for a 30-minute encounter with the beast.
The tourist attraction, which has opened in Darwin, is ominously called the Cage of Death
Tourists are frst hoisted over the water to see the crocodile swirling below, before they are lowered into the waters
They are fed on a diet of chicken, beef and fish as wide-eyed visitors watch them move
After
15 minutes in the water, the tourists are lifted to safety. The
circular cage is held up by a monorail and can be used by two tourists
at a time.
German tourist Nellie
Winters said: 'It's awesome. When I went in at first I didn't expect it
to be that awesome because the crocodile is huge and you're right next
to him.
'I was scared but I was
fascinated as well. I kept thinking he was going to eat me. You are
right next to him and you sometimes forget that there are cages around
you.
'You're that close that you think you could swim next to him and, yeah, he could also eat you, even though he won't.
After 15 minutes in the water,
the tourists are lifted to safety. The circular cage is held up by a
monorail and can be used by two tourists at a time
German tourist Nellie Winters
said: 'It's awesome. When I went in at first I didn't expect it to be
that awesome because the crocodile is huge and you're right next to him'
'I
didn't expect it to be that close and intense so I wasn't that nervous
but when we got into the water right next to him I started to feel very
nervous.'
The Saltwater crocodile is the largest of its kind and can grow to up to 20 feet long.
Their teeth can be as long as four inches and the reptiles are considered one of the most dangerous to humans.
The reptiles are found across the north of Australia and are also native to India and other areas of south-east Asia.
The other reptiles at the cove boast more fearsome names, such as Chopper and Axel
Crocosaurus Cove also gives visitors the opportunity to hold baby crocodiles and feed them using fishing lines
Link: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4863264/Tourists-swim-16-FOOT-saltwater-croc
VIEJOS AMIGOS. Pocho y Chito en una de sus tardes de juegos en Costa Rica.
Murió el cocodrilo Pocho
MedÃa 4 metros y era conocido por sus peligrosos juegos con su dueño. Mirá el video.
MedÃa 4 metros y era conocido por sus peligrosos juegos con su dueño. Mirá el video.
Apareció muerto el famoso cocodrilo de cuatro metros de largo al que se conocÃa como Pocho, que fue domado por un campesino en la zona atlántica de Costa Rica. El dueño del animal, Gilberto Shedden, conocido como "Chito", encontró sin vida al reptil en el estanque donde vivÃa.
"Chito" cobró fama internacional ya que prácticamente convivÃa con el enorme lagarto, al que abrazaba y montaba en presencia de sorprendidos turistas y curiosos.
Shedden, con voz entrecortada, dijo que el sábado próximo habitantes del poblado de la comunidad de Siquirres, donde reside, harán una despedida al cocodrilo, antes de sepultarlo.
Link: https://abcnews.go.com/US/florida-man-finds-foot-alligator-backyard-swimming-pool/story?id=37356292
"Chito" cobró fama internacional ya que prácticamente convivÃa con el enorme lagarto, al que abrazaba y montaba en presencia de sorprendidos turistas y curiosos.
Shedden, con voz entrecortada, dijo que el sábado próximo habitantes del poblado de la comunidad de Siquirres, donde reside, harán una despedida al cocodrilo, antes de sepultarlo.
Link: https://abcnews.go.com/US/florida-man-finds-foot-alligator-backyard-swimming-pool/story?id=37356292
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Saturday, August 11, 2018
Huge alligator getting its back scratched and scrubbed with a push broom
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Video
of a huge alligator getting its back scratched and scrubbed with a push
broom at Everglades Holiday Park in Fort Lauderdale has gone viral.
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/watch-caretaker-scrubs-giant-alligator-s-back-with-push-broom/22685189 Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Texas student's photo with alligator goes viral
Graduation snap: Texas student's photo with alligator goes viral
Makenzie Noland’s pose with 14ft Big Tex has become an internet sensation
Makenzie Noland, a Texas student, poses for hergraduation photo in cap, sash and – somewhat unusually – with an alligator.
The student shared the image on Facebook and Instagram with the caption “not your typical graduation photo”, and found herself at the centre of the internet’s attention.
“I am overwhelmed with how viral my post has gotten,” she posted on Tuesday, “and to see everyone from my hometown pushing me to move forward and supporting me is truly incredible”.
The student, originally from Bellevue in Nebraska, said Tex was adopted by the centre a couple of years ago. According to her social media posts, the animal, who can be fussy about who feeds him, first let Noland do so back in May and they have now become friends.
“I get in the water with that animal every day,” she said, adding that she also tickled his nose before feeding him. “Every single time I get in the water with him, I realise how huge he is. He’s a real-life dinosaur.”
The rescue centre is owned by Arlie Hammonds and Gary Saurage and claims to be the largest alligator sanctuary in south-east Texas, home to more than 450 alligators, crocodiles and other reptiles.
The student’s photos have been better received than another alligator-related stunt from earlier this year. In March, Melody Kliebert posted a gender-reveal video, which showed an alligator biting into a watermelon to show a blue colour and, with that, the news that she was expecting a boy.
The Klieberts run an alligator farm, and countered criticism of the video by saying there were several trained alligator handlers available. The video has had more than 10m views on Facebook since it was first posted.
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/07/texas-student-makenzie-noland-alligator-photo-viral
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