New
Species of Giant Fish Arapaima Discovered in Brazil
Oct 11, 2013 by Natali Anderson
Prof Donald Stewart from Department of Environmental
and Forest Biology at State University of New York has described a new species
of arapaima from the central Amazon of Brazil. Arapaima, one of
the world’s biggest freshwater fish and the largest freshwater fish of South
America, is unique among fish – it can breathe air. The largest specimens can
reach more than 2.5 m in length and weigh up to 200 kg.
Read rest and see pic here:http://www.sci-news.com/biology/science-giant-fish-arapaima-brazil-01455.html
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to Oetzi the Iceman found in living Austrians
Austrian scientists have found that 19 Tyrolean men alive
today are related to Oetzi the Iceman, whose 5,300-year-old frozen body was
found in the Alps.Their relationship was established through DNA analysis by
scientists from the Institute of Legal Medicine at Innsbruck Medical
University.The men have not been told about their connection to Oetzi. The DNA
tests were taken from blood donors in Tyrol. A particular genetic mutation was
matched, the APA news agency reports.
Read rest here:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24477038
wonder if any of us are related to bigfoot?
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