Nosy knowtrias
Also known as the nutria, the coypu (Myocastor coypus [Molina, 1782]), is a large amphibious rodent from about 5 to 7 kg (Woods et al....
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Parwinder Kaur, Karam Singh & Lars Kamphuis
- Apr 13
- 2 min
The pest is yet to come
The bluegreen aphid, or blue alfalfa aphid (Acyrthosiphon kondoi), is a species of aphid found in many regions of the world, including...
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Anastasia Proskuryakova
- Mar 20
- 2 min
Don't rein on our parade
Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus L. 1758), or caribou, is a prominent semi-domesticated cervid species (family Cervidae, subfamily...
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P. Kaur, G. Lento, P. Perelman
- Feb 20
- 3 min
Seals fur reals
Arctocephalus forsteri, a species of fur seal found mainly around southern Australia and New Zealand, is an animal of many a common name....
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Polina Perelman
- Feb 13
- 3 min
Oncillary function
The oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus), aka the “small jaguar”, graciously walks the neotropical rainforests from Costa Rica in Central America...
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Polina Perelman
- Feb 3
- 3 min
Sei to shining sei
Sei whales (Balaenoptera borealis) are part of the group of toothless whales Myticeti or baleen whales. Fast swimming (up to 50 km/h (31...
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S. Kliver, P. Marinari, & K.Koepfli
- Jan 26
- 2 min
Getting off on the black foot
Black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) once occupied much of the grasslands of the North American Great Plains. Starting in the 19th...
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Ruqayya Khan
- Jan 23
- 1 min
Hoppy new year!
Happy Year of the Rabbit everyone! To celebrate, we share the chromosome-length assembly of the New England cottontail, Sylvilagus...
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Aurora Ruiz-Herrera & Terence J. Robinson
- Dec 21, 2022
- 3 min
Decoding the big five
African elephants of which there are two species (the savanna elephant Loxodonta africana, and its smaller cousin, the forest elephant...
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Samuel Fellows
- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
A top-notch blotch
Common side-blotched lizards (Uta stansburiana) are a ubiquitous lizard of the North American deserts. These lizards inhabit an...
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David Weisz
- Dec 2, 2022
- 1 min
SRA update for 325 genome assemblies
We are excited to report that with our last assembly release we've hit the 325 assemblies mark, which means it's time to do some raw...
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Polina Perelman
- Nov 21, 2022
- 2 min
A short furrytail
Off the coast of southern California, there is a group of small islands - Channel Islands. About 7000 years ago, mainland grey foxes...
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Ruqayya Khan
- Nov 15, 2022
- 2 min
Mongoose on the loose
The small Indian mongoose (Urva auropunctata) may be a small carnivorous species, but it has managed to have an incredibly large...
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Parwinder Kaur & Kevin C. Rowe
- Nov 9, 2022
- 2 min
Rally for the rakali
The rakali is an Australian native rodent first described in 1804. It's scientific name, Hydromys chrysogaster, translates to...
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Ruqayya Khan & Daniel Lim
- Nov 7, 2022
- 2 min
Jird is the word
Though the name of the Libyan jird, Meriones libycus, implies it is somehow special to Libya, this adaptable rodent can be found all...
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Parwinder Kaur
- Oct 18, 2022
- 3 min
The three muskaroos
Today, DNA Zoo Australia is celebrating!!! We are very happy to announce the receipt of funding from Lotterywest to build a...
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Ruqayya Khan
- Oct 18, 2022
- 1 min
The mane of the hour
Much like a lion's mane, the golden-headed lion tamarin, Leontopithecus chrysomelas, has a brilliant display of orange fur framing their...
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Stephen Richards & Mary Ann McDowell
- Sep 20, 2022
- 3 min
Sand flies: very small disease vectors
Blood feeding insects that feed on multiple people can spread disease. Mosquitoes are one example where the female mosquito requires a...
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Parwinder Kaur & Kevin C. Rowe
- Aug 31, 2022
- 3 min
The Smoky Mouse - Edging towards extinction
The native Australian rodent the smoky mouse Pseudomys fumeus, also known by the First People’s name ‘Konoom’ (the name is from the...
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Bonnie Kircher
- Aug 26, 2022
- 2 min
Reptile profile
The green anole, Anolis carolinensis, is one of over 400 species in the genus Anolis (anoles) and one of over 11,000 species in the group...
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Ruqayya Khan
- Aug 17, 2022
- 2 min
Space poddity
The short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis, is one of the most wide spread and abundant dolphin species in the world. They're...
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Elizabeth Flesch
- Aug 4, 2022
- 3 min
Don't you phoget about me
The Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) is a true seal and one of the largest members of the Phocidae family, with adults measuring...
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Hojun Song
- Aug 1, 2022
- 5 min
Locusts: Jekyll & Hyde or the Incredible Hulk of the insect world
In Robert Louis Stevenson’s short novel, “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” the mild-mannered Dr. Jekyll transformed into the...
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Christopher Beatty
- Jul 27, 2022
- 2 min
The dragonfly effect
The Black Petaltail (Tanypteryx hageni) is one of eleven dragonfly species in the family Petaluridae. The family’s name recognizes the...
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Parwinder Kaur
- Jul 18, 2022
- 2 min
The lion king
The lion is a large cat native to Africa and India. Lions have captured our imagination for centuries, from the paleolithic cave art to...
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