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The new specimen is named Pterygornis dapingfangensis, which is a relatively advanced enantiornithine. An external sternal manubrium develops on the front edge of the sternum. In living birds, the external sternal manubr···
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"Filtering" is a common method of feeding in the animal kingdom, and it is also a way in which natural selection acts on the evolution of life. The latest issue of "Science" and its subsidiary journal "Science Advance" a···
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According to the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences: Bearded vultures and vultures are collectively referred to as Old World vultures, although they do not constitute ···
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In the Yunling Mountains at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters in the Hengduan Mountains on the southern edge of the Himalayas, there live the most precious primates in the world - Yunnan golden monkeys. They are natio···
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According to EurekAlert!: A study explores the genetic basis for the origin of paired appendages in vertebrate evolution. Jawless vertebrates possess two sets of appendages, such as pectoral and ventral fins, while livin···
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The turtle has always had a unique status in Chinese culture, and its status is very noble. Turtle, dragon, phoenix and lin are collectively called the Four Spirits. The turtle is regarded as a symbol of longevity, as me···
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Invertebrates are a relatively low-level group of animals, which correspond to vertebrates. The most obvious feature is that they do not have vertebrae. Invertebrates are very large in both type and quantity. From the pe···
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Most algae live in water. Their structure is very simple, and each visible individual has no distinction between roots, stems, and leaves - it is a leaf-like body. The size of algae varies greatly. For example, diatoms···
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About 260 million years ago, some mammals returned to the ocean again. They may be the descendants of carnivores and ungulates. Some scientists believe the prehistoric ancestors of marine mammals were otters, others beli···
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Fish are the oldest vertebrates. They inhabit almost all aquatic environments on Earth - from freshwater lakes and rivers to saltwater seas and oceans. The earliest fish was a round-mouthed, jawless fish that appeared on···
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With the development of human beings, natural selection plays an important role in human evolution, and many human body functions or organs that were once useful have become redundant. Surprisingly, there are still many ···
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According to a report from the Chiang Mai Zoo, the giant panda Lin Hui in Thailand unfortunately passed away at 1:10 a.m. on April 19, 2023, local time in Thailand. On the 18th, Lin Hui began to feel unwell. The Chiang M···
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It is not the nature of modern people to keep pandas as pets. Looking through historical records, it can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty. The origin of the story has to start with the discovery of the Hannan To···
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The history of human beings traveling with pandas can be traced back to the Lufeng hominid of Yunnan. There are also records of people walking with pandas at dozens of sites such as Lantian Homo, Peking Man, Hexian Homo,···
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What is the relationship between bamboo and dental caries? Literally speaking, there is no relationship. However, if you look deeper into its inner meaning, you will find that bamboo is the main culprit in causing dental···
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Why do pandas eat bamboo? Is it inherited from ancestors or acquired? After years of investigation and analysis, the author has come to the following insights: Bamboo eating is not an ancestral tradition. In the winter o···
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The panda is a unique mammal in my country and the most familiar species to people. One of the reasons why pandas are so loved is that there are not many of them left in the wild. It is understood that there are no more ···
Read article →Since the birth of the first panda, for more than a century, through the joint efforts of Chinese and foreign scholars, discoveries have been made continuously, resulting in a continuous increase in the number of panda f···
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Before answering this question, it is necessary to explain the meaning of these two terms. The bear referred to here is what people commonly call "dog bear", such as a black bear; the cat referred to here is not the kind···
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In 1942, the lower right gum of a carnivore with a third premolar to a second molar was discovered in the swamp facies strata of the Hatvan site in the Panno Basin, Hungary. M. Kretzoi analyzed and studied this fossil sp···
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According to literature, the scientific discovery of the panda was in 1869, and its discoverer and information disseminator was a naturalist. He is French priest Pierre Armand David. Pierre Armand David was a Basque nati···
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The Chinese have a long history of understanding pandas, and various names for pandas have been recorded as early as the early days of writing. "The Book of Books" calls it Pixiu, "Mao Shi" calls it Baizi, "Emei Mountain···
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On April 16, the Beijing Municipal Landscaping and Greening Bureau released a new version of the "Beijing Terrestrial Wildlife List" at the launch ceremony of the 41st "Bird Love Week". The number of wild animals in the ···
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Speaking of elephants in China, we have to mention a well-known name: Wild Elephant Valley. It is named after the large number of wild elephants in the area. Legend has it that there are two to three hundred of them. Bef···
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