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Scientists Capture Rare Footage of Mother Skink Fighting a Deadly Brown Snake to Protect Her Babies – Gizmodo Australia
Unlike many mammals and birds, most reptiles show little sign of being caring parents. But our new research shows one lizard species may be more doting parents than we thought – the adults risking their own safety to protect their babies. We used cameras in t…
Unlike many mammals and birds, most reptiles show little sign of being caring parents. But our new research shows one lizard species may be more doting parents than we thought the adults risking their own safety to protect their babies.
We used cameras in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales to study the Cunninghams skink. We were surprised to record evidence of the lizards actively defending their newborn offspring against formidable predators. Our findings are outlined in a paper released t…
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