Latest articles by Diego Almendras

plants and animals
over 4 years ago by Diego Almendras

Desert hummingird on the edge of extinction

Somewhere in northern Chile, lies three valleys famous for their fertile and narrow oasis. One of them, close to Arica City is Azapa Valley, known for its olive production; at the south of the region are Vitor and Camarones Valley. In these three oases, a brilliantly plumaged hummingbird takes refuge.
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fossils
over 4 years ago by Diego Almendras

Fossils of oldest multicellular organisms found in South America

These soft-bodied creatures lived in shallow waters 560 million years ago in what is now Argentina.
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plants and animals
over 4 years ago by Diego Almendras

World’s smallest porpoise headed for extinction

The vaquita (Phocoena sinus), spanish word for little cow, inherited the title of the most endangered cetacean in the world from the baiji or Yangtze river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer) which is believed to have gone extinct by 2006.
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plants and animals
almost 5 years ago by Diego Almendras

Scientists uncover two new species of elusive South-American marsupial

The monito del monte is a South American marsupial which has no close living relatives in its home range. By assessing anatomical and genetic features of museum specimens, researchers were able to describe two new species of the marsupials in Chile and Argentina.
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