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Rare Snail Caught Laying Egg Through Its Neck, in Scientific First
P. augusta is also called the Mount Augustus snail, named after the only known habitat on New Zealand’s South Island where ...
Breeding hope as rare fossa arrives at zoo from US
A rare male fossa has arrived at Chester Zoo from America as part of an international breeding programme to protect the ...
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Zoo uses ‘Blind Date’ technique to get rare animals to mate
A zoo has taken inspiration from TV's "Blind Date" to try and get two rare Malagasy fossas to mate as part of an ...
Rare Snail Captured on Camera for the First Time Laying an Egg Through Its Neck
A rare snail from New Zealand was filmed for the first time laying an egg through its neck, and experts said they "struck ...
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Rare New Zealand snail filmed laying egg from its neck
which is slow to breed and doesn't adapt well to new habitats. In 2011, some 800 of the snails accidentally died in a Department of Conservation refrigerator with faulty temperature control.