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  • NEWS - Autonomes Fahren: Ein VW eGolf bei Testfahrten in Hamburg
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    *** Autonomous driving test, Hamburg, Germany - 27 Aug 2019 *** *** Local Caption *** 30123195

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  • NEWS - Autonomes Fahren: Ein VW eGolf bei Testfahrten in Hamburg
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    *** Autonomous driving test, Hamburg, Germany - 27 Aug 2019 *** *** Local Caption *** 30123197

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  • NEWS - Autonomes Fahren: Ein VW eGolf bei Testfahrten in Hamburg
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    *** Autonomous driving test, Hamburg, Germany - 27 Aug 2019 *** *** Local Caption *** 30123200

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  • NEWS - Autonomes Fahren: Ein VW eGolf bei Testfahrten in Hamburg
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    *** Autonomous driving test, Hamburg, Germany - 27 Aug 2019 *** *** Local Caption *** 30123199

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  • FEATURE - Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei
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    FEATURE - Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei

    Unter dem Sand verborgen: Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei / 210519 *** An ancient Bronze Age 'petrified forest' which has become visible on a beach in Borth, Wales after recent storms and tides washed away the sand and peat which normallty cover them, May 22 2019. The skeletal trees are said to have given rise to the local legend of a lost kingdom, Cantre'r Gwaelod, drowned beneath the waves. The trees stopped growing between 4,500 and 6,000 years ago, as the water level rose and a thick blanket of peat formed. *** Local Caption *** *** Local Caption *** 29837033

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  • FEATURE - Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei
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    FEATURE - Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei

    Unter dem Sand verborgen: Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei / 210519 *** An ancient Bronze Age 'petrified forest' which has become visible on a beach in Borth, Wales after recent storms and tides washed away the sand and peat which normallty cover them, May 22 2019. The skeletal trees are said to have given rise to the local legend of a lost kingdom, Cantre'r Gwaelod, drowned beneath the waves. The trees stopped growing between 4,500 and 6,000 years ago, as the water level rose and a thick blanket of peat formed. *** Local Caption *** *** Local Caption *** 29837037

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  • FEATURE - Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei
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    FEATURE - Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei

    Unter dem Sand verborgen: Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei / 210519 *** An ancient Bronze Age 'petrified forest' which has become visible on a beach in Borth, Wales after recent storms and tides washed away the sand and peat which normallty cover them, May 22 2019. The skeletal trees are said to have given rise to the local legend of a lost kingdom, Cantre'r Gwaelod, drowned beneath the waves. The trees stopped growing between 4,500 and 6,000 years ago, as the water level rose and a thick blanket of peat formed. *** Local Caption *** *** Local Caption *** 29837030

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  • FEATURE - Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei
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    FEATURE - Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei

    Unter dem Sand verborgen: Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei / 210519 *** An ancient Bronze Age 'petrified forest' which has become visible on a beach in Borth, Wales after recent storms and tides washed away the sand and peat which normallty cover them, May 22 2019. The skeletal trees are said to have given rise to the local legend of a lost kingdom, Cantre'r Gwaelod, drowned beneath the waves. The trees stopped growing between 4,500 and 6,000 years ago, as the water level rose and a thick blanket of peat formed. *** Local Caption *** *** Local Caption *** 29837031

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  • FEATURE - Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei
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    FEATURE - Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei

    Unter dem Sand verborgen: Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei / 210519 *** An ancient Bronze Age 'petrified forest' which has become visible on a beach in Borth, Wales after recent storms and tides washed away the sand and peat which normallty cover them, May 22 2019. The skeletal trees are said to have given rise to the local legend of a lost kingdom, Cantre'r Gwaelod, drowned beneath the waves. The trees stopped growing between 4,500 and 6,000 years ago, as the water level rose and a thick blanket of peat formed. *** Local Caption *** *** Local Caption *** 29837039

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  • FEATURE - Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei
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    FEATURE - Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei

    Unter dem Sand verborgen: Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei / 210519 *** An ancient Bronze Age 'petrified forest' which has become visible on a beach in Borth, Wales after recent storms and tides washed away the sand and peat which normallty cover them, May 22 2019. The skeletal trees are said to have given rise to the local legend of a lost kingdom, Cantre'r Gwaelod, drowned beneath the waves. The trees stopped growing between 4,500 and 6,000 years ago, as the water level rose and a thick blanket of peat formed. *** Local Caption *** *** Local Caption *** 29837038

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  • FEATURE - Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei
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    FEATURE - Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei

    Unter dem Sand verborgen: Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei / 210519 *** An ancient Bronze Age 'petrified forest' which has become visible on a beach in Borth, Wales after recent storms and tides washed away the sand and peat which normallty cover them, May 22 2019. The skeletal trees are said to have given rise to the local legend of a lost kingdom, Cantre'r Gwaelod, drowned beneath the waves. The trees stopped growing between 4,500 and 6,000 years ago, as the water level rose and a thick blanket of peat formed. *** Local Caption *** *** Local Caption *** 29837035

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  • FEATURE - Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei
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    FEATURE - Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei

    Unter dem Sand verborgen: Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei / 210519 *** An ancient Bronze Age 'petrified forest' which has become visible on a beach in Borth, Wales after recent storms and tides washed away the sand and peat which normallty cover them, May 22 2019. The skeletal trees are said to have given rise to the local legend of a lost kingdom, Cantre'r Gwaelod, drowned beneath the waves. The trees stopped growing between 4,500 and 6,000 years ago, as the water level rose and a thick blanket of peat formed. *** Local Caption *** *** Local Caption *** 29837032

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  • FEATURE - Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei
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    FEATURE - Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei

    Unter dem Sand verborgen: Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei / 210519 *** An ancient Bronze Age 'petrified forest' which has become visible on a beach in Borth, Wales after recent storms and tides washed away the sand and peat which normallty cover them, May 22 2019. The skeletal trees are said to have given rise to the local legend of a lost kingdom, Cantre'r Gwaelod, drowned beneath the waves. The trees stopped growing between 4,500 and 6,000 years ago, as the water level rose and a thick blanket of peat formed. *** Local Caption *** *** Local Caption *** 29837034

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  • FEATURE - Studie zur Erderwärmung: Winterregen lässt Grönlands Eis schmelzen
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    FEATURE - Studie zur Erderwärmung: Winterregen lässt Grönlands Eis schmelzen
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    Studie zur Erderwärmung: Winterregen lässt Grönlands Eis schmelzen / 2019 *** Darkening of the ice surface, caused by dust and organisms, magnifies the effects of 24-hour summer sunlight. The melt stream here is about 4 feet wide.See National News story NNrain.Warming temperatures in Greenland has seen more rainy weather than snow - further melting the ice sheet, warns new research.The study shows that traditional snowfall is being replaced by more wet and drizzly conditions - speeding up melting of the ice.Some parts are even getting drenched in winter - a phenomenon that will spread as the climate continues to warm, scientists warn.The shock finding sheds fresh light on how the Greenland ice sheet - the world's second largest - is disappearing faster than previously feared. *** Local Caption *** 29544237

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  • FEATURE - Studie zur Erderwärmung: Winterregen lässt Grönlands Eis schmelzen
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    Studie zur Erderwärmung: Winterregen lässt Grönlands Eis schmelzen / 2019 *** A camera-equipped drone will allow the scientists to map their study area in great detail.See National News story NNrain.Warming temperatures in Greenland has seen more rainy weather than snow - further melting the ice sheet, warns new research.The study shows that traditional snowfall is being replaced by more wet and drizzly conditions - speeding up melting of the ice.Some parts are even getting drenched in winter - a phenomenon that will spread as the climate continues to warm, scientists warn.The shock finding sheds fresh light on how the Greenland ice sheet - the world's second largest - is disappearing faster than previously feared. *** Local Caption *** 29544236

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  • FEATURE - Studie zur Erderwärmung: Winterregen lässt Grönlands Eis schmelzen
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    Studie zur Erderwärmung: Winterregen lässt Grönlands Eis schmelzen / 2019 *** Cooper drills a hole for an instrument that will measure how much light penetrates the ice surface.See National News story NNrain.Warming temperatures in Greenland has seen more rainy weather than snow - further melting the ice sheet, warns new research.The study shows that traditional snowfall is being replaced by more wet and drizzly conditions - speeding up melting of the ice.Some parts are even getting drenched in winter - a phenomenon that will spread as the climate continues to warm, scientists warn.The shock finding sheds fresh light on how the Greenland ice sheet - the world's second largest - is disappearing faster than previously feared. *** Local Caption *** 29544235

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  • FEATURE - Studie zur Erderwärmung: Winterregen lässt Grönlands Eis schmelzen
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    Studie zur Erderwärmung: Winterregen lässt Grönlands Eis schmelzen / 2019 *** Tedesco (left) and Cooper hike into the interior. A mile or so behind them are hills of debris dumped by fast-retreating ice.See National News story NNrain.Warming temperatures in Greenland has seen more rainy weather than snow - further melting the ice sheet, warns new research.The study shows that traditional snowfall is being replaced by more wet and drizzly conditions - speeding up melting of the ice.Some parts are even getting drenched in winter - a phenomenon that will spread as the climate continues to warm, scientists warn.The shock finding sheds fresh light on how the Greenland ice sheet - the world's second largest - is disappearing faster than previously feared. *** Local Caption *** 29544243

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  • FEATURE - Studie zur Erderwärmung: Winterregen lässt Grönlands Eis schmelzen
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    FEATURE - Studie zur Erderwärmung: Winterregen lässt Grönlands Eis schmelzen
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    Studie zur Erderwärmung: Winterregen lässt Grönlands Eis schmelzen / 2019 *** Scientists are studying the physical and biological forces underlying melting of the Greenland ice sheet. One tongue of the ice drains into the Akuliarusiarsuup River, in the southwest part of the country.See National News story NNrain.Warming temperatures in Greenland has seen more rainy weather than snow - further melting the ice sheet, warns new research.The study shows that traditional snowfall is being replaced by more wet and drizzly conditions - speeding up melting of the ice.Some parts are even getting drenched in winter - a phenomenon that will spread as the climate continues to warm, scientists warn.The shock finding sheds fresh light on how the Greenland ice sheet - the world's second largest - is disappearing faster than previously feared. *** Local Caption *** 29544242

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  • FEATURE - Studie zur Erderwärmung: Winterregen lässt Grönlands Eis schmelzen
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    Studie zur Erderwärmung: Winterregen lässt Grönlands Eis schmelzen / 2019 *** Researchers Marco Tedesco (rear) of Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Matthew Cooper of UCLA step onto the lower reaches of the ice..See National News story NNrain.Warming temperatures in Greenland has seen more rainy weather than snow - further melting the ice sheet, warns new research.The study shows that traditional snowfall is being replaced by more wet and drizzly conditions - speeding up melting of the ice.Some parts are even getting drenched in winter - a phenomenon that will spread as the climate continues to warm, scientists warn.The shock finding sheds fresh light on how the Greenland ice sheet - the world's second largest - is disappearing faster than previously feared. *** Local Caption *** 29544241

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  • FEATURE - Studie zur Erderwärmung: Winterregen lässt Grönlands Eis schmelzen
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    Studie zur Erderwärmung: Winterregen lässt Grönlands Eis schmelzen / 2019 *** Tedesco and Lamont-Doherty advisory board member Daniel Bennett (right) measure the light reflected off various kinds of surfaces.See National News story NNrain.Warming temperatures in Greenland has seen more rainy weather than snow - further melting the ice sheet, warns new research.The study shows that traditional snowfall is being replaced by more wet and drizzly conditions - speeding up melting of the ice.Some parts are even getting drenched in winter - a phenomenon that will spread as the climate continues to warm, scientists warn.The shock finding sheds fresh light on how the Greenland ice sheet - the world's second largest - is disappearing faster than previously feared. *** Local Caption *** 29544240

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  • FEATURE - Studie zur Erderwärmung: Winterregen lässt Grönlands Eis schmelzen
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    Studie zur Erderwärmung: Winterregen lässt Grönlands Eis schmelzen / 2019 *** A meltwater river. Left, out of the frame, it plunges into a moulin, to continue on an unknown route under the ice.See National News story NNrain.Warming temperatures in Greenland has seen more rainy weather than snow - further melting the ice sheet, warns new research.The study shows that traditional snowfall is being replaced by more wet and drizzly conditions - speeding up melting of the ice.Some parts are even getting drenched in winter - a phenomenon that will spread as the climate continues to warm, scientists warn.The shock finding sheds fresh light on how the Greenland ice sheet - the world's second largest - is disappearing faster than previously feared. *** Local Caption *** 29544239

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  • FEATURE - Studie zur Erderwärmung: Winterregen lässt Grönlands Eis schmelzen
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    Studie zur Erderwärmung: Winterregen lässt Grönlands Eis schmelzen / 2019 *** At higher elevations, fist-size melt features called cryoconites pock the surface. Their bottoms are filled with dust, soot and microorganisms including algae, bacteria and protozoa. Methane and other gases produced by organisms bubble up..See National News story NNrain.Warming temperatures in Greenland has seen more rainy weather than snow - further melting the ice sheet, warns new research.The study shows that traditional snowfall is being replaced by more wet and drizzly conditions - speeding up melting of the ice.Some parts are even getting drenched in winter - a phenomenon that will spread as the climate continues to warm, scientists warn.The shock finding sheds fresh light on how the Greenland ice sheet - the world's second largest - is disappearing faster than previously feared. *** Local Caption *** 29544238

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  • FEATURE - Spinne frisst Wirbeltiere im Amazonas Regenwald
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    FEATURE - Spinne frisst Wirbeltiere im Amazonas Regenwald
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    Spinne frisst Wirbeltiere: Biologen dokumentieren Spinnen-Mahlzeiten im Amazonas Regenwald / 2019 *** See National News story NNspiders.Spectacular snaps of spiders making meals of frogs and lizards have been captured by biologists exploring the Amazon rainforest.They documented 15 'rare and disturbing' examples of spiders on the prowl - including keep-you-awake-at-night images of a "dinner plate-size" tarantula dragging a young opossum across the forest floor.Members of the team also witnessed giant centipedes munching on snakes that can kill humans.The team's findings, published online by the journal Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, detail predators - mostly large spiders along with huge centipedes and a giant water bug - preying on frogs, lizards, snakes, and even a small mammal.Doctor Daniel Rabosky, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Michigan in the United States, said: "This is an underappreciated source of mortality among vertebrates."A surprising amount of death of small vertebrates in the Amazon is likely due to arthropods such as big spiders and centipedes."Once or twice a year, Dr Rabosky leads a team of researchers on a month-long expedition to the Los Amigos Biological Station in the remote Madre de Dios region of south eastern Peru.The study site, in lowland Amazon rainforest near the Andes foothills, is in the heart of one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. The team's main research focus is the ecology of reptiles and amphibians. But, over the years, the scientists have witnessed and documented some amazing sights.Dr Raobosky said: "We kept recording these events, and at some point we realised that we had enough observations to put them together in a paper."Study first author Rudolf von May, a postdoctoral researcher in Dr Rabosky's lab, said: "These events offer a snapshot of the many connections that shape food webs, and they provide insights into an important source of vertebrate mortality th

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  • FEATURE - Spinne frisst Wirbeltiere im Amazonas Regenwald
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    Spinne frisst Wirbeltiere: Biologen dokumentieren Spinnen-Mahlzeiten im Amazonas Regenwald / 2019 *** A wandering spider (Ctenidae) preying on a frog (Leptodactylus didymus). .See National News story NNspiders.Spectacular snaps of spiders making meals of frogs and lizards have been captured by biologists exploring the Amazon rainforest.They documented 15 'rare and disturbing' examples of spiders on the prowl - including keep-you-awake-at-night images of a "dinner plate-size" tarantula dragging a young opossum across the forest floor.Members of the team also witnessed giant centipedes munching on snakes that can kill humans.The team's findings, published online by the journal Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, detail predators - mostly large spiders along with huge centipedes and a giant water bug - preying on frogs, lizards, snakes, and even a small mammal.Doctor Daniel Rabosky, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Michigan in the United States, said: "This is an underappreciated source of mortality among vertebrates."A surprising amount of death of small vertebrates in the Amazon is likely due to arthropods such as big spiders and centipedes."Once or twice a year, Dr Rabosky leads a team of researchers on a month-long expedition to the Los Amigos Biological Station in the remote Madre de Dios region of south eastern Peru.The study site, in lowland Amazon rainforest near the Andes foothills, is in the heart of one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. The team's main research focus is the ecology of reptiles and amphibians. But, over the years, the scientists have witnessed and documented some amazing sights.Dr Raobosky said: "We kept recording these events, and at some point we realised that we had enough observations to put them together in a paper."Study first author Rudolf von May, a postdoctoral researcher in Dr Rabosky's lab, said: "These events offer a snapshot of the many connections that shape food webs, and

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  • FEATURE - Spinne frisst Wirbeltiere im Amazonas Regenwald
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    Spinne frisst Wirbeltiere: Biologen dokumentieren Spinnen-Mahlzeiten im Amazonas Regenwald / 2019 *** A wandering spider (genus Ancylometes) in the lowland Amazon rainforest preying on a tree frog (Dendropsophus leali).See National News story NNspiders.Spectacular snaps of spiders making meals of frogs and lizards have been captured by biologists exploring the Amazon rainforest.They documented 15 'rare and disturbing' examples of spiders on the prowl - including keep-you-awake-at-night images of a "dinner plate-size" tarantula dragging a young opossum across the forest floor.Members of the team also witnessed giant centipedes munching on snakes that can kill humans.The team's findings, published online by the journal Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, detail predators - mostly large spiders along with huge centipedes and a giant water bug - preying on frogs, lizards, snakes, and even a small mammal.Doctor Daniel Rabosky, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Michigan in the United States, said: "This is an underappreciated source of mortality among vertebrates."A surprising amount of death of small vertebrates in the Amazon is likely due to arthropods such as big spiders and centipedes."Once or twice a year, Dr Rabosky leads a team of researchers on a month-long expedition to the Los Amigos Biological Station in the remote Madre de Dios region of south eastern Peru.The study site, in lowland Amazon rainforest near the Andes foothills, is in the heart of one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. The team's main research focus is the ecology of reptiles and amphibians. But, over the years, the scientists have witnessed and documented some amazing sights.Dr Raobosky said: "We kept recording these events, and at some point we realised that we had enough observations to put them together in a paper."Study first author Rudolf von May, a postdoctoral researcher in Dr Rabosky's lab, said: "These events offer a snapshot of the

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  • FEATURE - Spinne frisst Wirbeltiere im Amazonas Regenwald
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    Spinne frisst Wirbeltiere: Biologen dokumentieren Spinnen-Mahlzeiten im Amazonas Regenwald / 2019 *** A wandering spider (Ctenidae) preying on a Bolivian bleating frog (Hamptophryne boliviana). See National News story NNspiders.Spectacular snaps of spiders making meals of frogs and lizards have been captured by biologists exploring the Amazon rainforest.They documented 15 'rare and disturbing' examples of spiders on the prowl - including keep-you-awake-at-night images of a "dinner plate-size" tarantula dragging a young opossum across the forest floor.Members of the team also witnessed giant centipedes munching on snakes that can kill humans.The team's findings, published online by the journal Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, detail predators - mostly large spiders along with huge centipedes and a giant water bug - preying on frogs, lizards, snakes, and even a small mammal.Doctor Daniel Rabosky, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Michigan in the United States, said: "This is an underappreciated source of mortality among vertebrates."A surprising amount of death of small vertebrates in the Amazon is likely due to arthropods such as big spiders and centipedes."Once or twice a year, Dr Rabosky leads a team of researchers on a month-long expedition to the Los Amigos Biological Station in the remote Madre de Dios region of south eastern Peru.The study site, in lowland Amazon rainforest near the Andes foothills, is in the heart of one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. The team's main research focus is the ecology of reptiles and amphibians. But, over the years, the scientists have witnessed and documented some amazing sights.Dr Raobosky said: "We kept recording these events, and at some point we realised that we had enough observations to put them together in a paper."Study first author Rudolf von May, a postdoctoral researcher in Dr Rabosky's lab, said: "These events offer a snapshot of the many connections that sh

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  • FEATURE - Spinne frisst Wirbeltiere im Amazonas Regenwald
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    Spinne frisst Wirbeltiere: Biologen dokumentieren Spinnen-Mahlzeiten im Amazonas Regenwald / 2019 *** A wandering spider (Ctenidae) preying on a subadult Cercosaura eigenmanni lizard.See National News story NNspiders.Spectacular snaps of spiders making meals of frogs and lizards have been captured by biologists exploring the Amazon rainforest.They documented 15 'rare and disturbing' examples of spiders on the prowl - including keep-you-awake-at-night images of a "dinner plate-size" tarantula dragging a young opossum across the forest floor.Members of the team also witnessed giant centipedes munching on snakes that can kill humans.The team's findings, published online by the journal Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, detail predators - mostly large spiders along with huge centipedes and a giant water bug - preying on frogs, lizards, snakes, and even a small mammal.Doctor Daniel Rabosky, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Michigan in the United States, said: "This is an underappreciated source of mortality among vertebrates."A surprising amount of death of small vertebrates in the Amazon is likely due to arthropods such as big spiders and centipedes."Once or twice a year, Dr Rabosky leads a team of researchers on a month-long expedition to the Los Amigos Biological Station in the remote Madre de Dios region of south eastern Peru.The study site, in lowland Amazon rainforest near the Andes foothills, is in the heart of one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. The team's main research focus is the ecology of reptiles and amphibians. But, over the years, the scientists have witnessed and documented some amazing sights.Dr Raobosky said: "We kept recording these events, and at some point we realised that we had enough observations to put them together in a paper."Study first author Rudolf von May, a postdoctoral researcher in Dr Rabosky's lab, said: "These events offer a snapshot of the many connections that shape food we

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  • NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci
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    NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci

    Kelvingrove Art Gallery volunteer Clemence Aycard admires a drawing by Leonardo Da Vinci entitled A man Tricked by gypsies, 1493, owned by The Queen and now on show at Kelvingrove Art Gallery which bears a striking resemblance to the Duke of Edinburgh. January 31, 2019. Works by the worlds most famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci owned by the Queen have gone on display at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. January 31, 2019. Leonardo Da Vinci: A life in drawing includes 12 drawings owned by the Royal Collection including the famous A man tricked by Gypsies from 1493. *** Local Caption *** 29359726

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  • NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci
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    NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci

    Kelvingrove Art Gallery volunteer Clemence Aycard admires a drawing by Leonardo Da Vinci entitled A man Tricked by gypsies, 1493, owned by The Queen and now on show at Kelvingrove Art Gallery which bears a striking resemblance to the Duke of Edinburgh. January 31, 2019. Works by the worlds most famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci owned by the Queen have gone on display at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. January 31, 2019. Leonardo Da Vinci: A life in drawing includes 12 drawings owned by the Royal Collection including the famous A man tricked by Gypsies from 1493. *** Local Caption *** 29359725

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  • NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci
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    NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci

    Volunteer Clemence Aycard admires Studies for an equestrian monument (1517-1518) by Leonardo Da Vinci owned by The Queen and now on show at Kelvingrove Art Gallery. January 31, 2019. Works by the worlds most famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci owned by the Queen have gone on display at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. January 31, 2019. Leonardo Da Vinci: A life in drawing includes 12 drawings owned by the Royal Collection including the famous A man tricked by Gypsies from 1493. *** Local Caption *** 29359724

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  • NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci
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    NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci

    Volunteer Clemence Aycard admires Studies for an equestrian monument (1517-1518) by Leonardo Da Vinci owned by The Queen and now on show at Kelvingrove Art Gallery. January 31, 2019. Works by the worlds most famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci owned by the Queen have gone on display at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. January 31, 2019. Leonardo Da Vinci: A life in drawing includes 12 drawings owned by the Royal Collection including the famous A man tricked by Gypsies from 1493. *** Local Caption *** 29359728

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  • NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci
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    NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci

    Volunteer Clemence Aycard admires Studies for an equestrian monument (1517-1518) by Leonardo Da Vinci owned by The Queen and now on show at Kelvingrove Art Gallery. January 31, 2019. Works by the worlds most famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci owned by the Queen have gone on display at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. January 31, 2019. Leonardo Da Vinci: A life in drawing includes 12 drawings owned by the Royal Collection including the famous A man tricked by Gypsies from 1493. *** Local Caption *** 29359723

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  • NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci
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    NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci

    Kelvingrove Art Gallery curator of European Art Pippa Stephenson admires a drawing by Leonardo Da Vinci entitled A man Tricked by gypsies, 1493, owned by The Queen and now on show at Kelvingrove Art Gallery which bears a striking resemblance to the Duke of Edinburgh. January 31, 2019. Works by the worlds most famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci owned by the Queen have gone on display at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. January 31, 2019. Leonardo Da Vinci: A life in drawing includes 12 drawings owned by the Royal Collection including the famous A man tricked by Gypsies from 1493. *** Local Caption *** 29359722

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  • NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci
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    NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci

    Kelvingrove Art Gallery curator of European Art Pippa Stephenson admires a drawing by Leonardo Da Vinci entitled A man Tricked by gypsies, 1493, owned by The Queen and now on show at Kelvingrove Art Gallery which bears a striking resemblance to the Duke of Edinburgh. January 31, 2019. Works by the worlds most famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci owned by the Queen have gone on display at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. January 31, 2019. Leonardo Da Vinci: A life in drawing includes 12 drawings owned by the Royal Collection including the famous A man tricked by Gypsies from 1493. *** Local Caption *** 29359727

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  • NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci
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    NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci

    Kelvingrove Art Gallery curator of European Art Pippa Stephenson admires a drawing by Leonardo Da Vinci entitled A man Tricked by gypsies, 1493, owned by The Queen and now on show at Kelvingrove Art Gallery which bears a striking resemblance to the Duke of Edinburgh. January 31, 2019. Works by the worlds most famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci owned by the Queen have gone on display at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. January 31, 2019. Leonardo Da Vinci: A life in drawing includes 12 drawings owned by the Royal Collection including the famous A man tricked by Gypsies from 1493. *** Local Caption *** 29359711

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  • NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci
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    NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci

    A drawing by Leonardo Da Vinci entitled A man Tricked by A gypsies, 1493, owned by The Queen and now on show at Kelvingrove Art Gallery which bears a striking resemblance to the Duke of Edinburgh. January 31, 2019. Works by the worlds most famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci owned by the Queen have gone on display at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. January 31, 2019. Leonardo Da Vinci: A life in drawing includes 12 drawings owned by the Royal Collection including the famous A man tricked by Gypsies from 1493. *** Local Caption *** 29359720

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  • NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci
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    NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci

    A drawing by Leonardo Da Vinci entitled A man Tricked by A gypsies, 1493, owned by The Queen and now on show at Kelvingrove Art Gallery which bears a striking resemblance to the Duke of Edinburgh. January 31, 2019. Works by the worlds most famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci owned by the Queen have gone on display at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. January 31, 2019. Leonardo Da Vinci: A life in drawing includes 12 drawings owned by the Royal Collection including the famous A man tricked by Gypsies from 1493. *** Local Caption *** 29359719

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  • NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci
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    NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci

    A drawing by Leonardo Da Vinci entitled A man Tricked by A gypsies, 1493, owned by The Queen and now on show at Kelvingrove Art Gallery which bears a striking resemblance to the Duke of Edinburgh. January 31, 2019. Works by the worlds most famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci owned by the Queen have gone on display at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. January 31, 2019. Leonardo Da Vinci: A life in drawing includes 12 drawings owned by the Royal Collection including the famous A man tricked by Gypsies from 1493. *** Local Caption *** 29359718

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  • NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci
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    NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci

    Kelvingrove Art Gallery volunteer Clemence Aycard admires a drawing by Leonardo Da Vinci entitled A man Tricked by gypsies, 1493, owned by The Queen and now on show at Kelvingrove Art Gallery which bears a striking resemblance to the Duke of Edinburgh. January 31, 2019. Works by the worlds most famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci owned by the Queen have gone on display at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. January 31, 2019. Leonardo Da Vinci: A life in drawing includes 12 drawings owned by the Royal Collection including the famous A man tricked by Gypsies from 1493. *** Local Caption *** 29359717

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  • NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci
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    NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci

    A drawing by Leonardo Da Vinci entitled A man Tricked by A gypsies, 1493, owned by The Queen and now on show at Kelvingrove Art Gallery which bears a striking resemblance to the Duke of Edinburgh. January 31, 2019. Works by the worlds most famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci owned by the Queen have gone on display at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. January 31, 2019. Leonardo Da Vinci: A life in drawing includes 12 drawings owned by the Royal Collection including the famous A man tricked by Gypsies from 1493. *** Local Caption *** 29359713

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  • NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci
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    NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci

    A drawing by Leonardo Da Vinci entitled A man Tricked by A gypsies, 1493, owned by The Queen and now on show at Kelvingrove Art Gallery which bears a striking resemblance to the Duke of Edinburgh. January 31, 2019. Works by the worlds most famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci owned by the Queen have gone on display at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. January 31, 2019. Leonardo Da Vinci: A life in drawing includes 12 drawings owned by the Royal Collection including the famous A man tricked by Gypsies from 1493. *** Local Caption *** 29359716

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  • NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci
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    NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci

    Kelvingrove Art Gallery volunteer Clemence Aycard admires a drawing by Leonardo Da Vinci entitled A man Tricked by gypsies, 1493, owned by The Queen and now on show at Kelvingrove Art Gallery which bears a striking resemblance to the Duke of Edinburgh. January 31, 2019. Works by the worlds most famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci owned by the Queen have gone on display at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. January 31, 2019. Leonardo Da Vinci: A life in drawing includes 12 drawings owned by the Royal Collection including the famous A man tricked by Gypsies from 1493. *** Local Caption *** 29359715

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  • NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci
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    NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci

    Volunteer Clemence Aycard admires Studies for an equestrian monument (1517-1518) by Leonardo Da Vinci owned by The Queen and now on show at Kelvingrove Art Gallery. January 31, 2019. Works by the worlds most famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci owned by the Queen have gone on display at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. January 31, 2019. Leonardo Da Vinci: A life in drawing includes 12 drawings owned by the Royal Collection including the famous A man tricked by Gypsies from 1493. *** Local Caption *** 29359714

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  • NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci
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    NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci

    Kelvingrove Art Gallery curator of European Art Pippa Stephenson admires a drawing by Leonardo Da Vinci entitled A man Tricked by gypsies, 1493, owned by The Queen and now on show at Kelvingrove Art Gallery which bears a striking resemblance to the Duke of Edinburgh. January 31, 2019. Works by the worlds most famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci owned by the Queen have gone on display at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. January 31, 2019. Leonardo Da Vinci: A life in drawing includes 12 drawings owned by the Royal Collection including the famous A man tricked by Gypsies from 1493. *** Local Caption *** 29359709

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  • NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci
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    NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci

    Kelvingrove Art Gallery curator of European Art Pippa Stephenson admires a drawing by Leonardo Da Vinci entitled A man Tricked by gypsies, 1493, owned by The Queen and now on show at Kelvingrove Art Gallery which bears a striking resemblance to the Duke of Edinburgh. January 31, 2019. Works by the worlds most famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci owned by the Queen have gone on display at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. January 31, 2019. Leonardo Da Vinci: A life in drawing includes 12 drawings owned by the Royal Collection including the famous A man tricked by Gypsies from 1493. *** Local Caption *** 29359710

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  • NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci
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    NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci

    Kelvingrove Art Gallery curator of European Art Pippa Stephenson admires a drawing by Leonardo Da Vinci entitled A man Tricked by gypsies, 1493, owned by The Queen and now on show at Kelvingrove Art Gallery which bears a striking resemblance to the Duke of Edinburgh. January 31, 2019. Works by the worlds most famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci owned by the Queen have gone on display at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. January 31, 2019. Leonardo Da Vinci: A life in drawing includes 12 drawings owned by the Royal Collection including the famous A man tricked by Gypsies from 1493. *** Local Caption *** 29359721

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  • NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci
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    NEWS - Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow zeigt Zeichnungen von Leonardo Da Vinci

    A drawing by Leonardo Da Vinci entitled A man Tricked by A gypsies, 1493, owned by The Queen and now on show at Kelvingrove Art Gallery which bears a striking resemblance to the Duke of Edinburgh. January 31, 2019. Works by the worlds most famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci owned by the Queen have gone on display at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. January 31, 2019. Leonardo Da Vinci: A life in drawing includes 12 drawings owned by the Royal Collection including the famous A man tricked by Gypsies from 1493. *** Local Caption *** 29359712

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  • FEATURE - Forscher lassen 300 Millionen Jahre altes Fossil mithilfe Robotertechnik laufen
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    FEATURE - Forscher lassen 300 Millionen Jahre altes Fossil mithilfe Robotertechnik laufen
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    Evolution der Vierbeiner: Forscher lassen 300 Millionen Jahre altes Fossil mithilfe Robotertechnik laufen / 160119 *** A giant lizard that walked the Earth around 300 million years ago has been recreated by scientists - using Hollywood style techniques.

    The weird looking plant-eater was among the first animals to make its home on land, long before the dinosaurs.

    Now it has been digitalised, animated and converted into a life-sized model called OroBOT.

    The first study of its kind could lead to dinosaurs and Ice Age beasts including the woolly mammoth being brought back to life in a similar way.

    Like humans Orobates pabsti is a tetrapod, sharing the same common ancestor as lizards, snakes, tortoises, crocodiles, birds and mammals.

    The five foot long animal weighed about nine pounds. It had a long body and tail with short legs and a small skull. It has also been likened to a crocodile.

    Corresponding author Dr John Nyakatura, a biomechanical engineer, said: "Being almost 300 million years old the extinct Orobates is a key candidate for understanding how land vertebrates evolved.

    "It represents the lineage leading to modern amniotes, animals that became independent from water and then developed within eggs on land."

    Orobates links amphibians on one hand with reptiles and mammals on the other, he said.

    His international team used animation techniques similar to those used to create the trolls and orcs in The Lord of the Rings films - and the dragons in Game of Thrones.

    The difference is Orobates really lived and its robotic version indicates prehistoric tetrapods learnt to walk more efficiently earlier than previously thought.

    It suggests the development locomotion on land preceded the evolution and diversification of reptiles, birds and mammals.

    The study published in Nature scanned an exquisitely preserved fossil of Orobates in 3-d to produce a digitlaised model of its skeleton.

    Its complete remains w

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  • FEATURE - Forscher lassen 300 Millionen Jahre altes Fossil mithilfe Robotertechnik laufen
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    FEATURE - Forscher lassen 300 Millionen Jahre altes Fossil mithilfe Robotertechnik laufen
    SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
    Evolution der Vierbeiner: Forscher lassen 300 Millionen Jahre altes Fossil mithilfe Robotertechnik laufen / 160119 *** A giant lizard that walked the Earth around 300 million years ago has been recreated by scientists - using Hollywood style techniques.

    The weird looking plant-eater was among the first animals to make its home on land, long before the dinosaurs.

    Now it has been digitalised, animated and converted into a life-sized model called OroBOT.

    The first study of its kind could lead to dinosaurs and Ice Age beasts including the woolly mammoth being brought back to life in a similar way.

    Like humans Orobates pabsti is a tetrapod, sharing the same common ancestor as lizards, snakes, tortoises, crocodiles, birds and mammals.

    The five foot long animal weighed about nine pounds. It had a long body and tail with short legs and a small skull. It has also been likened to a crocodile.

    Corresponding author Dr John Nyakatura, a biomechanical engineer, said: "Being almost 300 million years old the extinct Orobates is a key candidate for understanding how land vertebrates evolved.

    "It represents the lineage leading to modern amniotes, animals that became independent from water and then developed within eggs on land."

    Orobates links amphibians on one hand with reptiles and mammals on the other, he said.

    His international team used animation techniques similar to those used to create the trolls and orcs in The Lord of the Rings films - and the dragons in Game of Thrones.

    The difference is Orobates really lived and its robotic version indicates prehistoric tetrapods learnt to walk more efficiently earlier than previously thought.

    It suggests the development locomotion on land preceded the evolution and diversification of reptiles, birds and mammals.

    The study published in Nature scanned an exquisitely preserved fossil of Orobates in 3-d to produce a digitlaised model of its skeleton.

    Its complete remains w

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  • FEATURE - Forscher lassen 300 Millionen Jahre altes Fossil mithilfe Robotertechnik laufen
    DUK10111838_015
    FEATURE - Forscher lassen 300 Millionen Jahre altes Fossil mithilfe Robotertechnik laufen
    SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
    Evolution der Vierbeiner: Forscher lassen 300 Millionen Jahre altes Fossil mithilfe Robotertechnik laufen / 160119 *** A giant lizard that walked the Earth around 300 million years ago has been recreated by scientists - using Hollywood style techniques.

    The weird looking plant-eater was among the first animals to make its home on land, long before the dinosaurs.

    Now it has been digitalised, animated and converted into a life-sized model called OroBOT.

    The first study of its kind could lead to dinosaurs and Ice Age beasts including the woolly mammoth being brought back to life in a similar way.

    Like humans Orobates pabsti is a tetrapod, sharing the same common ancestor as lizards, snakes, tortoises, crocodiles, birds and mammals.

    The five foot long animal weighed about nine pounds. It had a long body and tail with short legs and a small skull. It has also been likened to a crocodile.

    Corresponding author Dr John Nyakatura, a biomechanical engineer, said: "Being almost 300 million years old the extinct Orobates is a key candidate for understanding how land vertebrates evolved.

    "It represents the lineage leading to modern amniotes, animals that became independent from water and then developed within eggs on land."

    Orobates links amphibians on one hand with reptiles and mammals on the other, he said.

    His international team used animation techniques similar to those used to create the trolls and orcs in The Lord of the Rings films - and the dragons in Game of Thrones.

    The difference is Orobates really lived and its robotic version indicates prehistoric tetrapods learnt to walk more efficiently earlier than previously thought.

    It suggests the development locomotion on land preceded the evolution and diversification of reptiles, birds and mammals.

    The study published in Nature scanned an exquisitely preserved fossil of Orobates in 3-d to produce a digitlaised model of its skeleton.

    Its complete remains w

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