More than 350 bird species live in the wetlands, which is roughly the size of Belgium.
While fewer species live in the ocean than on land, marine life represents much older evolutionary lineages that are fundamental to our understanding of life on Earth, Appeltans says.
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Nefertiri was 10 months old, and spiders of her species typically live for about a year.
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Like most stretches of ocean, the waters off southeast Florida have seen few systematic studies on the dozens of shark species that live there.
But the fact that this would mitigate climate change not only for the - you know, for the whole planet but for the species that live within these corridors.
The World Wide Fund for Nature says a third of the world's forests are under serious threat from climate change -- with dire implications for the species that live in them.
There are 17 species of penguin, most of which live in the Southern Hemisphere , home base to six stellar species: the Adelie, Chinstrap, Emperor, Gentoo, King and Macaroni.
But cloning is fraught with difficulty: fewer than 5% of eggs from common laboratory species result in live births.
"This lake to me is a bit of an ecological disaster because we really don't understand how it's affecting all the various species that do live naturally within this environment, " she said.
Since then, flora has sprung up along the embankments, ballast, bridges and walls, creating meadows, wasteland and wooded areas in which a vast range of animals live: there are 220 species of plants and animals, including bees, butterflies, toads, hedgehogs, French oaks and sycamores, and 21 bird species, including the endangered spotted fly catcher.
Gigantic because the sturgeon, a bottom-feeding species as ancient as the dinosaur, can live for a century and grow to 25 feet.
Polar bears live along the Arctic Circle and are considered a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in Switzerland.
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C. difficile bacteria live in many people's guts alongside hundreds of other species - all fighting for space and food.
But the MPs say such a "beautiful" deer should have been spared "to live out his life as a magnificent example" of his species.
This new environment will require extraordinary adaptability: It is as if we are a species from dry land that has to learn to live in the ocean.
The news is full of disturbing reports about global warming, threatened species, and the gradual realization that the way we live -- particularly in developed nations -- will have to change if we want to enjoy a clean and sustainable future.
He will be joined by regular presenters Kate Humble and Martin Hughes-Games for the live series, which sees nature's stories unfold over three weeks, as species on the reserve are followed by.
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