Other small carnivores caught on camera were the Sunda stink-badger (Mydaus javanensis), and two species of mongoose, the very common Short-tailed mongoose (Herpestes brachyurus) and the Collared mongoose (H. semitorquatus), and all three Bornean otter species, the Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata), Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus) and the extremely elusive Hairy-nosed otter, considered to be the world's rarest otter.
BBC: Earth News - Rare Otter civet filmed for first time in Borneo
Almost three-quarters of the total number of bacterial species were unique to individual volunteers, suggesting the skin is "highly diversified".
Of the 22 species within the Morganza Spillway, three -- the copperhead, cottonmouth and canebrake rattler -- are venomous.
It seems then that at least two, and possibly three species of Homo were stalking the east-African savannah a little under 2m years ago: habilis, rudolfensis and something as yet unnamed.
Of the 22 species of snakes within the Morganza Spillway, three -- the copperhead, cottonmouth and canebrake rattler -- are venomous.
Three factors influence whether a species can adapt to a new habitat - food supply, climate and competition with other species.
The three species most seriously affected by diclofenac are the oriental white-backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis), the long-billed vulture (Gyps indicus) and the slender-billed vulture (Gyps tenuirostris).
BBC: NEWS | Science/Nature | Bird groups hopeful on vultures
Ozturk and her Turkish colleague, Dr. Ayhan Dede, have been studying the three species of dolphins commonly found in the Bosphorus, a 20-mile long channel which bisects Istanbul, a city of more than 10 million people, and runs from the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara.
"This is an incredibly fascinating discovery as there have only been three new dolphin species formally described and recognised since the late 1800s, " Ms Charlton-Robb said.
On an unseasonably chilly night in Manhattan a gaggle of businessmen, anglers and fishing guides gathered together for an auction and dinner in the name of saving bonefish, tarpon and permit, three species that haunt the flats and beguile anglers from Florida to the Bahamas to various far-flung Pacific atolls.
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.
Three species on the Asian subcontinent are close to extinction after eating animal carcasses containing traces of the anti-inflammatory diclofenac.
BBC: NEWS | Science/Nature | Bird groups hopeful on vultures
In Texas teams of three to five people endure 24-hour stints of no sleep in their frantic hunt to log, say, 300 species in 11 days.
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