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Day: March 25, 2017

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Biotopes of India | The Western Ghats, Mountain Streams to Mangrove Swamps

It is the middle of the dry season in the Western Ghats; I am here in the mountains of southern India at 3000ft above sea level on the border of two states, Tamil Nadu and Kerala and I am surrounded by dense jungle. The temperature during the day is not

25th March 2017 5 Comments

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Corydoras Catfish | Pigment-patterns, behaviour, crypsis and habitats

In what feels like a lifetime ago, my hobby and science curiosity began by the sight of a little catfish rolling its eye. Soon to be known as a Corydoras, this catfish caught my interest as it was making its whiskered way around inside a friend’s aquarium. As a boy,

25th March 2017 6 Comments