@DummyArkive

Tweets from the team behind the world’s leading online encyclopaedia about the natural world.

 Global organisation
arkive.org
Joined April 2009
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📢 ANNOUNCEMENT 📢 As of 15 February 2019 this account will no longer be updated due to the closure of Arkive.org. For the Arkive full closure statement see: blog.arkive.org/2019/01/a-sa… If you would like to continue to support our work, FOLLOW us at @WildscreenFest
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Indonesia: dead whale had 1,000 pieces of plastic in stomach theguardian.com/environment/…

Indonesia: dead whale had 1,000 pieces of plastic in stomach

Sperm whale washed up in Sulawesi had flip-flops, bottles, bags and 115 drinking cups in its stomach

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PADI
@PADI17 Nov 2018
Did you know that moray eels actually have 2 jaws? 🤯 #mindblown 📹IG user bartlukasikvideo
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Spain sets out plan for 100% renewable electricity by 2050, and planning to source 70 per cent of electricity from renewables by 2030. independent.co.uk/environmen…
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LADbible
@ladbible10 Nov 2018
Sir David Attenborough, back with @BBCEarth's Dynasties tomorrow night, recounts some of his favourite moments of his career 😍😍

Sir David Attenborough Looks Back On His Career

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Wildscreen@WildscreenFest9 Nov 2018
David Attenborough to present @netflix nature series 'Our Planet', landing April 2019 theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…

David Attenborough to present Netflix nature series Our Planet

Broadcaster synonymous with BBC documentaries will record voiceover for eight-part series

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#DYK @AFPetInsurance is giving away a whopping £100,000 in their #Christmas #charitygiveaway and it's all decided by YOU! Vote for your chosen charity: @CeliaHammond @BumblebeeTrust @streetvetuk animalfriends.co.uk/100kchar…
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Manta Trust@MantaTrust5 Nov 2018
1/2 Indonesia has been designated as the world’s largest sanctuary for mantas. In addition, key biodiversity hotspots such as #RajaAmpat and the #SavuSea have been granted special national and regional protected status. 📷 @shawnheinrichs #mantarays #marinesanctuaries
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🦇#BatAppreciationMonth, consider their contributions to the #ecosystem! 🙌 Controlling agricultural pest populations, pollinating important plants, dispersing seeds–helping to regenerate over harvested or damaged lands! 🌱🌳And this little #pipistrelle weighs about a sugar cube!
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Back from the Brink@NatureBftB30 Oct 2018
We're helping 8 #bat species through our work... EIGHT! They'd all look fabulous on a pumpkin! Have you carved one yet? If so - show us by tagging @NatureBftB #HolloweenEve #Holloween #pumpkin @_BCT_
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#DYK @MargaretAtwood once wrote a short story where she describes her life as a bat? In it, she asks the reader to examine life through the eyes of a bat and compare it to that of a human. #BatWeek
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Beware anything that disturbs Vampyroteuthis infernalis, meaning 'vampire squid from Hell'. In the darkness of the deep sea, it avoids predators by covering itself with its cloak, turning itself inside out to reveal its spikes. Discover #LifeInTheDark: nhm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/…
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Neither cute nor cuddly: These animal babies are wee monsters 👻on.natgeo.com/2Atixy7 via @NatGeo #HalloweenEve
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Man's best friend is more than just cute to look at! 🐶🐶🐶
National Geographic
@NatGeo30 Oct 2018
Dogs can smell at least one part per trillion, which is at least three times more sensitive than the most sensitive mechanical sniffer on.natgeo.com/2yE2wUQ
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WWF UK
@wwf_uk30 Oct 2018
#BREAKING: 60% global wildlife declines show nature needs life support. We're living beyond the planet's means and wiping out life on Earth in the process. It's time for everyone - countries, businesses, consumers - to join the #FightForYourWorld. #LPR2018 wwf.org.uk/updates/living-pl…

Living Planet Report 2018 | WWF

The Living Planet Report 2018 shows that wildlife populations have declined by over half in less than 50 years.

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The UK throws away over ​295 billion​​ pieces of plastic every year. Read the new report: Everyday Plastic: what we throw away and where it goes sas.org.uk/uncategorised/eve… … via @sascampaigns @PlasticEveryday @lucysiegle @Leapness #SurfersAgainstSewage #PlasticFreeCoastlines
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Well worth taking note of, the #EverydayPlastic report is a unique personal #experiment by Daniel Webb, who decided to store all the #plastic #waste he threw in the bin for 12 months. 🗑️♻️ @PlasticEveryday everydayplastic.org/report
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iain green@naturebygreen16 Oct 2018
Lovely to view @Arkive exhibition in #Bristol with my @BGSBristol 6th Form photography students. This image by @LMasseyImages a favourite
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Wildscreen@WildscreenFest23 Oct 2018
🙌🐼🏆 Congratulations to our ANIMAL FRIENDS PHOTO STORY AWARD FOR EMERGING TALENT winner, @lmasseyimages, for his brilliant #photostory High Rise Falcons - Linda & Steve Perry, 2 peregrine #falcons in the urban jungles of Chicago, with the Chicago Peregrine Program. #pandaward
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Wildscreen@WildscreenFest23 Oct 2018
🙌🐼🏆 Congratulations to our ANIMAL FRIENDS PHOTO STORY AWARD winner, @DougGimesy!🦇 Rescuing the Night Gardeners raises awareness of The Grey-Headed Flying-Fox's importance as a keystone #species & #pollinator in the #ecosystem & some of the stresses they are under. #pandaaward
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