Auscandoc on Nostr: Forget the #beaver and #goose. These are the most Canadian animals | Vancouver Sun ...
Forget the #beaver and #goose. These are the most Canadian animals | Vancouver Sun https://vancouversun.com/news/forget-beaver-moose-goose-most-canadian-animals “the spiny softshell #turtle is #Canada’s most distinct animal in evolutionary terms, researchers from Simon Fraser University show in a first-of-its-kind
Arne Mooers, a biodiversity professor who led the research, says it means the threatened freshwater turtle found in southern Ontario and Quebec has spent the longest stretch of time evolving independently from other species in Canada.”
Arne Mooers, a biodiversity professor who led the research, says it means the threatened freshwater turtle found in southern Ontario and Quebec has spent the longest stretch of time evolving independently from other species in Canada.”