Running For The Hills In Sri Lanka
After the lockdown, Ambika Muttoo found herself again in a feast for the senses at the Santani Resort and Spa in Sri Lanka
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In untangling a taxonomic web, Sri Lankan researchers describe seven new jumping spiders
COLOMBO — With two large eyes on a flat rectangular face, and six more eyes around the head, jumping spiders from the Salticidae family can look a bit alien, even by arachnid standards. But all those extra eyes give it unparalleled vision — a prerequisite for the ability to jump long distances when in danger […]
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LankaWeb – In Sri Lanka, here be dragonflies and damselflies like nowhere else (Commentary)
Posted on May 18th, 2021 by Amila Prasanna Sumanapala on 18 May 2021 Courtesy Mongabay Nearly half of the 130 known species of dragonflies and damselflies in Sri Lanka are found nowhere else on Earth. The highest endemic species density is found in the island’s central highlands, attributed to the variations in the geography and climatic conditions as different mountain ranges have different ecological characteristics providing unique evolutionary pressures for speciation. But for long, knowledge of these odonates had been confined to scientific names and basic des...
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Beat the crowds at these Sri Lankan national parks
Beat the crowds at these Sri Lankan national parks Jennifer Hudson Sri Lankan Elephant eating reeds in Kumana National Park © ShaniMiller/Getty Images A mongoose darting across a dusty track. A solitary jackal gazing across an open plain in the early morning sun. Shimmering villus and lush forests, home to rarely seen leopards. Sri Lanka's national parks are some of the wildest, most beautiful places on earth. They hold many secrets: ancient rock caves, forgotten stupas, and other, yet to be discovered fragments of ancient civilizations. As the island reopens to tourists, here are seven of...
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Revelation on large scale deforestation at world heritage site, the Knuckles mountain Range
COLOMBO(News 1st): Construction of a building has begun in the Pitawala Pathana area located in the Knuckles mountain range. Environmental Organizations - Get the latest breaking news and top stories from Sri Lanka, the latest political news, sports news, weather updates, exam results, business news, entertainment news, world news and much more from News 1st, Sri Lanka's leading news network.
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