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What

Common Blue Jewel (Heliocypha perforata)

Observer

ihenglan

Date

June 1, 2024 01:31 PM CST

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Maki's Keelback (Hebius miyajimae)

Date

May 2021

Place

Taiwan (Google, OSM)

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Maki's Keelback (Hebius miyajimae)

Observer

ihenglan

Date

August 2020

Place

Taiwan, TW (Google, OSM)

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Maki's Keelback (Hebius miyajimae)

Observer

yuchingtam

Date

May 2014

Place

Missing Location

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Observer

shainy

Date

August 25, 2023 06:34 AM CST

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What

Parāoa (Sperm Whale) (Physeter macrocephalus)

Observer

chasebaxter

Date

March 2024

Description

This one is an insane story. I got a tip that a male sperm whale had beached down in Venice Beach FL, just about an hour south of where I live. Took the chance with two of my friends and we ended up staying the night. We were essentially the only ones that saw him pass away. Once the officials started gathering, (MOTE, CMA, FFAW, etc.) we heard that they had no idea what happened during the night. We were able to inform them and once they found out how long we had stayed they asked if we wanted to help out with the necropsy! One of the most beautiful animals I’ve ever seen. We also got to fill out a Mortality report, fully documenting the events that happened during the night, including video, illustrations, and images.

The three of us named him “Orion” due to the constellation that was above him while he was still alive. We miss you Orion.

The final statistics was that he was a male individual, that was 44 feet long, and weight approximately 70,000 pounds. He was also underweight, most likely due to the still as of yet undetermined cause of death.

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Taiwan Blue-Magpie (Urocissa caerulea)

Observer

shainy

Date

April 2, 2024 12:26 PM CST

Description

Video:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/EQGTcsKGp6ovifZa7

I didn't expect that Taiwan magpies also enjoy eating frog eggs. For more than an hour, they (I guess two individuals) kept picking out frog eggs from the egg sac. Based on my years of observation, there is a high probability that the egg sac belongs to the spot-legged tree frog.

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Slender-necked Sea Snake (Hydrophis melanocephalus)

Observer

tsai_brad

Date

February 26, 2024 12:01 PM CST

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Chinese Green Tree Viper (Trimeresurus stejnegeri)

Observer

ph_hsu

Place

Taiwan (Google, OSM)

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Swinhoe's Frog (Odorrana swinhoana)

Observer

lupintheking

Date

February 2024

Place

Taiwan (Google, OSM)

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Upland Buzzard (Buteo hemilasius)

Observer

pcchang75

Date

January 6, 2024 08:42 AM CST

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Observer

bargosnows

Date

December 16, 2023

Place

Bargo (Google, OSM)

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What

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)

Observer

cschang

Date

December 20, 2023 09:37 AM CST