Fun Facts: All About Reptiles

October 21, 2018
Tags : LKCNHM, LKCNHM News, Media, Museum, Research

Today (October 21) is Reptile Awareness Day! On this day, we would like to shed light on four uncommon facts about our scaly friends. 😉 1. Not all snakes swallow their prey whole Contrary to popular belief, some snakes rip their prey into smaller pieces instead of swallowing them whole. Scientists observed this unusual behaviour

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Visiting Scientist Feature: Dr. Evan Quah

September 14, 2017
Tags : LKCNHM, Museum, News, People, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Research, Visitor

A while back, we hosted Dr. Evan Quah from Universiti Sains Malaysia, who was here to examine snake specimens in the Zoological Reference Collection (ZRC). Dr. Quah is a herpetologist with a research focus on the systematics and biogeography of Malaysian herpetofauna (amphibians and reptiles). He is also an Associate Editor (Herpetology) for the Raffles Bulletin

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