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Talent-Scope - Issue #5
=Timothy-Sim
reports, 10h 51m ago
reports, 10h 51m agoTalent-Scope is a monthly news article aimed to be featured each first weekend of the month to give a platform for emerging artists and spotting hidden talents while celebrating even better pictures that deserve more exposure!
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T h e P o r t r a i t s
~Takunaaa
reports, 9h 33m ago
reports, 9h 33m agothis is how a good photo expresses the feelings of the character
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Four Hour Photography Feature!
=Alomie
reports, 9h 26m ago
reports, 9h 26m agoA collection of photography I collected in 4 hours, Deviant Art is a brilliant place!
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Animal Instinct 5 - Little Quackers!
=parochena
reports, 1d 1h ago
reports, 1d 1h agoA Cute and Adorable bunch of Duckies that would treasure your love!
5th part of the Animal Instinct Series!
Hope you enjoy!
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5th part of the Animal Instinct Series!
Hope you enjoy!
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78 Photography Rules for Complete Idiots
^kkart
reports, 21h 52m ago
reports, 21h 52m agolol some of these are just downright hysterical!
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Colorful Rainbow Feature--huge--100's featured
*feature-me
reports, July 2
reports, July 2Many rainbow pieces featured in this article. Please view these amazing pieces.
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Our Beautiful Nature II
~OccupyedHead
reports, July 2
reports, July 2A big collection of amazing nature photography. Enjoy.
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Incredible Photography Feature [100 Deviants]
~angeloflightx
reports, June 30
reports, June 30The Incredible Photography Feature highlights the galleries of 100 unknown artist who deserve more recognition for their photography.
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So Underrated! [The Big Feature N.1]
=Haila-OurFarewell
reports, June 29
reports, June 29So I guess this is the end of my first news feature. Thanks for looking at these beautiful deviations, and remember fo fav the article. (:
well done to you all!
well done to you all!80
78 Photography Rules for Complete Idiots
^kkart reports, 21h 52m ago
reports, 21h 52m agolol some of these are just downright hysterical!
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Square Photos: Various Sizes & Style
~n0t1m3
reports, 2d 16h ago
reports, 2d 16h agoOnly square photos with various sizes (but square 
) and style.
) and style.78
Features of my watchers and friends
*niwaj
reports, June 29
reports, June 29Featuring my watchers and friends. Please take some time and take a look. You will not be sorry.
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F e a t u r e s
=Nariscuss
reports, June 29
reports, June 29A collection of photos and artists that i think need more attention
Who loved it?
~Agua-Turtle677893 =ZenirixWolf ~inusmiku ~DeviantHerps ~VampyreAngel87 ~DerangedDragon ~Kondy ~afreespirit ~rrcarito *In-the-picture *Emone ~detunedbystereo =BlueStef ~Dark-Raptor =Asura-Valkyrie ~Catgoyle ~Phoenix-Gurl ~Fontenar =EmmatheEchidna =SadAngel81 ~YaminoKoneko =theperfectlestat *Sokushitsu ~Songo555 *baby-snakes ~Arcuria *NorwegianAngel ~reachthetop =ahaxamazingxsin *Orlagoth ~SilantWanderer ~AnimePunk12345 ~Blackmoon2001 ~Irreplaceable-Angel ~SqueakyLion `MonTemplar =Hroswith ~thrumyeye =harmonie0805 ~InoshishiUchi `KevLewis ~pharao-girl ~Gaardsson =Dellessanna
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Vanishing Beauty (2): Amphibian Alarm
~thrumyeye
reports, March 16, 2008
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A M P H I B I A N . A L A R M
Amphibians are declining rapidly; species, genera, and even families are going extinct at an unprecedented rate.
One third to one half of all amphibian species are threatened with extinction, with probably more than 120 already gone in recent years. Habitat loss is the major threat in terms of number of species affected, but the rapid dispersal of amphibian chytrid fungus is of major and urgent concern because of its tendency to drive species to extinction quickly. Scientists believe many more species may go extinct before we are able to act.
F R O G S . M A T T E R
Amphibians are a critical part of a healthy natural world. In addition to their intrinsic value as a beautiful part of nature, they offer many benefits to us:
- They play an important role in the food web as both predator and prey, maintaining the delicate balance of nature. Where they are disappearing, detrimental effects are already being documented.
- Amphibians eat pest insects, benefiting successful agriculture around the world and minimizing the spread of diseases, including malaria.
- The skin of amphibians has substances that protect them from some microbes and viruses, offering possible medical cures for a variety of human diseases, including AIDS.
- Biologists refer to amphibians as “the canary in the coal mine:” They are among the first species to be affected by environmental stressors; so when they show declines in the wild, it serves as a warning to other species, including humans.
- Amphibians’ skin is highly permeable, allowing them to drink and breathe.
Unfortunately, contaminants also readily enter the body, making amphibians an
exceptional indicator of environmental quality. They are particularly sensitive to
pollution, making them important sentinels to potential human threats.
- Frogs have had a special place in various human cultures for centuries, cherished as agents of life and good luck.
T H E . R E A S O N
Amphibians are severely affected by habitat loss, climate change, pollution and pesticides, introduced species, and over-collection for food and pets. While habitat destruction is the major threat, the most immediate cause is a parasitic fungus called amphibian chytrid, a disease that is deadly to hundreds of amphibian species and has quickly spread from Africa across the planet over the past 30-40 years. Global climate change may have exacerbated the problem.
- Amphibian chytrid was discovered a decade ago and since then dozens of frog species have gone extinct because of it.
- Since the 1930s, African clawed frogs (likely resistant carriers of the fungus) have been shipped around the world by the thousands for human pregnancy tests and lab studies, spreading the disease worldwide. Recently, the food and pet trade may have contributed to the problem as well.
- Amphibian chytrid is currently unstoppable and untreatable in the wild, even in protected areas. In the environments where it thrives, the fungus can kill 80 percent of the native amphibians within months, leading to widespread amphibian extinctions.
- The amphibian chytrid’s spread and effects may be exacerbated by climate change.
- Warmer temperatures dry the moist areas where amphibians thrive, and cause stress that may lead to greater susceptibility to disease.
After surviving for 360 million years, one-third to one-half of all amphibian species are in danger of becoming extinct … potentially the single largest disappearance of a species since the dinosaurs.....
IUCN has called upon zoos and aquaria to help save the amphibians.
The global zoo and aquarium community has taken on this challenge. But implementation costs money and requires political support from all corners of the world. Faced with this challenge, the Amphibian Ark is launching this global Amphibian Ark campaign – 2008 The Year of the Frog.
Source: Amphibian Ark
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Vanishing Beauty (2): Amphibian Alarm
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While remaining locally common in many regions,
Tiger Salamanders numbers have declined
compared with historical levels.
One of the largest threats to Tiger Salamander
populations is wetland destruction and alteration
through aquaculture activities.
IUCN status: endangered
Big-eyed Tree Frog
IUCN status: vulnerable
The Golden Poison Frog or Golden Dart Frog
IUCN status: endangered
The Axolotl is only native to
Lake Xochimilco and Lake Chalco in central Mexico.
Unfortunately for the axolotl, Lake Chalco no longer
exists as it was drained by humans to avoid periodic
flooding, and Lake Xochimilco remains a diminished
glimpse of its former self, existing mainly as canals.
The water temperature in Xochimilco rarely rises
above 20°C (68°F), though it may fall to 6 or 7°C (43°F)
in the winter, and perhaps lower.
The wild population has been put under heavy
pressure by the growth of Mexico City
IUCN status: critically endangered
Poison dart frog
IUCN status: vulnerable
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The frogs below are not endangered (yet...?).
I picked them to show the beauty of our amphibian co-planet-inhabitants.
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Red-eyed Tree Frog
Amazon Milk Frog
Malaysian Horned Frog
White Lipped Green Tree frogs
Cranwell's Horned Frog
Eastern newt
Orange thighed tree frog
Fire-bellied toad
Bocas del Drago dart frog
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I mean after all who better to talk about the importance that frogs have to our eco system then "Kermit The Frog".
Now okay i grant u he's a Muppet but, i'm sure that if Jim Henson were still alive he'd want to use "Kermit" for something like this.
Plus its a great way to get through to the younger generation and, gain their interest in eco-awareness.
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It raised many points about amphibians. Also it made me think that humans are just jealous that amphibians can live on land or in water
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