Killer martens, strange deep-sea sharks & deafening fish orgies

[View this email in your browser]( [Lemur]( Late last year, a tour group in North India's Corbett National Park witnessed an unusual primate predator in bloody action: a mustelid (member of the weasel family). More exactly, a pair of yellow-throated martens, stalking and killing a legit-terrified-looking rhesus macaque. [Read more]( HIGHLIGHTS [Hyena]( The world's loudest fish orgies are literally deafening It's fish sex loud enough to deafen dolphins ... The mating extravaganzas of the Gulf corvina – a species of Mexican fish – are loud enough to harm the hearing of nearby marine mammals, a new study has found. [Read more]( [Burrow]( The turkey vulture's stellar sense of smell It's long been known that the turkey vulture tracks down carcasses by smell. But a new study shows this bald, boomerang-winged bird has a truly champion schnoz – and not just compared with other vultures. [Read more]( FEATURED VIDEO [Scorpion]( Rhino Fortress Follow an anti-poaching team and its specially trained dogs as they face armed poachers, dangerous wildlife and an unforgiving landscape. First episode of the series lands next week! [VOD]( WATCH THIS PREDATOR COAST With its unique climate and dramatic topography, the Maputaland region of southern Africa is one of the world’s most spectacular biodiversity hotspots. [Watch now]( INDIA'S NEW WORLDS India is home to 1.3 billion people, so it isn't surprising that its wildlife has been squeezed almost out of existence. But recent conservation efforts are bringing back some of what has been lost. [Watch now]( IMAGE OF THE WEEK [Rhino]( Recent research suggests the markings of meerkats and other mongooses may play a role in helping members of a group recognise one another. [(Read more about it here.)]( AROUND THE GLOBE [Spider]( Taiwan: Rarely seen viper dogfish Fisheries officials on the state's eastern coast have hauled up a gaggle of rare viper dogfish. The sharks are known for their extendable glassy jaws, lined with crooked "nail-like" teeth. [Read more]( [Squid]( South Africa: Lions pull off an aquatic hunt Lions usually don't like water ... unless the water is full of tasty kudu antelope. [Watch now]( [Spider Web]( India: This 'mystery' creature is no dinosaur Dinosaur remains? Mutant goat? This half-decayed corpse caused plenty of speculation online when it was discovered in a substation in Jaspur. [Read more]( [Quote of the week]( Copyright © 2018 Earth Touch News Network, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](