Smelly lemurs, glowing frogs & a chameleon in super slo-mo

[View this email in your browser]( [ring-tailed lemurs]( Some say the eyes never lie – for Madagascar’s ring-tailed lemurs, it’s their glandular secretions that always tell the truth. A new study from a team of Duke University researchers shows that lemurs can detect if a fellow primate is weakened by injury just by sniffing the wafty odours they leave behind. [Read more]( HIGHLIGHTS [gray wolf]( Identifying gray wolves by their howls New research suggests audio recordings of wolf howls can be used to track individuals. This reduces the need for radio collaring – an expensive and potentially risky method of study. [Read more]( [chameleon tongue]( The chameleon's record-breaking tongue The tiniest chameleons on Earth perform one of the most explosive movements in the animal kingdom. This video from bioGraphic reveals some of the secrets behind the chameleon’s special skill. [Watch now]( FEATURED VIDEO [Clumsy wild dog face-plants into riverbed]( Clumsy wild dog gets a face full of sand There’s nothing quite as embarrassing as falling on your face and here’s proof that even wild dogs aren’t immune to a cringe-worthy tumble! [VOD]( WATCH THIS Trouble in Lemur Land ‘Trouble in Lemur Land’ follows two men – an American primatologist and a Malagasy conservationist – on their quest to protect rare silky sifakas. [Watch now]( Deep Blue Dive Voyage into the dangerous world of freediving and learn about the extraordinary physiological challenges which have to be overcome to succeed in this sport. [Watch now]( IMAGE OF THE WEEK [crocodile eating shark]( An alligator with a bull shark between its jaws on the Adelaide River in Kakadu National Park. Another gator vs shark encounter was filmed recently off the coast of South Carolina ([read more about it here](. Photo: Andrew Paice/Getty Images AROUND THE GLOBE [cobra attacking monitor lizard]( South Africa: Cobra vs monitor lizard South Africa's Kruger National Park has played host to some thrilling wildlife encounters. But it's not often that reptiles take centre stage. [Watch now]( [frog glowing after eating firefly]( North America: Frogs enjoy a light snack Some predators swallow their prey while it’s still alive, but few can do so and produce the kind of marvel that takes place when a frog eats a firefly. [Watch now]( [tiger shark]( Gulf of Mexico: Shark chomps sea turtle Sea turtles are equipped with some pretty heavy-duty body armour, but their tough carapaces are no match for the serrated teeth of a tiger shark. [Watch now]( 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](