研究 • 教育 • 保存  Research • Education • Preservation 

“ It is a cockroach! ” I am sure that many of you will think this while looking at the pictures, but don’t get fooled by its appearance!...

Peacock Mantis Shrimp Within the waters of Hong Kong is hidden a furtive shinobi🔪, ready for an ambush in the ocean. It possesses...

Sea spiders are probably one of the most enigmatic aquatic creatures and have remained nearly unchanged for more than 450 million years....

When we come across strong sunlight☀️, we cannot forget to put on some sunscreen or a hat👒. Surprisingly, just like us, some marine...

A strange, round, white and hard organism has washed up on the beach. Looking carefully, you may notice a pattern on top of it, like a...

🖌️ Kaloula pulchra (Gray, 1831), the Asiatic painted bullfrog, is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found naturally in Hong Kong and...

Many animals have become masters of camouflage, blending so well with the substrate in which they live on that they are hardly...

You are most certainly all familiar with the terms of frogs and toads. However, do you know how to differentiate them🤔? And did you know...

Mountain streams are an oasis for most animals foraging in the hot summer including people visiting nature; a place where you can feel...

Chameleons are certainly some of the most amazing animals in the world! These highly specialised lizards boast a suite of unique...

Most people enjoy a good play or movie.🍿 While we appreciate the acting of comedians🤡, humans do not have the monopoly of it. Indeed,...

Have you ever dreamed of gliding from one tree to another🌴? If you did, then you may be inspired by the lizard genus 𝘋𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘰...

The sight of a gecko running on a vertical surface is common in Hong Kong, including within homes. Indeed, many people will welcome this...

Today our species on focus is as much feared than it is respected. The Chinese Cobra🐍 is one of the species that features in the set of...

Get ready to meet one of the coolest lizards on the planet – the frilled lizard🦎! Imagine walking in the Australian outback and bumping...

The Burmese python, 𝘗𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 (Buhl,1820), is native to the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia with its range...

Appearances can sometimes be deceiving🤥. At first sight what may look like a large earthworm moving silently onto the floor through the...

While diving in the Indo-Australian Ocean, a slender object with bandings on its back catches your eye. What could it be👀? You just met...

𝘌𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢 (Günther, 1875) is a large skink endemic to the Western Australia, Northern Territory and South Australia...

The Hawksbill Sea Turtle (𝘌𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘺𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘢) 🔬 (Linnaeus, 1766) is a fascinating species playing a crucial...