Discovery Bit | Virgil Warfield | Activity https://www.discoverybit.com/members/virgilwarfield/activity/ Activity feed for Virgil Warfield. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:52:59 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 c8321a5fd678643a047a647e71d55917 Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: Australian Researchers Made A World-First Discovery In A Lab […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44739/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 22:29:38 -0600 Australian Researchers Made A World-First Discovery In A Lab Study Of 60 Captive Endangered Alpine Tree Frogs (Litoria Verreauxii Alpina). They Found That Frogs Infected With Chytrid Fungus Jumped ~24% Farther Than Healthy Frogs By Week Six, Potentially Aiding The Fungus Spread Or Allowing The Frog To Find Mate Faster & Mate Before Death.

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]]> 0 f367f639aa2f2d4af51d3c8555bfeffa Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Politics: King Vajiralongkorn, On The Thai Throne Since 2016, Is The […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44642/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 23:36:30 -0600 King Vajiralongkorn, On The Thai Throne Since 2016, Is The First Sitting Thai Monarch To Visit China Since Diplomatic Ties Began In 1975. Invited By President Jinping For The 50th Anniversary Of Their Relations, The Trip Signals Deepening Ties. His Father, King Bhumibol (Reigned 70 Years, 1946–2016), Made Only High-Profile U.S. Visits In The 1960s.

]]> 0 94aacaf61c722b7a187f1ee922c3a39c Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: A Juvenile Himalayan Frog (Amolops Himalayanus), First F […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44163/ Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:27:36 -0600 A Juvenile Himalayan Frog (Amolops Himalayanus), First Found In India In 1888, Was Spotted For The First Time In Tibet During A Pest Survey. Known Only In India & Nepal, It Has, E.G., A Black Stripe From Snout To Ear. This Is The World’s First Juvenile Record With Verified Photos. DNA Confirms Its Identity, Hinting At Cleaner Streams.

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]]> 0 e2360cbcbb17934a5fa2bd79136fbdd3 Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: The Blobfish, Dubbed The World's Ugliest Animal, Won New […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44122/ Thu, 20 Mar 2025 21:48:51 -0600 The Blobfish, Dubbed The World’s Ugliest Animal, Won New Zealand‘s 2025 “Fish Of The Year” Contest, With 1,300 Out Of Over 5,500 Votes. Found Off Australia‘s Coast At 2k-4k Ft, It Deforms When Brought To The Surface. Radio Hosts Rallied Support For The Blobfish, Defeating The Orange Roughy. The Blobfish Is Considered Vulnerable To Deep-Sea Trawling.

]]> 0 d9d00052d06cde57db36308a43666f8d Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: Geneticists, For The First Time, Have Extracted RNA From An […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/43413/ Sat, 23 Sep 2023 15:32:41 -0600 Geneticists, For The First Time, Have Extracted RNA From An Extinct Animal—A 130-Yr-Old Tasmanian Tiger. This Achievement Offers Insights Into The Genetic Functioning Of Thylacine, Which Vanished 2k Years Ago, Except In Australia, Where It Went Extinct Primarily Due To Hunting. This Research Could Aid Thylacine De-Extinction Efforts.

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]]> 0 fc2f5c9aefa3118821669b831026c11f Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: French Bulldog, For The First Time In 31 Years, Has Been […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/43148/ Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:41:01 -0600 French Bulldog, For The First Time In 31 Years, Has Been Ranked As The Most Favorite Dog In The USA, Surpassing The Labrador Retrievers. The Rank Was Done By The American Kennel Club Based On Data From 716,500 Voluntary Registrations From Dog Owners. The 3rd, 4th, And 5th Positions Went To Golden Retrievers, German Shepherds, And Poodles.

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]]> 0 dd4d5021663c0ce2b9c031f3ff59c940 Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: The Biggest Living Frog On Earth, Said To Grow As Big As A […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/43117/ Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:24:27 -0600 The Biggest Living Frog On Earth, Said To Grow As Big As A Cat, Is Now Endangered As It Has Been Over-Hunted For Food And Pet Trade In Cameroon And Equatorial Guinea. A Conservative Group Is, However, Effectively Making Efforts To The Save The Frog By Working With Hunters And Setting Up Alternative Food Sources, Snail Farms, For The Locals.

]]> 0 75f0e7ec9e80c4c1c13cdd77cf6170be Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: A 17-Year-Old Hairless Chinese Crested-Chihuahua Mix, Called […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/42739/ Mon, 11 Jul 2022 03:12:53 -0600 A 17-Year-Old Hairless Chinese Crested-Chihuahua Mix, Called Mr. Happy Face, Has Been Crowned The World’s Ugliest Dog In A Contest Held In Calif. On June 24th, 2022. And Took Home The $1500 Grand Prize. Mr. Happy Face, Who Was Adopted From An Arizona Shelter By Jeneda Benally, Was Not Expected To Live This Long Due To Medical Issues.

]]> 0 e1850f1fc228b89c35d5cdeda9f426da Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: An Endangered Stingray, Caught In The Mekong River In […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/42705/ Wed, 22 Jun 2022 20:21:42 -0600 An Endangered Stingray, Caught In The Mekong River In Cambodia, Is Said, To The Best Of Known Record, To Be The World’s Largest Freshwater Fish. The Stingray, Caught On 6/13/22, Weighed 300kg (661lb) And Measured 3.98m Long And 2.2m Wide. This Record Beats The Previous Record Holder, A 646lb (293kg) Mekong Giant Catfish Caught In Thailand In 2005.

]]> 0 dc5cac331d27584c49858200f474ea3e Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: Wain, The Wombat, Has Been Confirmed By The Guinness World […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/42664/ Thu, 02 Jun 2022 20:37:09 -0600 Wain, The Wombat, Has Been Confirmed By The Guinness World Records As The Oldest Living Wombat. Wombats Are Said To Live To An Average Age Of 15 Years In The Wild And Up To 20 Years In Captivity, But Wain Is Currently At The Age of 32, Which Is Equivalent To 100 Human Years. Folks Can Visit Wain At The Satsukiyama Zoo, In J…

]]> 0 1530a04062ca43970a26ec53b5780b50 Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: A Chihuahua, Named TobyKeith, Has Been Acknowledged By The […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/42594/ Mon, 18 Apr 2022 23:18:46 -0600 A Chihuahua, Named TobyKeith, Has Been Acknowledged By The Guinness World Records As The Oldest Living Dog. TobyKeith, Age 21 Years 66 Days, Based In Greenacres, Florida, Was Born On January 9th, 2001. The Oldest Dog Ever Recorded Was An Australian Cattle Dog, Named Bluey, Who Died At The Age Of 29 Years 5 Months.

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]]> 0 5df27ed06317c13bd7425e3104b28987 Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: Methuselah, A Primitive Australian Lungfish With Lungs And […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/42492/ Sat, 29 Jan 2022 01:09:12 -0600 Methuselah, A Primitive Australian Lungfish With Lungs And Gill And With No Known Living Peers, Is Said To Be The Oldest Aquarium Fish In The World. The Fish, Estimated To Be 90 Years Old, Was Brought To San Francisco Museum In 1938 From Australia. Australian Lungfish Are Said To Be The Possible ‘Missing Link’ Between Terrestrial And Aquatic Animals.

]]> 0 f07dc945f00cb17ea85e3259335e6ac1 Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Other: Betty Soskin, Who Turned 100 Years, Is Now The Oldest […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/42274/ Sat, 25 Sep 2021 00:06:45 -0600 Betty Soskin, Who Turned 100 Years, Is Now The Oldest National Park Ranger In USA. Soskin, Born In Detroit On Sept. 22, 1921, Is Currently A Park Ranger At Rosie The Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park In Richmond, California. Soskin Has Had A School Named After Her And Has Also Received A Presidential Commemorative Coin.

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]]> 0 70611662f33b851022b4bef0e7c55a61 Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: The Snakehead Fish, Native to Southern Siberia, China, And […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/42255/ Thu, 16 Sep 2021 21:29:26 -0600 The Snakehead Fish, Native to Southern Siberia, China, And North Korea, Has Evolved To Walk On Land By Moving Their Head And Back Fin In Opposite Direction. The Fish Is Said To Breath With Its Gill Under Water And Via The Mouth On Land. Snakehead Fish Is Also Said To Be Able To Survive Up To 4 Days On Land. Cool!

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]]> 0 a6867dfdea6cd77e797b863c5ed23a62 Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: Researchers Surprisingly Discovered A New Frog Species, In […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/41869/ Sun, 30 May 2021 19:29:51 -0600 Researchers Surprisingly Discovered A New Frog Species, In 2016, Living In The Lowland Rainforests Of New Guinea, In Very Hot, Swampy Areas With Crocodiles. The Species, Named Chocolate Frog (Litoria Mira) For Its Chocolate Coloring, Is Said To Be Similar But Genetically Distinct From Austalia’s Common Green Tree Frogs (Litoria Caerulea).

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]]> 0 8ca9a3fad259fa7209dedacfcc279ec1 Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: The Introduction Of 26 Adult Tasmanian Devils, In Late 2020, […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/41836/ Wed, 26 May 2021 00:07:04 -0600 The Introduction Of 26 Adult Tasmanian Devils, In Late 2020, Into The 400-Hectare Sanctuary, North Of Sydney, Have Resulted In The Birth Of Tasmanian Devils 3000 Years After They Disappeared From Australia, Thought To Have Been Wiped-Out By Wild Dogs. This Is Hope For Rewilding Australia, Which Has The World’s Worst Mammal Extinction Rate.

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]]> 0 9472895012e3058bea2e6fb35cd13aca Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: Scientists Surprisingly Discovered A More Than 100-Year-Old St […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/41386/ Mon, 17 May 2021 01:50:09 -0600 Scientists Surprisingly Discovered A More Than 100-Year-Old Sturgeon In The Detroit River. The 6′ 10″ Length And 240 Pound Female Giant Fish, Is Speculated To Be One Of The Largest Lake Sturgeon Ever Recorded In The US. Female Sturgeons Are Said To Have 150 Years Life Span While The Male Sturgeons Can Live For 50 To 60 Years.

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]]> 0 95675dddf2f2c1ce34a7d99725c2b3a9 Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: Wisdom, A Laysan Albatrosses Of At Least 70 Years Old, […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/38113/ Fri, 05 Mar 2021 21:48:40 -0600 Wisdom, A Laysan Albatrosses Of At Least 70 Years Old, Birthed A Chick In Feb. Of 2021 In Midway Atoll Wildlife Refuge—Home To The World’s Largest Albatross Colony. This Birthing Makes Her The World’s Oldest Known Wild Bird To Birth A Chick. The US Fish And Wildlife Service Estimates That Wisdom May Have Mothered At Least 30–36 Chicks.

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]]> 0 734c11ba65eeec4b655cd193d758dfdd Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: Jonathan, A Seychelles Giant Tortoise, Hatched In 1832, At […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36944/ Thu, 28 Jan 2021 22:45:11 -0600 Jonathan, A Seychelles Giant Tortoise, Hatched In 1832, At 189 Years Old, Is The World’s Oldest Known Land Animal. Jonathan, Now Blind Due To Old Age, Lives, Since The Late 1880s, On The Remote Island Of St. Helena, In The South Atlantic, And Has His Portrait Printed On The Back Of The Island’s 5 Pence Coin. Cool!

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]]> 0 6f2fc94176e4f911026554471f5fc585 Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: The World's Largest Freshwater Turtle, Rafetus Swinhoei, […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36731/ Fri, 01 Jan 2021 23:44:00 -0600 The World’s Largest Freshwater Turtle, Rafetus Swinhoei, Which Is Also The World’s Rarest Turtle Due To Hunting And Medicinal Use Of Its Eggs In China, May Be Saved From Extinction, As A Female Specimen Has Been Found, In Dong Mo Lake In Vietnam In October 2020, For The Supposedly Only Male Species Living At Suzhou Zoo In China.

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]]> 0 b9b296ed7522d1e2081e4e8891647725 Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: Scientists, For The First Time, Successfully But […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36442/ Wed, 22 Jul 2020 22:09:31 -0600 Scientists, For The First Time, Successfully But Unintentionally Created “The Sturddlefish” From 2 Living But Endangered Fossil Fishes, American Paddlefish And The Russian Sturgeon, That Have Not Evolved Over A Long Time. More Sturddlefish Offsprings Won’t Be Seen In The Wild As They May Be Infertile Due To The Effect Of Crossbreeding.

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]]> 0 d85c7b573ce2a04e71e14b800a753427 Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: Researchers, In The Dark Depths Of The Ocean, Have […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36441/ Tue, 21 Jul 2020 17:51:34 -0600 Researchers, In The Dark Depths Of The Ocean, Have Discovered, To The Best Of Known Knowledge, 16 Species Of The Blackest Fish In The Ocean–The So-Called “Ultra-Black Fish.” The Fish, Which Absorb More Than 99.5% Of Light To Stay Dark, Are Said To Have Evolved Their Dark Color As A Camouflage For Hiding From Predators. Hmm!

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]]> 0 25986ed7a86c5626a57464f151daac69 Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: A Modern Day Marine Fish, The Smooth Handfish, Has For The […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36429/ Sat, 11 Jul 2020 02:39:17 -0600 A Modern Day Marine Fish, The Smooth Handfish, Has For The First Time Gone Extinct, After Not Been Seen For Almost After Two Centuries. Handfish Are Said Not To Be Abundant, But They Are Diverse, With 14 Species Occupying Different Ecosystems. The Remaining Species Are Threatened By Sediment Run-Off In Australia And Climate Change.

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]]> 0 f7ac51dbc2022282cd2563b563462602 Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: A 100-Year-Old Galapagos Giant Tortoise, Named Diego, Is […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36172/ Mon, 17 Feb 2020 21:01:50 -0600 A 100-Year-Old Galapagos Giant Tortoise, Named Diego, Is Retiring After Being Part Of A Captive Breeding Program To Help Save The Endangered Tortoise Species, Chelonoidis Hoodensis, From Going Extinct. Diego Is Said To Have Fathered 800 Babies Of The 2,000 Baby Tortoises That Were Born And Brought Back To Espanola Island In The Galapagos.

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]]> 0 b2009b208898048651a87325585816fa Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: The Fossilized Shells Of What May Be The Largest Turtle To […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36166/ Fri, 14 Feb 2020 04:13:54 -0600 The Fossilized Shells Of What May Be The Largest Turtle To Ever Exist On Earth Have Been Found In Venezuela And Colombia. The Giant Turtle, Named Stupendemys Geographicus, Is Said To Have Lived ~5 To 10 Mya. The Shell Is Nearly 10 Feet In Length And Weighed 2,500 Pounds. The Male Shells Are Honed To Protect Their Skulls During Fights.

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]]> 0 2acb314cbd97848610e79088d0b66379 Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: Researchers Are Indicating That One Of The Largest Freshwater […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36121/ Mon, 13 Jan 2020 22:38:13 -0600 Researchers Are Indicating That One Of The Largest Freshwater Fishes, The Giant Chinese Paddlefish, Has Gone Extinct, Probably Btw Years 2005 and 2010, Due To Over-Fishing And A Major Dam Construction In 1981. This’s Worrisome That A Fish, Which Survived At Least 150Myrs, Including Dinosaur Extinction, Went Extinct Due To Human Activites.

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]]> 0 0dd3af1be7852cbe7e941e434999cb27 Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: The Sex Of An Animal Has Been Known To Be Determined By The […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/35523/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 19:22:55 -0600 The Sex Of An Animal Has Been Known To Be Determined By The Environment, Genetics, And Pollution. Pollutants Like Synthetic Estrogens And Herbicide Like Atrazine May Induce Genetically Male Frogs To Become Female Frogs. But A New Study Is Indicating That Frogs Could Change Their Sex Naturally During The Larvae Or Tadpole Stage.

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]]> 0 d4de6b1ca1b03b767f2c40f06713fd7d Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: Aha, The First Mammal, To The Best Of Known Records, An […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/35470/ Sat, 23 Feb 2019 00:47:07 -0600 Aha, The First Mammal, To The Best Of Known Records, An Australian Bramble Cay Melomys, A Brown Rats, Has Gone Extinct! The Rat, Which Inhabited A Small Coral Island On The Great Barrier Reef, Is Said To To Have Gone Extinct Due To Ocean Flooding Of Its Habitat, Associated With Sea-level Rise From Climate Change.

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]]> 0 893c44cead80ac0d44b5a86e1e06862f Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Discovery: It's Known That Global Warming Has An Impact On The Gender […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/35379/ Sat, 26 Jan 2019 19:46:46 -0600 It’s Known That Global Warming Has An Impact On The Gender Ratio Of Animals. And Now, With Regards To Humans, Scientists Are Indicating A Higher Male Birth In Places With Temperature Rise, And Fewer Male Births Under Stressful Conditions, E.G, In Places That Have Experienced Drought Or Wildfire Due To Global Warming.

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]]> 0 934d4960ccc95a3ad5dea7a033854f16 Virgil Warfield posted an update in the group Animal: The Hatchlings Of Green Sea Turtles, According To Recent […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/13258/ Fri, 12 Jan 2018 01:24:01 -0600 The Hatchlings Of Green Sea Turtles, According To Recent Study, Are Dominantly Females When Nested In Warmer Sands. Having Said This, Global Warming Is Turning Most Of The Green Sea Turtles, In the Great Barrier Reef, To Females. It Is Kind Of Strange That Temperature Can Determine The Gender Of An Animal.

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