NUS Module Blogs

The first image that usually comes to mind when we talk about snails is the sluggish animal that has a brown shell which can easily be noticed along the walkway. Something like what you see on the left.   However, this isn’t the case for all snails! Some species of snails, like The Napaeus barquini, are able to slurp up crusty lichen and ...

While pondering what animal to work on for this assignment, my friend aka Chatter came and approached me on MSN to go for a graduation dive trip. Already at my wits end for this assignment, I still have to face all the pestering and bombardment of her underwater pictures and videos.  Well, I decided to entertain her by showing interest in her ...

The next time you step into an aquarium or go scuba diving deep in the seas of Australia, don't miss these graceful sea creatures!  ...

''Ahhhhhh! Oh my god!! That stupid chameleon gave me a fright!'' ''Huh? Where, where?'' ''It just ran past us! It's on the tree trunk now!'' ''Huh? I can't see it!'' Have you ever had such an experience before? Personally, I had, many times. As we know, chameleons are well-known for their ability to display different colours ...

I stumbled upon a video clip on the fascinating behaviour of an owl on Youtube and decided to find more videos regarding it. Although the video was not taken in the natural habitat of the owl and a great amount of human involvement (especially the sound effects, very anthropomorphic) can be seen, it sparked off my great interest in the tiny ...

With it's 8 menancing looking arms, it's not surprising that sailors of the past used to fear the Octopus and called it the Devil Fish. Why did i choose to blog about the octopus out of all the many other interesting animals out there? My interest in them can be attributed to my favourite show, the ''Pirates of the Caribbean''. Perhaps it ...