NATGEO  |  Animals

The world’s heaviest snake has been hiding a big secret

Tabanid flies perch on the head of a northern green Anaconda in Yasuni National Park in Ecuador. A new study recently revealed that the green anaconda is two distinct species, more genetically diverse than humans and chimpanzees. 

2024-08-14  940  中等

“Genetically, the differences are massive,” says Bryan Fry, a National Geographic Explorer, biologist at the University of Queensland in Australia, and coauthor of the new study.

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