Showing posts with label Acre. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Acre. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Matamatá, the Jurassic turtle from Brazilian Amazon


PHOTO. Edson Souza

BRAZIL. ACRE state. On Monday, May 11 (2015), the graphic designer Edson Souza, 34 - on a farm near the town of Xapuri, 188 km far from the state capital, Rio Branco, was fishing with net in a local pond - when captured a strange turtle . The animal has a Jurassic aspect. It is a saury-turtle.

The biologist Moisés Barbosa identified the turtle. It is known as "Matamatá" and - despite the exotic appearance, it is a cataloged animal. Its scientific name is Chelus fribriatus, a typical reptile from  Amazon region. 

Live in areas of flooded forest and dams, especially at environment where water is dark, standing water, places where there the forest is preserved. It feeds, mainly - eating fishes.

The Matamatá has a carapace full of irregular ripples of rough appearance. Barbosa explained these strange features of Chelus fimbriatus: It is a prehistoric animal that inhabits the planet since between 250 and 300 million years.

It is one of the oldest specimens, which has not modified itself much over the ages. It has a large and wide neck. full of flexible fins. 

In water, these fins have an undulating movement what makes them seem algae. This acts as a camouflage allowing fish approach, potential preys for this ancient monster.

SOURCE
'Parece um dinossauro', diz jovem que pescou tartaruga exótica no AC
OLHAR DIRETO/BR, 14.May.2015
[http://www.olhardireto.com.br/noticias/exibir.asp?noticia=Parece_um_dinossauro_diz_jovem_que_pescou_tartaruga_exotica_no_AC&edt=22&id=396854]

Saturday, October 24, 2009

UFO Observed in The Amazon Region






Rio Branco, ACRE ─ Friday, october 24. The TV Gazeta's team observed and filmed a UFO at the km 40 of the Transacreana road. The team of the TV was returning to the station after make a story for television news when the object was sighted in the sky. The object had an oval shape and stayed visible on the horizon about half an hour. Jailson Fernandes, cameraman, recorded images.


The UFO moved itself toward to the TV team and passed almost near 100 meters. After, it swerved in direction of the forest. The acreano ufologist, academic Marcos José de Souza, 27 years, examined and talked about the images: These are the best images obtained of this type of phenomenon here, at Acre state. Maybe, some of the best UFO images of the world.



Source: TV captura imagem de OVNI em Rodovia do Acre
In Agencia Amazonia published in 23/10/2009
[http://www.agenciaamazonia.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=544:tv-filma-ovni-em-rodovia-da-amazonia&catid=1:noticias&Itemid=316]