Tropicae Magazine

15/03/2023

Most tropical tree species leaves have very similar shapes, resulting in difficult species identification. 🔎🍃

Characteristically, many leaves are waxy, oval, and unlobed, and many have sharp, pointed ends called drip-tips that allow fast runoff of rainwater. 🌱🌿💧

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01/03/2023

Krabi is a province located on Thailand’s southern west coast, covering an area of 4,708 sq. km and includes more than a hundred offshore islands 🏝

From beaches to mangrove forests and limestone cliffs, the natural elements make multiple locations key to the tourism industry 🌿🪨

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13/02/2023

Nusa Penida, Bali, is an island on the east coast of Bali mainland and is home to some spectacular coastlines, one of which is the untouched, hidden Diamond Beach, located on the south-eastern tip of the island. 🏝️

Like many other coastlines of Nusa Penida, immense cliffs overlook Diamond Beach and its turquoise, crystal waters. The distinct diamond-shaped rock, positioned in the shallows, is what gave this beach its name and is what sets this beach apart from multiple others 🪨💎

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08/02/2023

The Balinese Kecak Fire Dance 🔥🇮🇩

The Kecak Fire Dance is one of the most well-known, iconic Bali performances.

At the southern peninsula, the dance occurs at Uluwatu Temple’s clifftop amphitheatre, performed at sunset overlooking the Indian Ocean. Combining dance, a choir of Kecak human chants, theatrical elements, and live fire, it is an incredibly memorable performance 🎭

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30/01/2023

Koalas are specialist folivores consuming nearly exclusively Eucalyptus species.🐨🌿

This diet is fatal or toxic to the majority of other mammals, therefore, there is a lack of competition over food resources. 🌱🌳

Eucalyptus is still very low in caloric content, so koalas still lack energy and can sleep and rest up to 22 hours a day. 💤

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26/01/2023

Hong Island, otherwise known as Koh Hong, is a group of four small islands, located in Than Bok Khorani National Park, in the gorgeous Phang Nga Bay in between Phuket and Krabi.

One of the impressive aspects of the island is Hong Lagoon. This natural lagoon is only accessible through a 10m narrow rock opening by longtail boat, speedboat, or kayak.

Once inside, the limestone cliffs surround and tower above the large lagoon, like a “chamber” which the Thai word “Hong” refers to.

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08/01/2023

Batu Caves in Gombak, Selangor is about twenty minutes from central Kuala Lumpur, and is known for the visual uniqueness of its limestone cliffs and the colourful cave entrance ⛰🏙

These caves are home to Hindu temples and have become a tourist attraction, especially since its painted steps in late 2018 🎨🖌

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08/01/2023

Laughing kookaburras exhibit complex social groups with cooperative breeding occurring. 🪺🪶

Monogamous breeding pairs will remain together for multiple years and each pair is aided by up to six other “helper birds”.

Cooperative breeding occurs in other Australian bird species, such as bell miners, treecreepers, and babblers. 🇦🇺🕊️

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09/11/2022

forests are one of the most biologically diverse and productive on Earth 🌏🌱

Mangroves are a group of thick and long-rooted trees or shrubs that line and subtropical intertidal areas, such as coasts, lagoons, and offshore islands, meaning they are highly adapted to immersion in saltwater 💧

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Mangroves are a group of thick and long-rooted trees or shrubs that line tropical and subtropical intertidal areas, such as coasts, lagoons, and offshore islands, meaning they are highly adapted to immersion in saltwater. There are 80 known different species of mangrove trees all of which only grow....

26/10/2022

The main hunting behaviour used by many , including the Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator), is a technique of open pursuit hunting. They have strong leg muscles meaning they can move at very fast speeds in pursuit of their prey. This differs from stalking and ambushing hunting 🌿🦎

When in pursuit in aquatic , the water monitor can stay submerged for up to 30 minutes. They use their tails dorsal ridge to steer themselves through water, making them great swimmers 💧

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29/09/2022

Rainforests are an incredibly , home to half the Earth’s fauna and flora and are vital in providing an array of plant products that have been used for thousands of years, with millions of people relying on them for their livelihood, food, water, medicine, and fibres 🌳🐘🌴🦥🍃

also play a vital role in mitigating by absorbing carbon dioxide. Therefore, we all depend on them for our survival💧⛈️

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