One of Putin's guards who denounced the war and fled Russia says he's being pursued even in South America

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Russian dissident Vitaly Brizhaty standing in uniform in a verdant area, in an undated photo.
Vitaly Brizhaty in uniform.

Courtesy of Vitaly Brizhaty

Ecuador could make history by banning oil drilling in the Amazon

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Ecuador voters decide on August 20 whether drilling will continue in an oil-rich area of the Amazon.

J. R. R. Tolkien now shares his name with a mystical stream frog found in Ecuador — a country in the literal middle of the earth

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A green and yellow frog with brown speckles and brown eyes stares at the camera while hanging onto a green branch with its feet.
Hyloscirtus tolkieni, named after fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien

Juan Carlos Sánchez-Nivicela / Archive Museo de Zoología, Universidad San Francisco de Quito

Biologists found 5 new species of snakes and Leonardo DiCaprio named one that produces a 'musky and distasteful odor' after his mom

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A red, yellow and white snake with large, glowing red eyes stares at the camera while sitting on a tree branch
Sibon canopy is named in honor of the Canopy Family system of reserves, particularly its Canopy Lodge in Valle de Antón, Coclé province, Panama.

Alejandro Arteaga

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