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Tiny "panda skeletons": what kind of outlandish creatures live in the ocean off the coast of Japan?Tiny "panda skeletons": what kind of outlandish creatures live in the ocean off the coast of Japan?

Tiny "panda skeletons": what kind of outlandish creatures live in the ocean off the coast of Japan?

In the last few years, divers diving in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of the small tropical island of Kume belonging to Japan, have noticed colonies of funny, strange-looking sea creatures resembling pandas in their coloring. When photos of marine "pandas" appeared on the Internet, biologists became interested in them, whose article was published in the journal Species diversity.

A meeting with Central Asian environmental ministers is being prepared in Ashgabat for the visit of the OSCE Secretary GeneralA meeting with Central Asian environmental ministers is being prepared in Ashgabat for the visit of the OSCE Secretary General

A meeting with Central Asian environmental ministers is being prepared in Ashgabat for the visit of the OSCE Secretary General

The Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Helga Maria Schmid, is expected to visit Turkmenistan in March this year. Within the framework of this visit, a high-level meeting will be held in Ashgabat with the participation of heads of environmental ministries of Central Asian countries. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov at a meeting of the Turkmen government on Friday, February 23.