Animal world
Why does dog like gnawing the bone?
The result of living in the herd to hunt large mammals about 8 million years ago has gradually turned the ancestors of wolves and later today domesticated dogs into carn…
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The newborn panda at Tokyo Zoo died
The first newborn panda in the past 24 years in Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, died on the morning of July 11 for pneumonia, a week after the panda's birth was received by Japanese p…
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Dogs get into Guinness books because their eyes are too big
Ms. Victoria Reed, of Texas is the owner of 4-year-old Boston Bruschi puppy. According to Ms. Reed, the veterinarian advised her to go to the Guinness Book of Worlds to…
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Melting ice threatens emperor penguins
The study, led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI), focuses on the number of emperor penguins in Terre Adelie in Antarctica, where French scientists have be…
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Rare rhinos are about to give birth in Indonesia
Ratu, a 12-year-old Sumatra rhino in the rhino reserve of Indonesia's Way Kambas National Park, became the focus of conservation experts of the International Rhino Found…
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Discover the secret in the running of cheetahs
Scientists have discovered the secret of the fast-paced running of this leopard. The secret lies in that they can adjust the frequency of the speed-following step, simil…
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Amur's tiger reappeared in China
For the first time, photographs of Amur tigers (also known as Siberian tigers) were taken by a camera trap in a northeastern nature reserve. The image shows that this ex…
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Animals are also overheard
A team of experts from Kyoto University, Japan, came to Yakushima island to study the symbiotic relationship between macaque monkey and Sika deer. In 2004, the team used…
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The most famous turtle in the world has passed away
'Lonely George', the name of a male turtle about 100 years old in the Galapagos National Park, famous for its indifference to heterosexual turtles. Scientists believe it…
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Rabbits do not like to eat carrots as people often think
According to the long-held concept, carrots are the favorite food of rodents with this lovely appearance. But, experts who discovered the vegetables could cause rabbits…
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Birds are abandoned when beauty fades
Corn sharing is a bird with blue and yellow fur. They live and settle in Europe and Western Asia. Both males and females live with many partners throughout their lives.…
Animal world
The ghosts speed in the wild world
In the animal world, not only do predators need outstanding speed to complete the hunt, but even the prey needs strong and solid feet to break the siege, in order to esc…
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Discovered three new species in New Zealand cave
New Zealand's National Water and Atmospheric Research Institute (NIWA) on June 27 said divers had discovered three new animals that had never been known during an expedi…
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The cow suddenly died of poisonous grass
CBS TV channel reported 15 sudden bulls on a farm in the outskirts of Elgin city, Texas. The farm owner, Jerry Abel, said he had been releasing cows on the grass on the…
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Transplanting pig heart for monkey
A group of scientists in Seoul (South Korea), led by Dr. Lim Gio-Bin, has successfully performed a heart transplant surgery from a genetically modified pig into a monkey…