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Small animals like mice can be as big as elephants after 24 million generations
A mammal just the size of a mouse can become a giant animal like an elephant after about 24 million generations.
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Elephants wear contact lenses
Win Thida is the oldest elephant in Artis zoo in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its eyes were heavily built in a fight with another elephant, the Telegraph reported.
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Sheep have 6 legs
The Huffington Post reported that the family-born sheep of Albert Abadzhanov belonged to the village of Velistsikhe in Georgia on January 25. It has 4 forelegs and hind…
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Son La: Detecting a strange bird by Song Da lake
La Van Lien's family, 62 years old, in Loong Dan village (along Song Da lake) in Chieng Bang commune, Quynh Nhai district, Son La province has just caught a strange bird…
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Strange birds by the Da River lake are bald eagles
Concerning the fact that a family in Son La caught a giant bird by the Song Da lake, in the afternoon of February 3, Prof. Dr. Vo Quy said that this bird is a bald eagle.
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Rare scorpion detection in Vietnam
Dr Pham Dinh Sac, Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) and PhD. Wilson Lourenco (Paris - France Museum of Natural Hi…
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Cold monkey with wine
Wine is added to the monkeys' daily menu in a zoo in Kazakhstan for them to fend off the cold weather.
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The primate 'talks' with ultrasound
AFP quoted a study by US and Philippine scientists published on February 8, saying that one of the world's smallest primates Tarsius syrichta communicates with each othe…
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The noise of the boat makes whales 'headache'
The buzzing sounds from the engines of commercial ships along the sea routes not only alter whale behavior but also affect other giant mammals underwater.
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Huge snails spreading worries in America
The rapid expansion of a large snail from East Africa in the state of Florida makes the government and people worried.
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African lions get used to cold snow in Canada
This African beast has adapted very well to the cold winter in Canada. At the neighboring barn, a spotted hyena is trying to climb to the top of a wooden platform covere…
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Dogs understand and know what people want
Research published in the latest issue of the scientific journal PLoS ONE shows that chimpanzees are less concerned when people point their finger at an object, while do…
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How does a male snake find a mate?
Researchers have found that the stimulant of snakes mating and reproducing is the estrogen hormone released by snakes.
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Add hope to successfully breed Sumatra rhino
The third pregnancy, after two previous attacks, seems to have rekindled the hope of successfully breeding one of the world's most endangered mammals for conservation.
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Bat wings have the ability to heal themselves
Not long ago, bat care workers at a center of the Royal Society for Animal Protection (RSPCA) discovered the bat's ability to self-wing if rested and cared for carefully…