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Animal world
Avoid hunters, a herd of elephants hid on the desert island
International experts have located hundreds of wild elephants on an uninhabited island in a swamp in southern Sudan. This seems to be a refuge that helps them avoid hunt…
Animal world
Giant python
With an approximate length of 15m, a body circumference of 85cm, a weight of 447kg, a lazy python at the Curugsewu zoo of Sumatra island (Indonesia) beat every record of…
Animal world
Flying species in Con Dao (Part 1)
The sunrise in Con Dao has a strange impression, even though you have been here. The serene calmness that dominates the history-filled streets of history seems to be the…
Animal world
Found rare rabbits
Recently, environmental experts have taken pictures of nocturnal zebra rabbits in the national park on Sumatra Island, Indonesia. This is a rare animal that has been ala…
Animal world
Discovered new leopard species in Southeast Asia
World Wildlife Conservation Organization (WWF) yesterday discovered a new leopard species on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia.
Animal world
Con Dao: Tens of thousands of hatched baby turtles each year
Seven Canh island in Con Dao National Park is considered the navel of the turtle, every year sea turtles enter Hon Bay Canh to lay eggs and hatch tens of thousands of ba…
Animal world
Sheep go down because of the greenhouse effect
A 20-year study in Scottish sheep shows that climate change is altering their body size and population size. Cold winters create big sheep, but in the winter it is not t…
Animal world
Snakes borrow the poison of the toad to defend themselves
The toad species in Ishima Island (Japan) seems to be a loser in the evolutionary war with a snake. Not only were they unharmed after the toad, the snakes also stored th…
Animal world
Climate change warms up the seal 'love'
The warming of the earth causes heavy damage to many animals, but the gray seal guys don't complain at all - because it makes their sex life better.
Animal world
WWF: Discovered 52 new species in Borneo
Since 2005, scientists have discovered at least 52 new species of flora and fauna on the island of Borneo (Southeast Asia), the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) today announced.
Animal world
Short legs are good for climbing
When lizard habitats appear new carnivores, the natural selection process will play its role in two stages. At first, the advantage belonged to longer legs. But then, th…
Animal world
Discovered a new species of rat in Cyprus
According to the Times, French scientist Thomas Cucchi works for Durham University (UK) and discovered a new species of rat in the island of Cyprus while studying the te…
Animal world
See evidence of evolution
The competition between two species of sparrow in the Galapagos Islands has made a species' beak smaller, helping them find food more easily. Scientists have witnessed t…
Animal world
Large loris species found in Phu Quoc
June 8, MSc. Nguyen Vu Khoi, of Widlife At Risk, said that in two surveys in January 2005 and April 2006, the presence of a large loris species in Phu Quoc Island was di…