Animal world
Rare pigeon species that looks like an alien
The Budapest Bug-Eye Pigeon is a rare breed of pigeon, famous for its peculiar, almost alien-like appearance, with its bulging eyes, small beak, and triangular head.
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Animal world
The world's smallest horse breed can live almost 50 years
Named after an Argentinian family that developed the breed in the mid-19th century, the Falabella is considered by many to be the smallest horse breed in the world, with…
Animal world
The half-breed is said to have 9 nostrils, but that's nothing compared to this 20 'nosed' creature
Nua is the name of a creature handed down in folklore and described by forest people.
Animal world
Chinchilla - The cat with the biggest eyes in the world
Chinchilla cats are native to Great Britain, their ancestors are Angora cats and Persian cats
Animal world
Rare rabbit-tailed cat breed in the land of Phu Tang
The Bobtail is a rare breed of cat in Japan with a distinctive short tail resembling a rabbit's tail.
Archeology
A hybrid creature with mysterious 'power' in a 2,000-year-old ancient temple
Evidence of ancient animal breeding techniques has been discovered in bas-reliefs in an ancient temple in Iraq.
Animal world
The story of the strange green cows in Latvia
Once close to extinction, the green cows have made a comeback over the past few decades as an irreplaceable cultural icon of Latvia.
Animal world
Impressed with the dog that looks exactly like the wild wolf
Tamaskan is a dog bred to look like a wolf but without any genetic connection to wild carnivores.
Animal world
Kefir cat - The white cat in Russia is the largest in the world
A white cat weighing 12.7 kg in Russia is considered the largest domestic cat in the world.
Biology
Surprise like special onions in the UK, no longer have to worry about burning eyes
It took up to 35 years for scientists to breed and develop this special sweet onion variety, which does not cause eye irritation.
Animal world
Giant cow 2 meters high, weighs 1700kg
With a history of at least 2,200 years, the Chianina is one of the oldest known cattle breeds on Earth.
Scientific works
First cloned Tibetan pig gives birth to nine purebred pigs
The first cloned indigenous Tibetan pig in southwestern China's autonomous region has just given birth to its first litter of nine purebred piglets.
Animal world
The beautiful Norwegian wolf breed is officially extinct
Research confirms that humans killed the last of the original Norwegian wolves in the 1970s.
Scientific application
US researches potato varieties that are resistant to climate change
Researchers from the University of Maine (USA) are experimenting with breeding potatoes that are more resistant to increasing temperatures due to climate change.
Biology
Indonesia bred 'good' mosquitoes against dengue fever
Researchers in Indonesia have found a way to fight disease-carrying mosquitoes by breeding an insect that carries bacteria that block viruses like dengue.