Animal world
India: Cobra is desperate for thirst, seeking villagers to ask for drinking water
According to Sputnik, the video cobra seems to be very thirsty. It appeared in a village in India without showing signs of threatening people.
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Animal world
Fish can sleep 4 years in cocoons to avoid drought
Unlike most fish species that are in great trouble when the lake is shallow, African lungfish can make snoozes in mud to wait for the rainy season to return for years, L…
Animal world
Animals sleep peacefully in a glass coffin waiting for revival
When it comes to drought conditions, water bears will create a glass cover around them to prevent body parts from dissolving.
Animal world
Goat climbing in Morocco
In drought conditions, scarcity of drinking water and food, goats in Morocco are forced to adapt to tree life in search of essential food.
Animal world
Strange fish and frogs live without water
Southern Africa often suffers from severe droughts. For most fishes, getting out of the water environment is almost a death sentence, except for a fish called lung fish.
Animal world
Miraculous ability of sea snakes
Scientists have discovered a species of sea snakes that can fast up to 7 months without any sip of fresh water, regardless of whether they live in a marine environment.
Animal world
Massless dolphins die in China
Determination of 12 finless dolphins, including one pregnant, was found around Dong Dinh Lake, Hunan Province - China in the past 1.5 months, causing deep concern for ra…
Animal world
African rare antelope is at risk of extinction
Hirola, an extremely rare African antelope, is currently classified as an extremely dangerous group of the International Union for Nature Conservation.
Animal world
Memory helps elephants to survive the survival war
In an environment where droughts often occur, elephants led by older children have a better chance of surviving, because they can remember places where there is plenty o…
Animal world
Beavers can help reduce the effects of drought
The University of Alberta study said beavers could help reduce the effects of drought and should not move them out of wetlands for industrial and residential development.
Animal world
Australia: Camels become aggressive because of the hot sun
The worst drought since a century ago in Australia has caused wild camel here to become aggressive and dangerous. The Australian government has decided to launch a campa…
Animal world
Australia: humpback camels are at risk of mass kill
The worst drought since a century ago in Australia has forced people to consider the plan to kill hundreds of thousands of children to reduce the competition for drinkin…
Animal world
Poisonous snakes poured into Australian cities
Australian nature conservation experts warn, prolonged droughts are making tens of thousands of snakes land in urban areas to find wet places, including many very toxic…
Scientific application
Vietnamese professors enrich the bank of precious rice genes
Prof. Nguyen Thi Lang (61 years old), senior researcher of the Mekong Delta Rice Institute was named by many people in the industry because she was the author of more th…
Scientific application
Saving irrigation technology - Drought response solution
Under severe drought conditions, irrigation water resources are becoming exhausted and more valuable than ever, especially in the region.