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Practice improving skills in singing birds
Animal world

Practice improving skills in singing birds

Last year, MIT neuroscientists reported that by studying the songs of tiny birds, they were able to recognize how two separate brain pathways contributed to the form of…

December 16, 2018
Tiny monkey re-emerged after 86 years
Animal world

Tiny monkey re-emerged after 86 years

On a foggy mountain peak on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, scientists discovered one of the smallest and rarest primates on the planet, Tarsier dwarf monkey.

December 16, 2018
Terrifying carnivores in the American suburbs
Animal world

Terrifying carnivores in the American suburbs

Last summer, Kerry Beaudry heard the yelp of the German-born Holly shepherd going out to look at the situation. What she saw at the time still made her feel naughty. A s…

December 16, 2018
Found a white deer in England
Animal world

Found a white deer in England

People caught this strange animal on the west coast of England, strolling with other red deer. Its residence is kept private to avoid poachers.

December 16, 2018
Horse flu flare up in Australia
Animal world

Horse flu flare up in Australia

The new outbreak of swine flu in Australia last week has caused the ranching industry to fall into a widespread crisis, when hundreds of horses show symptoms of the dise…

December 16, 2018
Find out the ancestors of domestic cats
Animal world

Find out the ancestors of domestic cats

The first domestic cat was an aggressive rat hunter and had a long-lasting relationship with farmers who lived in the Middle East 10,000 years ago. By DNA technology, re…

December 16, 2018
The strange bird re-exported after 141 years
Animal world

The strange bird re-exported after 141 years

This crested heron was last observed in Lake Kingsbury, northwest London, in 1866. Currently hundreds of bird watchers flock to Crossness Nature Reserve in Bexley, south…

December 16, 2018
Zambia only one white rhino!
Animal world

Zambia only one white rhino!

Information was confirmed by Maureen Mwape, a spokesman for Zambia Wildlife Protection (ZAWA). 'One of our two white rhinos was shot dead, the other was injured and was…

December 16, 2018
The last Thylacine of the world
Animal world

The last Thylacine of the world

Thylacine has a talent that no other animal can imitate: spreading a wide mouth to the ear. To be more precise, its two snout can form an angle of 120 degrees.

December 16, 2018
Open music to save whales
Animal world

Open music to save whales

A group of American lifeguards last week broadcast the humpback whale's tape recordings, hoping to steer an injured mother whale and her baby from Sacramento (California…

December 16, 2018
Flying species in Con Dao (The last part)
Animal world

Flying species in Con Dao (The last part)

Weather in the afternoon of Con Dao in July often has erratic changes. The sudden rains are enough to make moving on stone walls more difficult and dangerous than ever.…

December 16, 2018
Short legs help fight better
Animal world

Short legs help fight better

Our ancestors with dwarf bodies that last for more than 2 million years are because their short legs have an advantage in competing with other males to reach their partn…

December 16, 2018