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The rare tiger was born in America
Two Sumatran tigers, the result of their parents' two-year study, were born at the zoo in Washington State, USA.
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Sumatran tiger in Jambi may soon be extinct
Director of Warsi environmental organization branch in Jambi province, Indonesia, Rakhmad Hidayat has warned that the risk of rare Sumatra tigers here could be extinct w…
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Tigers in Indonesia have serious illness
A Sumatra tiger named Melani suffered from undiagnosed gastrointestinal disorders in the last 5 years. Its weight falls from 75kg to less than 60kg.
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Sumatra elephants face an increased risk of extinction
The Wildlife Fund (WWF) continues to warn about the risk of increased extinction of Sumarta elephants in Indonesia.
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Indonesia: Three Sumarta elephants died of poisoning
The danger of extinction of Sumarta elephants in Indonesia continues to increase as environmentalists have reported that three more elephants have been discovered on Sum…
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Orangutans climbed the mountain, crossed the river because of love
When the instinct to maintain the race rises, Sumatran orangutans are ready to cross many mountains, rivers and forests to find their mates.
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Orangutans escape blind thanks to surgery
Gober, the name of the 40-year-old Sumatran orangutan, used to live in a wild environment in North Sumatra province. It lost its ability to look at the end of 2008 due t…
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'Snatch' is extremely rare photos of civets
Recently, the use of camera traps has helped experts to record images of extremely rare red-orange mongoose in Aceh, a province located in the northern island of Sumatra…
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Rare rhinos are about to give birth in Indonesia
Ratu, a 12-year-old Sumatra rhino in the rhino reserve of Indonesia's Way Kambas National Park, became the focus of conservation experts of the International Rhino Found…
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Three rare elephants were killed in Indonesia
Fakta, an Indonesian environmental protection organization, said the corpses of three elephants - aged between 4 and 5 years - were in a government-owned palm plantation…
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Orangutans postponed 'puberty' to be the leader
Any teenage girl who understands when there are bigger and stronger guys next to me, I can hardly reach the beautiful girls. Orangutan (orang-outang) living on the islan…
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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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Indonesia: Another Sumatra tiger was killed
The director of Bengkulu province's nature conservation agency, Amon Zamora, said the five-year-old Sumatra tiger, which was rescued after being trapped in a forest, die…
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Sumatra elephants are standing on the brink of extinction
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on January 24 the Sumatra elephant announcement is on the brink of greater extinction and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (I…
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Sumatra rhinos in Malaysia are paired for breeding
Wildlife experts in Malaysia have said they have found a female Borneo rhino, a subspecies of Sumatra rhino, and are preparing to pair with the male Sumatra rhino called…