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Bull elephant charged and killed a female elephant

Bull elephant charged and killed a female elephant

On Wednesday as visitors to an Israeli nature park looked on in horror, a seven-ton bull elephant charged and killed a female elephant half his weight. they were unable to stop Yossi, a 33-year-old male, from attacking Atari, the 46-year-o [...]

Posted On : Jun, 26 2007 | Comments : 0

The Argentine Cloned Cow will Produce Insulin in Milk

The Argentine Cloned Cow will Produce Insulin in Milk

ARGENTINE - Buenos Aires (Reuters) – The scientists in Argentina said that they had created four cloned and genetically modified calves capable of producing human insulin in their milk, a step they said could cut the cost of treatin [...]

Posted On : Apr, 23 2007 | Comments : 0

Fongoli Chimps of Savannah Shelter in Caves - New Discovery ...

Just like early humans Savannah chimpanzees, which can make weapons to hunt other primates for meat, do also seek refuge in caves. New findings suggest the chimps apparently shelter themselves in caves to hide from the extreme African hea [...]

Posted On : Apr, 16 2007 | Comments : 0

How Bats Get Boozy from Alcoholic Fruits Study Reveals

Bat is the only flying mammal on planet earth. Ranging from minutest bat to large Flying Foxes of Africa, bats make up almost 1,000 species, which means one-quarter of all mammal species. Most bats belong to the suborder Microchiroptera and [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 2007 | Comments : 0

Protest Against the Brutal Killing of Harp Seals by Canadian...

Canada's Fisheries Minister Loyola Hearn said 270,000 harp seals would be killed in the annual commercial hunt, deemed “the largest marine mammal massacre in the world” by animal rights groups.  The harvest is down 65,0 [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2007 | Comments : 0

The Water Shrew

The Water Shrew

The Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens) Description Water shrews are much larger than common shrews, with broader snouts, and distinctly black in colour. Water Shrews are extremely fierce mammals. The Water Shrew is the largest of the British [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2007 | Comments : 0

Side Effects Of Using Cloned Animals Meat Consumer Group Re...

WASHINGTON / Associated Press - A consumer group charged the federal health officials in US for their flawed analysis in approving the food from cloned animals. The group held that the conclusions, which the Food and Drug Administration [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2007 | Comments : 0

The Clouded Leopard Announced a New Specie

The Clouded Leopard Announced a New Specie

The new DNA tests taken recently show that Borneo's clouded leopard who is known to be top predator is one of a kind and a new specie. The clouded leopard of the Southeast Asian islands of Borneo and Sumatra is its own unique species, acc [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2007 | Comments : 0

Cetaceans All About Whales (contd.)

Special Features Pertaining to Whales Breaching (Propulsion:  Despite its massive bulk weight of up to about 10 tons, the Killer Whale can gain enough speed to leap clear of water surface. This leap followed by a huge splash as it c [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2007 | Comments : 0

Cetaceans - All About Whales

  Ceataceans- contd. Kinds of Whales Whales are two kinds: 1. Toothed Whales, and 2. Baleen Whales A)Toothed Whales (sub-order Odontoceti) 1. Short-finned Pilot Whale 2. False Killer Whale 3. Killer Wh [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2007 | Comments : 0

Bison Returned to Eastern Colorado

Bison Returned to Eastern Colorado

COLORADO, Commerce City – Returning to Colorado after almost a century,  the Wild bison was once again visible in full view on Denver's skyline.    Sixteen buffalo from the National Bison Range in northwest [...]

Posted On : Mar, 19 2007 | Comments : 0

When Some Cats Become Nuisance

When Some Cats Become Nuisance

Northeast Mississippi - Here's a good reason for adding cats to Tupelo's animal ordinance – Charlie Langford. According to the Associated Press, three people were attacked after two stray cats wandered into a house in North Platte, Ne [...]

Posted On : Mar, 17 2007 | Comments : 0

The New Species of Clouded Leopard Discovered in Borneo

The New Species of Clouded Leopard Discovered in Borneo

Malaysia /Kaula Lumpur - The entirely new species of  leopard has been found in Borneo. This is the latest addition to a growing list of rare animals of Southeast Asian country's rainforest area. A genetic research by the U.S. National [...]

Posted On : Mar, 17 2007 | Comments : 0

A Female Panda Needs Artificial Leg to Revert to Her Normal ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - During a recent group fighting of Pandas at Dajiangou village in Shaanxi province, a female panda lost her front leg, Beijing News reported. A seriously injured, three-year-old female panda "Niu Niu", was t [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2007 | Comments : 0

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