Posts having tag: animals
PEOPLE STEAL MEAT FROM WILD LIONS ! Matt Walker Editor, Earth News ...
Rescuers save stranded dolphins ! Three adult dolphins became stranded in a bay Three dolphins have been been helped back to deeper water after becoming stranded in shallows in the Western Isles, ...
Rwanda beekeeper 'sparked fire' ! Reports said gorillas were seen fleeing the flames towards DR Congo Emergency crews in Rwanda have contained wildfires that they say were set off by a beekeeper ...
Cow crushed farmer, 75, to death ! A 75-year-old farmer was crushed to death by a cow he was checking after it gave birth, an inquest has heard. Emlyn Williams, 75, from Llangwyllog, Anglesey, died "almost instantly" with all his ribs broken, a jury at the Llangefni hearing was ...
Injured horse 'attacked by puma' Pumas are 'not likely' to pose a danger to humans, said police Police have warned the public not to approach big cats after a suspected puma attack on a horse in ...
WILD CAMELS 'GENETICALLY UNIQUE' ! Matt Walker Editor, Earth News ...
Asbo warning for break-in baboons ! Some of the park's baboons have discovered how to open cargo boxes A safari park in Merseyside has developed its own Asbo scheme because of worsening problems ...
Seal dispute on San Diego beach ! Supporters of the seals say they are a popular draw for tourists. The Californian city of San Diego has been given 72 hours to remove harbour seals from a small beach area originally designated for children. They were ordered by a judge to comply with ...
Cloned sniffer dogs begin duties ! The Labrador retrievers are genetically identical South Korea's customs service says it has deployed the "world's first cloned sniffer dogs" to check for drugs at its main airport and border crossings. Six puppies cloned from a ...
TINY LIZARD FALLS LIKE A FEATHER ! Matt Walker Editor, Earth News ...
Kitten rescued after days on log ! Sooty the kitten reunited with happy owner Mandy Jones A 10-month-old kitten had a lucky escape after floating down a river on a log and becoming stranded for ...
Foxes stage Dens Park invasion ! The foxes have dug up the six yard boxes at both ends of the pitch Preparations for the new season at Dundee FC's stadium are being hampered by a family of ...
Bremner mimics hippo for art work ! The life-like sculptures are made of bronze The artist behind hippo sculptures in a Fife pond said impersonator Rory Bremner mimicked the animals to help her get the pose she needed. Scottish artist, Tessa Campbell Fraser, said she was doing research ...
Indian tiger park 'has no tigers' ! By Faisal Mohammad Ali BBC News, Bhopal ...
Kenya seizes coffin-stashed ivory ! Black rhino is found only in eastern and southern Africa Kenyan authorities have seized 300kg (660 lbs) of illegal ivory hidden in coffins on a plane bound for ...
Cats 'exploit' humans by purring ! By Victoria Gill Science reporter, BBC News ...
Colombia kills drug baron hippo ! Officials said it was only ...
Colombia kills drug baron hippo ! Officials said it was only ...
Sly children fool exercise study! Girls are advised to take 12,000 steps a day and boys to take 15,000 Children taking part in a study to measure how much exercise they do fooled researchers by ...
Proof mounts on restricted diet ! At 27 both these monkeys are elderly, but it's the one on the left who has eaten more over his lifetime and looks the worse for wear Cutting calories may delay the ageing process and reduce the risk of disease, a long-term study of monkeys ...
