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Brainy non-primates teach us lessons
IT'S not just man's closer primate relatives that exhibit brain power. Dolphins, dogs and elephants are teaching us a few lessons, too. Dolphin brains involve completely different wiring from primates, especially......
August 28, 2012, Tuesday
Cat grows wings
"WINGED" cats have been recorded since the 19th century, but only a handful of people have actually seen - let alone owned one. A woman in Sichuan Province said she watched as her kitty "grew" wings on his back last......
August 28, 2012, Tuesday
New flabby whalefish
AN unknown species of flabby whalefish was recently found by scientists trawling the ocean depths east of New Zealand. More than a mile down, the team's nets caught relatively few fish. But they did find several new......
August 28, 2012, Tuesday
Olympic horse gets stem cell therapy
RAVEL, a horse competing in the 2012 London Olympics, underwent stem cell therapy treatment to help heal a possible career-ending leg injury, according to the Helen Woodward Animal Center in California. Ravel,......
August 28, 2012, Tuesday
The din over shark fin
CHINA says it will ban shark fin soup from official banquets in three years, and despite the vast popularity of the dish, there are signs that a growing number of people are turning down the delicacy symbolizing prestige......
July 31, 2012, Tuesday
Vietnam tiger farms slammed
NINETEEN tigers prowl outdoor cages the size of dormitory rooms, chewing on wire fences and roaring at a caretaker who taunts them by waving his sandal. This tiger-breeding facility in Vietnam is closed to the......
July 31, 2012, Tuesday
Freeing China-bound turtles
MORE than 1,600 turtles in the US state of Tennessee have made a slow but effective escape from a farm where they are raised for sale to pet-raising operations and for export to China. Turtle farmer David Turner......
July 31, 2012, Tuesday
Animal 'Olympics' pits man, beast
ANIMAL "Olympics" are underway in Changsha Ecological Zoo in China's Hunan Province. Visitors play tug-of-war with elephants, compete with parrots in cracking sunflower seeds and racing horses. The games......
July 31, 2012, Tuesday
Doomed dogs get photo portrait and a run
THE photographer gingerly places a small, mixed-breed puppy on a platform in his makeshift studio at an animal shelter in northern Taiwan. The dog is around two months old, with alert, trusting eyes and a shiny black......
July 17, 2012, Tuesday
Bear goes under the knife for cataract
A 13-year-old black bear living in the Shanghai Wildlife Park has successfully undergone cataract surgery on her right eye and her vision has been fully restored, park officials has announced. Surgery on the bear......
July 17, 2012, Tuesday
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