The Indonesian government has announced plans to sell tigers as pets for £67,000 a pair in what it claims is a move to protect the critically endangered species. However, environmental groups have criticised the scheme as a money-making scam that will do nothing to save tigers, which face an increased risk from poachers on the… Read More
Tiny parasitic wasps could be used as pesticides to protect crops after researchers carried out the most detailed ever study of the creatures. A group of scientists who sequenced the genomes of three parasitic wasp species say their work has revealed that the tiny insects have features useful for both pest control and medicine, and… Read More
The good news is that cats and babies can live very happily together provided you plan well in advance and respect the needs of your cat.
Jenny the pug has taken puppy love to a whole new level, after taking to pushing toy dogs around in a pushchair.Jenny’s owner, Ellen Zessin, a children’s book artist from Portland, Oregon, US, explains: “Jenny loved the little stuffed pugs we got for her right from the beginning and was forever picking them up in… Read More
A sickly piglet who was saved from death by an animal rescue charity has befriended six dogs who helped raise her. The real-life Babe the pig, who was born a runt, was due to be shot by owners until staff at the rescue centre took pity on her and adopted her. The five-week-old piglet, called… Read More
When people meet each other, they shake hands, slap five, smile, salute, bow, embrace, say, Yo. Hello. How are you? Good morning. Good evening. What’s up? What’s new? They may be happy to see each other. They may not care very much at all. Strangers greet each other differently than people who know each other… Read More
One type eats small fish and lives in closely-related pods, the other eats marine mammals such as dolphins and is related to the Antarctic killer whale. If the two continue on the same trajectory, they could evolve into two different species and conservation efforts will need to be focused on each separately, the researchers claim…. Read More
Blackbirds, Thrushes and Robins are among the birds relying on Britain’s army of animal lovers for food once autumn berries have been eaten and insects become scarce due to the cold. Gavin Warburton, senior pet food buyer at Tesco, said: “Britain is famous for being a nation of animal lovers and Brits’ kindness in helping… Read More
With their formidable six-feet wingspan and hefty undercarriage, a swan looks as reliably airborne as anything else around Heathrow. But every autumn and winter on the M25, crash-landing juvenile swans cause as much traffic congestion as car accidents. The worst black spot is junction 13, where the motorway crosses the Thames, and where the Highways… Read More
Cats and dogs, usually enemies in the game of survival, here in Garden of Good Hope they sleep, eat and play together. Among Siberia husky puppies grows baby black panther, which was rejected by her mother. Baby panther obviously doesn’t care for having dogs for brothers, which only goes to show that cats and dogs… Read More
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