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Chinese zoo under fire over inflatable animals
VIDEO 12-5-2017 |
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Visitors to China's Guishan Zoo found little more than some farm animals and a pen full of inflatable penguins.
Plants may need to sleep, just like we do
9-21-2017 | 6
A new study has suggested that sleep may actually be fundamental to all life, not just to animals.
Scientists solve animal evolution mystery
8-17-2017 | 15
A sea algae boom has been credited with the rise of the first complex life forms in Earth's distant past.
Do giraffes often get struck by lightning ?
7-1-2017 | 12
Being the world's tallest animal, is the giraffe more prone to lightning strikes than other animals ?
Dogs to hunt for Amelia Earhart's remains
6-21-2017 | 16
The forensic animals will be used to help sniff out the aviator's final resting place on Nikumaroro.
Amazing creatures found 4km beneath the sea
VIDEO 6-21-2017 | 11
Scientists have revealed some of the weird and wonderful animals that live in Australia's eastern abyss.
Cats were first domesticated 9,000 years ago
6-19-2017 | 14
A major new study has revealed how cats went from wild animals to one of mankind's closest friends.
What is the oldest living thing on Earth ?
6-12-2017 | 24
When it comes to extremely long-lived life forms, trees and plants beat animals hands down every time.
13 cows inexplicably leap over cliff edge
6-6-2017 | 56
Farmers in Switzerland were left perplexed after the animals escaped their pen and leapt to their deaths.
Elephants are more intelligent than we thought
4-12-2017 | 9
New research has shown that elephants possess a level of self-understanding that is rare in animals.
Frogs are capable of seeing color in the dark
3-5-2017 | 3
Scientists have found that frogs and toads possess night vision superior to that of all other animals.
Scientists create mice from artificial eggs
10-17-2016 | 9
Japanese scientists have succeeded in creating female mouse eggs using cells from the animals' tails.
Birds of prey are deliberately starting fires
2-10-2016 | 22
Falcons and kites in Australia have been starting bush fires in an effort to smoke out small animals.
Why are we the only species with a chin ?
1-31-2016 | 32
It might not be immediately evident, but humans are actually the only animals on Earth with a chin.
Zoo animals monitored for earthquake clues
7-4-2015 | 3
A popular zoo in China has become the focus of an unusual new earthquake prediction experiment.
'Lion elevator' restored in Rome's Colosseum
6-10-2015 | 16
The special mechanism used to hoist wild animals in to the world famous arena has now been rebuilt.
Dutch chimps start adopting Scottish accent
2-9-2015 | 15
Researchers have identified the first ever case of animals actively modifying their use of language.
Artificial humans to replace animal testing
9-1-2014 | 21
The practice of testing products on animals could be discontinued within as little as three years.
Islanders defend against 'werewolf' threat
7-17-2014 | 29
The people of an isolated island in the Philippines undertake nightly patrols to protect their animals.
Mystery 'mima' mounds created by plants ?
6-26-2014 | 8
Scientists believe that plants, not animals, are responsible for the strange vegetation-topped mounds.
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