Animal
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Thailand's beloved baby dugong dies of shock, plastic in stomach
World | Aug 17, 2019, 12:31 PM ISTAn 8-month-old dugong nurtured by marine experts after it was found lost near a beach in southern Thailand has died of what biologists believe was a combination of shock and ingesting plastic waste.
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Bareilly mayor, municipal body lock horns over cows' death in animal shelter
India | Jul 17, 2019, 07:53 PM ISTThe Bareilly mayor and the local municipality have locked horns over the alleged death of 125 cows in an animal shelter run by the civic body here.
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Slow-lived species likely to become extinct; world will shift to smaller animals over next century: Study
World | May 26, 2019, 12:46 PM ISTSmaller birds and mammals, which can thrive in a wide variety of habitats, are more likely to avoid becoming extinct over the next 100 years, scientists say.
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Earliest known animal lived 558 million years ago? Well, this report says so
Sep 21, 2018, 04:20 PM ISTThe study published on Thursday in the journal Science said that scientists have discovered molecules of fat in an ancient fossil of an oval shaped creature called Dickinsonia, growing up to 1.4 metres in length, reports Xinhua news agency.
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Zoos are rating and reviewing animals just like Amazon and they are hilarious
Trending | Mar 12, 2018, 09:30 PM ISTZoos across USA began reviewing animals just like products are reviewed on e-commerce websites.
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Researchers have just discovered a new type of botox from animal gut bacteria
Trending | Jan 28, 2018, 09:12 PM ISTEnterococci are hardy microbes that thrive in the gastrointestinal tracts of nearly all land animals, including our own, and generally cause no harm.
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Madras HC grants four-week stay on Centre’s ban on sale of cattle for slaughter
India | May 30, 2017, 05:25 PM ISTAmid the ongoing argument over the Centre’s regulation on cattle sale and animal markets, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court today put a four-week stay on the government’s ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter
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Sex obsession is killing male snakes, study reveals
Lifestyle | Apr 05, 2017, 10:15 AM ISTA team of scientists has revealed a shocking fact about snakes. A hyperactive approach to the mating season is cutting the life of the male snakes short. The male snakes are dying earlier than their female counterparts.
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Shilpa Shetty thinks George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' is a book for children, gets trolled online
Bollywood | Nov 28, 2016, 06:35 PM ISTBollywood actor-producer Shilpa Shetty was trolled on Twitter after she misinterpreted George Orwell's "Animal Farm". The actor has said the book should be included in school syllabus so that kids can learn to love and
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Delhi High Court awards Rs 6 lakh to kin of youth mauled by white tiger in city zoo
India | Jul 14, 2016, 11:28 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi high court on Wednesday awarded a compensation of Rs. 6 lakh to the kin of a youth who died after being mauled by a white tiger in 2014. The High Court
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Myanmar captures 9th rare white elephant
World | Mar 01, 2015, 02:03 PM ISTYangon, Myanmar: Myanmar says it has found a rare, white elephant in the jungles of the western Ayeyarwaddy region.Forestry official Tun Tun Oo says the 7-year-old female was captured by his department on Friday, six
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FIFA World Cup: Brazil's animal oracle predicts home win
Football | Jun 11, 2014, 09:37 AM ISTPRAIA DO FORTE, Brazil : The animal oracle predictions for the World Cup have begun, with host nation Brazil getting a vote of confidence from its chosen turtle tipster. By making a patriotic choice of
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Bieber's hamster gift irks animal rights group
Hollywood | Dec 21, 2012, 08:07 PM ISTLos Angeles, Dec 21: Singer Justin Bieber faces the wrath of the animal rights campaigners for giving away his pet to a fan.The singer thrilled a young girl at the Jingle Ball in Atlanta, Georgia,
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Even animal won't behave so: Big B on Delhi gang-rape
Bollywood | Dec 19, 2012, 06:08 PM ISTMumbai, Dec 19: Shocked over gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman in the capital, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says it is "atrocious and unforgivable" and that "even an animal would not behave so"."Wanted to say so
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Why do muslims sacrifice an animal on Eid al-Adha
India | Oct 06, 2014, 01:11 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 24: Eid al-Adha, also known as the 'Festival of Sacrifice', commemorates Abraham's (Ibrahim's) willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael (Isma'il) to God, before the God intervenes and gives him a ram to