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Fossils dating back over 500 million years confirmed coming from an animal
Scientists say they've confirmed that puzzling fossils from more than 500 million years ago are traces of an animal. That would make it one of the earliest known creatures. The fossils are impressions in rock: oval shapes with internal lines, looking somewhat like a leaf imprint ...
Kenya's wildlife authority says a Chinese tourist died after he was attacked by a hippo while taking pictures on the shores of Lake Naivasha in the Rift Valley. The Kenya Wildlife Service said in a statement Sunday that another Chinese tourist was injured in the ...
Giant tortoise on the run no more
Two weeks after going on the lam, a giant tortoise that went missing from a zoo in Okayama Prefecture has been found safe and sound in bushes about 140 meters away from the spot where she made her getaway. The man and his teenage son, ...
Animal abuse videos spark push for stronger laws
Sadistic videos posted online this year showing a man abusing a toy poodle have sparked revulsion among some viewers and calls by activists for changes to the law. The seven videos show an unidentified man beating the dog, kicking it, dropping it on the floor ...
The nation's oldest captive tiger has died of natural causes at an animal park at the age of 22, or equivalent to more than 90 human years, a park official said. The female tiger, who was called "Meru," was born in May 1992 at the ...
Crowds flocked Tuesday to a beach in Sanmu, Chiba Prefecture, for an unusual sight: a sea lion several hundred kilometers from its usual waters. The Steller sea lion lumbered ashore at Kujukuri Beach after several of the animals were spotted in the area over the ...
