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Their violent kicks rattle the small army plane flying over Siberia as it transports the four rare horses from Prague to the vast Mongolian steppe where the once near-extinct species slowly recovers their numbers. Known as Przewalski's horses, the ancient species has narrowly avoided extinction ...
More otters smuggled for sale in Japan as demand as pets grows
Japan was found to be the top destination for otters recovered in Southeast Asia between 2015 and 2017 after capture for intended smuggling, according to a recent survey by a wildlife monitoring group, with experts pointing to their growing popularity as pets in the ...
Dog food with legumes tied to pet heart disease: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Pet food containing peas, lentils, other legumes and potatoes might be causing heart disease in dogs, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a warning to pet owners. The FDA said Thursday that it has received "highly unusual" reports about canine dilated cardiomyopathy, which ...
Zsa Zsa's 15 minutes in the limelight are over: The copiously drooling English bulldog — named the World's Ugliest Dog just weeks ago — has died. The 9-year-old canine died in her sleep Tuesday morning, owner Megan Brainard of Anoka, Minnesota told U.S. media. "I'm in ...
Ancient Roman hunters may have precipitated the disappearance of gray and right whales from the Mediterranean, a study said Wednesday, suggesting commercial whaling is much older than we thought. Bones belonging to the two species have been uncovered around the Strait of Gibraltar south of ...
One person gored on opening day of Pamplona bull run festival
One person was gored on the first day of Spain's Pamplona bull running festival, the Red Cross said on Saturday. The person was caught by a bull's horn during the 875-meter run through the northern Spanish city. Four other people suffered minor injuries such as ...
At least three suspected poachers who were apparently hunting for rhinos have been mauled to death and eaten by lions on a game reserve in South Africa, the owner said on Thursday. The men entered the Sibuya Game Reserve on the southeast coast armed with ...
After abandonment twice and years of neglect, toy poodle Manto finds a home in Tokyo
After a close call with the pound, years of neglect and abandonment once again, toy poodle Manto has finally found stability and care in the Tokyo home of the Purbo family.
Kai, the iconic white dog featured in TV commercials for mobile carrier SoftBank Corp., died of natural causes on Thursday. He was 16. Kai, a Hokkaido, endeared himself to living room audiences with his cute gestures in his role as the first-generation father in the ...
Why loving our animals just isn't enough
Despite the positive attitudes people have toward dogs and cats and other pets, many of these companion animals lead miserable lives.
New Caledonian crows use mental pictures to twist twigs into hooks and make other tools, according to a provocative study that suggests the notoriously clever birds pass on successful designs to future generations, a hallmark of culture. "We find evidence for a specific type of ...
