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Wolves return to Denmark for first time in 200 years
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — At least five wolves, including one female, have returned to Denmark for the first time in two centuries, a zoologist who has obtained DNA evidence said on Thursday. The predators came from Germany to settle in western Denmark’s agricultural region, the least densely populated in the Scandinavian country. Peter Sunde, scientist at the University of Aarhus, told AFP the wolves must have walked more than 500 kilometres (310 miles). “We think […]
Twin polar bear cubs born at Sea World in Australia
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) — Sea World Australia released video footage on Tuesday (May 2) of two new born polar bear cubs feeding from their mother inside their den. Sixteen-year-old mother Liya delivered her second litter on April 26, and the cubs, which still have to be named, weighed about 600 grams with a height of 15 centimetres. Fully grown they could stand as tall as 11 feet (3.35 meters) and weigh up to 1,400 […]
Noise pollution risks animals’ survival in the wild: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Human noise is polluting more than half of natural protected areas in the United States, to such an extent that it could interfere with animals’ ability to hunt and survive, researchers said Thursday. Sounds were recorded at 492 sites meant as havens for biodiversity across the country, said the report in the journal Science. Researchers found that background noise exceeded three decibels (dB) in 63 percent of protected areas, it […]
Rare albino orangutan rescued on Borneo island
(AFP) — A rare albino orangutan has been rescued on the Indonesian part of Borneo island where villagers were keeping the white-haired, blue-eyed creature in a cage, a protection group said Tuesday. In an extremely unusual discovery, authorities picked up the female, estimated to be five years old, in a remote village in Kapuas Hulu district. The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF), which is caring for the critically endangered ape — believed to be albino […]
Morocco fights to save Barbary macaque
Morocco’s Barbary macaque monkey is facing a battle for survival as poaching, tourists feeding them and loss of the species’ natural habitat take their toll. (AFP)
Vulture vision study reveals raptor-like hunting ability
HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom (Reuters) — Vultures are synonymous with scavenging – feeding off the carcasses of other animals. Naturalists have long believed that many aspects of these species’ biology evolved to maximize the efficiency of this feeding behavior, and this seems to crucially include their vision which is specialized for scanning the ground while flying and keeping the sun out of their eyes while doing so. This has led to a troubling phenomenon: vultures are […]
A trick of the light: How the hatchetfish hides
PARIS, France (AFP) — Hatchetfish, tiny “alien-looking” creatures known for an uncanny ability to hide out in open water, use mirror-like scales to deflect and diffuse light to make themselves invisible to predators, scientists reported Wednesday. Like other silvery fish, hatchetfish are known for using their reflective, aluminium-like skin as a mirror to confuse fellow sea creatures in ambient light. But scientists have long wondered how they manage to hide in deeper water, where a […]
Ice loss in southwest Antarctica may be slower than thought: study
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Global warming has caused ice to melt faster than normal in the Antarctic, but a study Tuesday suggested the rate of loss in some areas may be slower than previously thought. Researchers in Britain mapped the change in the speed of ice loss using data from five different satellites, said the report in Geophysical Research Letters, a US scientific journal. After studying changes at more than 30 glaciers since 1992 […]
Black rhinos to come back home to Rwanda
by Cyril BELAUD Agence France-Presse KIGALI, Rwanda – Around 20 of Africa’s endangered Eastern black rhinos are returning in an “extraordinary homecoming” to Rwanda after the species disappeared there 10 years ago, the African Parks organisation said Tuesday. The rhinos are being moved from South Africa to the Akagera national park in eastern Rwanda, according to the non-profit group that manages protected areas for African governments. “This extraordinary homecoming will take place over the first […]
Vinegar offers hope in Barrier Reef starfish battle
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Coral-munching crown-of-thorns starfish can be safely killed by common household vinegar, scientists revealed Thursday in a discovery that offers hope for Australia’s struggling Great Barrier Reef. The predatory starfish is naturally-occurring but has proliferated due to pollution and run-off at the World Heritage-listed ecosystem, which is also reeling from two consecutive years of mass coral bleaching. Until now other expensive chemicals such as bile salts have been used to try and […]
Rainbow cloud nasaksihan sa Pagadian City
Mabilis na naging viral naman ang Facebook post ng isang residente sa Pagadian City matapos nitong makunan ang kalangitan na pinalibutan ng rainbow, na siyang nagresulta ng isang napakagandang tanawin mula sa itaas.
