カテゴリー: Animals
The animals have a bad reputation in Aotearoa, where they are regarded as pests – but some say they are scapegoated for human failuresMaurice likes to stay up all night. When he finally settles down at 5am, he makes sure everyone knows he’s there – the…
One of nine drones tracking a herd of elephants crossing through China’s south-western Yunnan province has filmed them taking a rest. All but one baby elephant can be seen lying flat out on the ground asleep. Last week, images of the herd of 15 Asian e…
Group of pachyderms that has been criss-crossing the countryside photographed lying down outside a village in Xiyang townshipChina’s famous herd of wandering elephants has stopped for a rest after a 15-month journey far out of their natural habitat, an…
Magawa, an African giant pouched rat is retiring from his job sniffing out landmines and unexploded ordnance in Cambodia after five years. ‘Although still in good health, he has reached a retirement age and is clearly starting to slow down. It is …
After five years at the top, it’s retirement for one of the most successful rodents ever trained in finding landminesAfter five years of sniffing out landmines and unexploded ordnance in Cambodia, Magawa is retiring.The African giant pouched rat has be…
A herd of 15 elephants have caused destruction in south-west China, including eating fields of corn and smashing up barns, after escaping from Xishuangbanna nature reserve in Yunnan province. On Tuesday, Yunnan authorities said the herd was 1…
Intelligent and mischievous, New Zealand’s kea were once present in other parts of the country, research has found, and adaptability could help them survive habitat lossNew Zealand’s rare, highly endangered alpine parrots may have headed for the mounta…
The elusive nocturnal creature is rarely seen in Tamil Nadu. One ecologist has made it his mission to spread the word through colourful adventuresThe brightly coloured panels of Brawin Kumar’s comic book tell the story of how two children rescue a hedg…
Lightning or poisoning cited as possible causes of deaths in protected area in Assam state Authorities are trying to establish how 18 wild Asiatic elephants died in a remote corner of India’s north-east.The elephants, including five calves, were found …
Residents of Hangzhou warned to stay indoors as search continues for leopard escaped from safari parkResidents in a Chinese city were told to stay indoors as authorities released flocks of chickens as bait to track down a leopard that escaped from a sa…
Three leopards from Hangzhou Safari Park were spotted by villagers on 1 May, but the park only reported the missing leopards on SaturdayA search for the last of three leopards that escaped from a safari park in eastern China was ongoing, authorities sa…
Brought over by British settlers to make themselves feel more at home, the diminutive mammals are thriving – which spells doom for native wildlife Consider the hedgehog. Tiny, rotund, bright-eyed and snuffling, they are shampooed for internet videos, f…
This heartfelt documentary focuses on free-ranging dogs and the people on the fringes of Indian society who care for themThe street dogs that feature in this lyrically-shot documentary aren’t strays, exactly; they are the indigenous, free-ranging “pye …
The country’s president has also erected a gold statue and dedicated an ode to the Alabai dog breedTurkmenistan marked a new holiday on Sunday dedicated to its national – and very large – Alabai dog breed, to which its longtime leader has already erect…
Exports will be phased out over two years as government says decision will uphold country’s ‘high standards of animal welfare’New Zealand will cease the export of livestock by sea following a transition period of up to two years, agriculture minister D…