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A dog was rescued from an iceberg floating 18 miles from land in the Baltic Sea.
Sailors plucked the animal to safety after it got trapped on ice on Poland’s Vistula river and drifted for more than 70 miles.
Rescuer Adam Buczynski said: ‘He didn’t even squeal. There was just fear in his...
A form of Ebola virus has been detected in pigs for the first time, raising concerns it could mutate and threaten humans, scientists report.
Reston ebolavirus (Rebov) has only been seen in monkeys and humans previously and, unlike other types of Ebola, it is not known to cause illness in people.
Researchers...
The world’s first shark sanctuary is being created by the tiny Pacific nation of Palau to protect Great Hammerheads, Leopard Sharks, Oceanic Whitetip Sharks and more than 130 other species fighting extinction in the Pacific Ocean.
But with only one boat to patrol 240,000 square miles (621,600...
Every autumn millions of the Pantala Flavescens dragonfly appear suddenly in the Maldives 600 miles off the coast of Southern India. Independent biologist Charles Anderson thinks the insects are coming from India before continuing on the trade winds to south eastern Africa. If his theory is correct...
The colossal mammal is being ruthlessly slaughtered to extinction by ivory poachers with the population – currently 600,000 – diminishing by 38,000 a year.
These figures, calculated using the annual number of illegal tusk seizures, significantly exceed elephant birth rates meaning the species could face...
A dog really is man’s best friend claims a new scientific study that shows that canines make better pets than their arch rivals cats.
Researchers concluded that when it comes to a number of criteria including intelligence, bonding and obedience, dogs narrowly beat their feline adversaries.
Out of 11...
Since the ratification of the Endangered Species Act in 1973, many species have been saved from extinction. For over three decades, the Endangered Species Act has served as America’s safety net for wildlife. Its purpose, to protect fish, plants and wildlife from going extinct is yet to be reached but many...
This friendship is unusual and would never happen without this good man. In fact, the fawn, known as “Bam Bam” trots along happily with the 60-dog pack and huntsman on their daily walk.
But tiny orphan deer Bam Bam isn’t scared.
The pack immediately accepted the lost fallow deer when...
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Ebola found in pigs for first time raising fears it could mutate and threaten humans
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World’s first shark sanctuary created in Pacific
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Dragonfly could be greatest migrator
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African elephants could be extinct in 15 years
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Who is really smarter, dogs or cats
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10 Amazing Animals Saved from Extinction
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Unusual Friendship
