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Archive for the Category ‘Animals’

‘Two Faced’ kitten born in West Virginia

VIRGINIA: The two-faced kitten was born on Wednesday in Charleston, West Virginia, and was brought to the vet shortly afterwards because its mother refused to nurse it. Each face is a complete separate face, meaning it has two nose, two mouths and four eyes. The vet, Dr. Erica Drake, said she thought that the kitten [...]

Cats celebrate birthday like humans

Cats celebrate birthday like humans

LONDON: Birthday is an occasion filled with enthusiasm and enjoyment; here are pictures of some cats celebrating birthday like humans. These pictures showing cats celebrating birthday by cutting cakes, enjoying delightful meals and drinks.

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Fish scared of their own reflections

LONDON: Fish get scared by looking at their own reflection and try to fight themselves in a mirror, biologists have discovered. Researchers compared the behaviour and brain activity of fish during one-on-one encounters with a mirror and another male of about the same size. The team from Stanford University found male African cichlid were scared [...]

Indian zoo to put its stuffed dead animals on display

Mumbai zoo hopes its stuffed exhibits will keep drawing the crowds The only zoo in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) plans to stuff its animals after their deaths and put them on show in a museum, officials say. The move follows a ban by India’s central zoo authority on new animals being kept in [...]

Market Trends for Pet Insurance

There are many financial products in the USA as well as in the UK but because of the credit crisis we are facing today, the consumer find it difficult to find them. The availability of the insurance is the main target of this article. We are also going to study the latest trends in buyers’ [...]

‘War’ on poisonous Australia toad

People in the Australian state of Queensland have taken part in a mass capture of poisonous cane toads as part of a collective effort at pest control. The celebratory cull is known as Toad Day Out and was advocated by a Queensland politician, Shane Knuth. The toads have to be captured alive and unharmed, examined [...]

Shark bite prompts surprise birth

A pregnant shark at a New Zealand aquarium was bitten by another shark, unexpectedly releasing four baby sharks as visitors watched. An aquarium spokeswoman said stunned visitors saw the injured shark and alerted staff that they had also seen things float from the gaping wound. The babies were removed from the tank to prevent stingrays [...]

Polar bear cub hitches a ride

Polar bear cub hitches a ride

Arctic waters are at best chilly and at worst close to freezing. Which may explain why a polar bear cub has recently been seen riding on the back of its mother as the bears swim across parts of the Arctic Ocean. The cub then briefly rode her back as she clambered out of the icy [...]

World’s oldest dog dies at 21

Chanel died on Friday of natural causes at her owner’s home in Port Jefferson Station. — PHOTO: AP NEW YORK – A WIRE-HAIRED dachshund that held the record as the world’s oldest dog has died on Long Island at age 21 – or 147 in dog years. Chanel died on Friday of natural causes at [...]