Fish caught with live frog in throat and industrious squirrels: Oddities in...
Fishermen are known for their tall tales. One I read about recently gave new meaning to the expression, "I have a frog in my throat." Australian angler Angus James said he caught a jungle perch while...
View ArticleCheetahs kill white-tailed deer at National Zoo
WASHINGTON — Two cheetahs at the Smithsonian's National Zoo came across unexpected prey and the result was predictable....
View ArticleBird flu scare: BBP stops feeding chicken to zoo carnivores
In wake of bird flu scare in Karnataka, the Bannerghatta Biological park (BBP) has stopped feeding poultry to the zoo carnivores. A circular has also been issued by the Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK)...
View ArticleFood for thought
You are what you eat, at least, that’s what we’ve always been told. Thus, if you’re carnivorous, you’re bloodthirsty, have huge ugly canines, are violent, aggressive and drool a lot, and spend your...
View ArticleCarnivorous Bats Evolved Special Skulls
Researchers studying bat skulls reveal that the carnivorous ones who eat vertebrates – like frogs, lizards, birds, mice, and other bats – are larger and produce stronger bite forces than those who feed...
View ArticleSoutheast Missouri couple passes hummingbird torch (Missouri Department of...
(Source: Missouri Department of Conservation) Published on: Mar. 25, 2014 Posted by CAPE GIRARDEAU-When hummingbirds arrive in the area of Cape Girardeau this spring, they will be looking for new...
View ArticleIn rare first, striped hyenas sighted in Dudhwa tiger reserve
LUCKNOW: The intensive camera trappings at the Dudhwa tiger reserve have sprung up another surprise. For the first time, two packs of striped hyenas have been sighted in the reserve, thereby ushering...
View Article31 large carnivores declining across the world
NEW DELHI: Large predators such as lions, bears, wolves, dingoes and otters are declining across the world driven by habitat loss, persecution by humans and loss of prey, an analysis of 31 large...
View ArticleConservation efforts help wild dogs make comeback
SOUTH LUANGWA NATIONAL PARK, Zambia — We saw the impala first, a young buck with a proud set of ridged and twisted horns, like helical rebar, bounding across the open plain at full, desperate gallop....
View ArticleLeave the blue jeans at home while deer hunting: Outdoors Oddities
Many say it's a good idea to wear blaze orange while deer hunting. The idea is that the deer can't see the color and that other hunters can. It's for safety reasons. Just what colors can a deer...
View ArticleLoss of large carnivores poses global conservation problem (Oregon State...
(Source: Oregon State University) CORVALLIS, Ore. - In ecosystems around the world, the decline of large predators such as lions, dingoes, wolves, otters, and bears is changing the face of landscapes...
View ArticleScientists Warn Killing Carnivores Greatly Threatens Ecosystem Balance
Every animal is the end result of millions of years of evolution, and when you remove particular species entire ecosystems become vulnerable to instability. An international team of scientists from the...
View Article'Carnivore cleansing' is damaging ecosystems, scientists warn
Extermination of large predators such as wolves and bears has a cascading effect on delicate ecological balance...
View ArticleThe zoo's cold weather survivors
Syracuse, N.Y. — The Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park is open year-round and home to more than 700 animals of all shapes and sizes. Even on the coldest of days,...
View ArticleKanpur zoo to get a pair of lion from Raipur zoo in July
KANPUR: Kanpur zoo will soon be home to a pair of lions. These lions will come here from Raipur zoo. The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) has given its nod for the exchange of the animals. The Kanpur zoo...
View ArticleConservation challenges
Barely 3 years old, the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) is facing major conservation challenges. A part of the Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu bordering Karnataka, it was declared a...
View ArticleCopenhagen Zoo Kills 'Surplus' Giraffe, Feeds It to Lions and Big Cats
S Zookeepers at the Copenhagen Zoo killed a “surplus” giraffe named Marius this weekend. And while that seems cruel, the zoo’s staff is more confused by how their actions have made animal rights...
View ArticleAncient Hypercarnivores Reined In Mammoths And Other Megaherbivores
Ancient hypercarnivores such as dire wolves, cave hyenas, and saber-toothed cats – whose diets consisted of 80% meat – were up to twice the size of the wolves, spotted hyenas, and lions we have today....
View ArticleDolphin Likely Bitten by Shark Washes Up in New Jersey
A dolphin carcass — likely chewed-up by a shark — washed up on a New Jersey beach, officials said. About half of a bottlenose dolphin came ashore on North Wildwood Beach in New Jersey Saturday morning,...
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