Russian geneticists are working to resurrect the mammoth, the enormous cold-tolerant mammoth is an ideal animal for agricultural breeding, they say.
“Our studies dedicated to decoding the mammoth’s genome will soon allow us to resurrect this long extinct animal,” Alexei Tikhonov, secretary for the National Mammoth Committee told Life.ru.
“There are two ways to restore a species: [...]
August 29, 2009 | Posted in
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A POPULAR Darwin lake has been closed after a monster fish attacked a woman bather.
Territorians love it when the fish are biting, but not like this.
Darwin City Council has flown into action after the saucy snapper’s attack, and is closing Lake Alexander for two days, starting tomorrow, while workers try to find and remove the [...]
August 18, 2009 | Posted in
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Scientists in the UK have discovered a giant killer plant that lures rodents and insects into its trap and devours them with acid-like enzymes, The Sun reports.
The remarkably rare giant pitcher plant is believed to be the largest meat-eating flora in the world.
The plant, which is green and red and has a stem that can [...]
August 17, 2009 | Posted in
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“Unhappy Meals” featuring a knife-wielding Ronald McDonald and bloody rubber chickens are upsetting parents.
Angry McDonald’s customers say the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) are unfairly targeting their kids at restaurants across America.
PETA’s “McCruelty Campaign” has ruffled the feathers of mums and dads who say they don’t want their kids exposed to any [...]
August 11, 2009 | Posted in
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POLICE were shocked to find more than 150 dead dogs packed into a freezer in a US home yesterday.
The dogs were found at the home of a “confused and disoriented” man who earlier this week had 112 live dogs – mostly chihuahuas – removed from his Michigan home.
Authorities were alerted to the presence of the [...]
July 24, 2009 | Posted in
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A LEGAL fight has erupted over ownership of a five-legged puppy, with a freak show owner claiming the dog is his.
Lilly, the Chihuahua-terrier puppy was born about six weeks ago with an extra leg which is white and without feeling.
But Lilly is currently at the centre of a legal storm and may end up in [...]
July 23, 2009 | Posted in
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A 32 year-old housewife from the Canadian city of Uakomork, Ontario Region, has sprung upon a furious bear and saved her husband’s life, Canadian website bearsrus.ca reports.
Monica McMullen, her husband Scott and their 9 year-old daughter Stephanie were taking a walk in the suburbs when they have heard a woman’s anguished cries from the forest.
“I [...]
July 8, 2009 | Posted in
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THEY look like buddies, but it will take Berry the chihuahua a while to forgive Leroy the horse after he accidentally stomped on his head with the force of his 900kg body weight.
Berry was nearly squashed flat when her pal, a 900kg (140-stone) Clydesdale, stepped backwards on to her head, reports the Metro newspaper.
“There was [...]
July 1, 2009 | Posted in
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The elephant is the national symbol of Thailand. But lately, citizens have been going crazy for pandas. Zookeepers feel that the elephants aren’t getting enough attention, and made their point by painting the elephants to look like pandas!
Slathering them in white watercolour paint, the keepers at the Ayutthaya Elephant Kraal then paraded the five elephants [...]
June 28, 2009 | Posted in
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A LAMB with five legs and six feet has been born on a New South Wales property, southwest of Sydney.
Neil Falk was surprised to find the peculiar looking lamb on his Tahmoor property shortly after its birth on June 14.
The lamb has four normal fully-functioning legs and an extra leg with two feet growing out [...]
June 26, 2009 | Posted in
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