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Showing posts with label Animals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Animals. Show all posts
Kitten with Knife and Gun
Pictures: Yangtze Giant Soft-shell Turtle, World's Most Endangered Turtle
Pictures: Yangtze Giant Soft-shell Turtle, World's Most Endangered Turtle!
Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle, scientific name Rafetus swinhoei, is a species of soft-shell turtle that is indigenous to China and Vietnam. It is also known as the Shanghai soft-shell turtle or Swinhoe's soft-shell turtle. It is believed to be the largest fresh water turtle in the world.
The female Yangtze Giant Soft-shell Turtle at Changsha Zoo, Hunan Province of China, one of the only three known live turtles of the species Rafetus swinhoei in the world
Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle is listed as critically endangered in the IUCN Red List 2006 and is the most endangered turtles in the world.
Even though the animal is dubbed as Panda in Water in China, it is much more rare than panda, because there are only three known to survive on the planet. An 80-year-old female Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle from Changsha Zoo in central Hunan Province, and a 100-year-old male at eastern China's Suzhou Zoo in Jiangsu Province. The third one, the world's only living example of Rafetus swinhoei in the wild lives in Hoan Kiem Lake in the center of Hanoi.
Since this May, the two Chinese turtles were brought together under a reproduction program collaborated by Chinese scientists and their American counterparts in order to save this species.
The male Yangtze Giant Soft-shell Turtle at Suzhou Zoo, Jiangsu Province of China, one of the only three known live turtles of the species Rafetus swinhoei in the world
Sadly, the earlier results were unsuccessful, as none of nearly 100 eggs the female turtle produced this year were hatched. Scientists have to try again next May in 2009.
Source: Wikipedia; The Only two known Yangtze Giant Soft-shell Turtle images: Xinhuanet
Alessandra Ambrosio Seeks Perez Hilton's Help to Find Losing Maltese Buddha
Alessandra Ambrosio Seeks Perez Hilton's Help to Find Losing Maltese Buddha! Victoria's Secret supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio has lost her beloved pet dog and now is trying to find where it is with a big reward. 
Alessandra Ambrosio's Buddha went missing (Perezhilton.com)
Alessandra Ambrosio photo (Joey Pasion/Wikipedia Creative Commons)
Alessandra Ambrosio's Buddha went missing (Perezhilton.com)
A friend close to the 27-year-old Brazilian bombshell said Alessandra was devastated over the disappearance of her Maltese, named Buddha (pictured left). They wrote to Perez Hilton to ask for some help,
Alessandra Ambrosio's 4 pound maltese named Buddha got out and is lost. He is tie dyed blue and green and is lost please help in anyway possible. She loves her dog so much and there is a large reward if someone returns him. He was lost in Beverly Hills. If anyone finds a Blue and Green little dog please call 310 3964400 or email Helpfindbuddha@gmail.com
We guess they couldn't find any better way other than sending an email to Perez Hilton, because some of tens of millions unique daily visitors of the gossip blogger's site PerezHilton.com may have some clues.
Alessandra Ambrosio has recently become a new mom. Her daughter with boyfriend Jamie Mazur, Anja Louise Ambrosio Mazur was born on August 24 in Florianopolis, Brazil.
Photos: Montauk Monster, The Monster Washes Ashore at Long Beach
A raccoon. ("The legs appear to be too long in proportion to the body.")
A sea turtle. ("Sea turtles do not have teeth.")
A rodent. ("Rodents have two huge, curved incisor teeth in front of their mouths.")
He said the general body shape looks like a dog or other canine ("Coyote?"). But that the "prominent eye ridge and the feet" don't match.
He said the feet and face look "somewhat ovine" - that would be like a sheep - but sheep don't have sharp teeth.
(Photo by Christina Pampalone/Newsday.com)
An Ugly Monkey-faced Piglet (Picture)
An ugly monkey-faced piglet (pictured above) was recently born in Henan Province, central China. According to the wife of its owner farmer Feng Changlin, the unusual piglet which sports a long nose, two big eyes and much-longer hinder legs, was one of 5 broods born by their sow on July 19, 2008. The newly-born animal has grabbed a lot of attractions from the villagers. Link
Gus, World's Ugliest Dog 2008
Meet Gus, the dog which has three legs, one eye and no hair beat Elwood to win the title of World's Ugliest Dog at the Somona-Marin Fair in California June 20, 2008. He secured a $1,000 top prize. The pedigree Chinese crested was brought by his owner, Jeanenne Teed, from St. Petersburg, Florida. Image credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Image
Hoopoe Chosen as Israel's National Bird
Picture source: Xinhuanet
The State of Israel finally has its national bird. The Hoopoe [wiki] (Duchifat--דוכיפת --in Hebrew), listed in the Old Testament as unclean and forbidden food for Jews, was selected as Israel's first national bird. Shimon Perez, the country's President, announced on Thursday. The pink, black and white-crested bird, among other candidates such as bulbul and red falcon etc. won a nationwide election held by the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel since November. A total of 155,000 Israeli people participated in the voting, with 35% of them choosing Hoopoe as their national bird. Source: Ynet & Reuters
Oscar Is the Featherless Parrot (Video)
This parrot named Oscar is a featherless bird. A rare virus has caused her to pull out almost all her feathers during the past twelve12 years. About her sufferings, Youtube user tegwenseren commented, "I will never eat chicken again, this little bird pulled at my heart strings, she is adorable with a very big heart, and a beautiful spirit."
First Picture of Orangutan Hunting Fish with Spear
In a new book titled The Thinkers Of The Jungle which will be published by Ullmann Publishing in UK on May 5, there is a world exclusive, extraordinary image--a male orangutan in Borneo on the island of Kaja photographed hunting fish with the spear! It is the first time the animal has been seen using a tool to hunt, demonstrating our long-armed cousins do indeed have a remarkable ability to mimic human being's behaviour. This unique orangutan who could catch fish already trapped in the fishing lines learned his hunting skills from the locals they usually fished with spears on the Gohong River, Indonesia. Source: Dailymail
Natalie Portman Urinated by Dog (Picture)
Natalie Portman was urinated by a dog in New York! Natalie Portman and folk singer boyfriend Devendra Banhart took her own dog for a walk in Lower Manhattan the other day during her break from filming new movie in the city I Love You. At one point, Natalie's own Yorkie pup mingled with a passer's by dog which unashamedly answered the nature's call by urinating on Natalie Portman's foot.
The Star Wars actress suffered the unlikely humiliation of being urinated on by a dog while in Lower Manhattan this week.
The scruffy pooch appeared friendly at first, mingling with Natalie's own Yorkie pup, but just as she look the other way it brazenly cocked its leg and soaked her shoes.
Flying Penguins Found on King George Island By BBC (Picture & Video)
If you think all penguins can not fly, think again! BBC's new natural history series Miracles of Evolution camera crews have discovered a colony of Adélie penguins which can fly when they were filming on King George Island, some 750 miles south of the Falkland Islands. Film maker and writer Terry Jones is to present this unique bird unlike any other penguins in the world on the BBC's programme. The flying penguins video above is an ad for the BBC iPlayer. It's not an sole April Fools' prank:
To be fair, it IS an ad for the iPlayer, but it IS also specifically for April Fools. On the iPlayer site, the top video featured is the flying penguins, and the next one to the side is the “making of” the April Fools ad. Sadly, you can’t watch it on site unless you live in the UK.
Apparently, global warming is blamed for leading the Adelie penguins to develop the (probably unnecessary) flying capacities:
One of the first direct evolutionary responses to climate change has been observed in a species of penguin. A shrinking Antarctic ice shelf, a result of increasing global temperatures, has lead to a lack of breeding of sites and difficulty in finding food.
In response to these pressures a population of Adelie Penguins has rapidly evolved and reacquired the ability to fly. Film footage of this amazing development has been captured for the first time and the ornithological world has come together to highlight the dangers of climate change.
“Climate change is one of the greatest threats to the world’s birds. This species of penguin has evolved to cope with the rise in temperature and loss of ice but we should not be complacent and think that all species will manage”, says Dr Stuart Butchart, BirdLife's Global Species Programme Coordinator. “With hundreds of species at imminent risk of extinction there has never been a greater need for conservation.”
BirdLife International is now highlighting another danger being posed to this newly evolved species of penguin.
“The ability to fly now means that these penguins are able to forage for food over a much wider area. However, this puts them at risk from longline fisheries”, says Adrian Long, BirdLife's Head of Communications.
Chihuahua Conan Is a Japanese Dog's Prayer (Pictures)
Chihuahua Conan is a pet dog raised by chief priest Joei Yoshikuni at the Japanese Zen temple Shuri-Kannondo in Okinawa islands. Conan has now become a celebrity in Japan because this unique canine can 'pray' before the altar by mimicing its master!
The path to inner peace is long and arduous. But sitting on his hind legs, paws raised in reverence before the altar, this enlightened canine may just have discovered the key.
Against a backdrop of swirling incense and solemn chanting, the one-and-a-half-year-old, black-and-white Chihuahua cuts a cheerfully unlikely figure, as he loyally mimics his proud master during morning prayers at the Shuri Kannondo temple in southern Japan.
The devoted animal, known as Conan, hasn't just secured inner harmony for himself, either. His presence at daily prayers has also made headlines across Japan, helping to swell visitor numbers to the Zen Buddhist temple by more than 30 per cent – thereby putting worshippers on their own path to enlightenment.
Conan, originally a temple pet, rises without prompting before his morning and evening meals to go through his prayer routine at the temple in Naha, capital of Okinawa. When his master chants his prayers, known as "sutras", Conan raises his paws and joins them at the tip of his nose.
"It's so funny that he does it," says Kazuko Oshiro, 71, who has frequented the temple for more than 25 years. "He gets angry when somebody else sits on his favourite spot. He must be thinking that it's his special place."
When asked the secret of the dog's devotion, Yoshikuni reveals: "Clasping hands is a basic action of Buddhist prayer to show appreciation. He may be showing his thanks for treats and walks."
Source: Chinadaily & Independent
Pelicans Tie the Knot at Zoo
Zookeepers at a bird zoo in Fuzhou, southeastern China's Fujian province decorated a "bridal house" for a pair of two spotted-billed pelicans. The female pelican was found in Hainan, south China, and brought to Fuzhou to mate with the male pelican, who lost his spouse three years ago. LinkTags:
Tortoise Race
The interesting tortoise sport was held in the Donghai Ocean World on April 21, 2007 in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China.Tags:
Rare Borneo Rhino Caught on the Video for First Time
A video grab released by Malaysian WWF on April 24, 2007 shows a rare two-horned Borneo rhino in the Malaysian jungle of Sabah, Borneo. One of the world's rarest rhinos has been caught on film for the first time on Borneo island, wildlife officials said on Tuesday as they showed footage of the animal eating, walking about and sniffing the camera.
Malaysian officials of global conservation organisation WWF said the two-minute video, recorded in February by a camera hidden in the jungle, was the first to capture the behaviour of the elusive two-horned Borneo rhino in the wild.
There are only between 25 and 50 of the rhinos left alive in the dense jungles deep in the heart of the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo, and the animals are so secretive that the first still picture of one was only taken last year, the WWF said.
Borneo Rhino, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni, is a subspecies of the Sumatran rhino and the smallest and hairiest of all the rhinos. It can weigh from 600 to 800kg (1,300 to 1,800 lb).
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Carnassial Alligator Killed to Recover Evidence of Eating Child
Police in China's Guangxi Autonomous Region shot to kill a crocodile which was blamed for attacking and eating a pupil. The alligator measures two metres in length and 150 kilograms in weight.The tragedy occurred at about 6 p.m. on Friday, when a pupil surnamed Liu and three other children from Xiantian Primary School climbed over the fence of a crocodile pool which had been temporarily closed [for aution].
The children shot the animals with catapults and beat them with wooden sticks. One of the irritated alligators bit Liu's clothes and dragged him into water, where he was eaten by a swarm of alligators.
The sinpers lured the crocodiles with pork and shoot one that crawled ashore to death with seven bullets.
Legal medical experts anatomized body of the creature and found remains of a human being, therefore confirmed the missing child was eaten by the crocodiles.
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Firemen Rescued Dog Trapped in Wall
After his owner called Fire and Rescue Service for help, the six-month-old husk Keano who had earlier become trapped by his jaw in a garden in Whitchurch, Hampshire was rescued by firefighters . They used bolster to chisel off the part of the wall that had trapped the dog's head. LinkTags:
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