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Animal welfare board steps in to end castration

The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has written to the Veterinary Council of India seeking to m...

Crabs `fake it to avoid fights`

Apparently crabs also deceive. In fact, they fake their strength to avoid a fight, a study has revea...

Stone Age men may have been first `rave party animals`

Researchers have shed light on how Neolithic Britons invented the ‘art of raving’.

Elephants and rhinos act as `gardeners` of forests

The progressive disappearance of seed-dispersing animals like elephants and rhinoceroses is putting ...

Animal hair, feathers may offer clues to restore human fingers and toes

While the concept of regenerative medicine is comparatively new, animals are well known to remake th...

Bigger animals `aren`t always faster`

Bigger isn`t always better -- at least when it comes to the sprinting speed of animals, says a new s...

SC slaps 50lon Guj govt, animal rights activist

Guj govt and an animal rights activist have been jointly imposed whopping Rs 50l fine by SC for wron...

No experiments on animals in colleges: Environment Ministry

The ministry of environment and forests has issued guidelines to stop experimentation on animals for...

`Treat wild animals as govt property for all purposes`

In a significant verdict, the Bombay High Court has ruled that wild animals including tiger should b...

CAG indicts Bihar Animal and Fishery resources

The CAG has indicted Bihar Animal and Fishery resources department for infructuous expenditure of R...

Alarming sea animal deaths on India`s west coast

In the past couple of months alone, over a dozen dead dolphins, usually seen frolicking in the calm ...

Modern sparrows sing louder to be heard

Urban sparrows today have a far more high-pitched song than they did 50 years ago because they want ...

In self-control, dogs are like humans: Study

Man and his best friend dog have something in common -- both behave aggressively when they run out o...

Human invasion may have annihilated Australia`s `giants`

Humans landed on Australian shores over 45,000 years ago.

`Animal blockade hitting British research`

British scientists warned today that research into debilitating diseases is under threat from a refu...

Man-animal conflict on rise in Rajasthan

In a sign of intensifying man-animal conflict in parts of Rajasthan, four persons were killed in ani...

36 held for hunting animals in Odisha park

At least 36 persons, mostly local tribals, were arrested for hunting animals in Odisha`s famed Simli...

`Women treated worse than animals in Pakistan`

MQM chief Altaf Hussain while addressing a rally from London over phone demanded more rights for Pa...

Hundreds of dead dolphins wash ashore in Peru

At least 264 dead bottlenose dolphins have washed ashore over the past three days on Peru`s northern...

Microchip to help track Shanghai`s animals

Over 700 endangered animals kept in parks, zoos and by acrobatic groups here will soon get a microch...

`J&K needs to take steps to raise poultry output`

Jammu and Kashmir can save the Rs 1,400 crore it spends annually on importing mutton and poultry if...

Jurassic animals sang love songs to woo mates

In the middle Jurassic, some 165 million years ago, many animals, such as amphibians and other arthr...

Animal ritual sacrifice celebrates ANC centenary

President Jacob Zuma led the slaughter of a black bull in a ceremony on the second day of the Afric...

Don`t use animals in poll campaign: SEC

The State Election Commission has asked the political parties to stop using animals during their ele...

Fossils hint at evolution of animal kingdom

Scientists have found fossils that shed light on the evolutionary origin of animals from single-cell...

War dogs suffer trauma just as soldiers

Dogs serving with the US army in war-torn Iraq and Afghanistan are developing canine post-traumatic ...

How animals predict impending earthquake

Chemical changes in groundwater that occur when an earthquake is about to strike could be the cause ...

GPS helps owners track their pets

Despite his new owner`s best efforts to keep him close, the dog pushed an air conditioner out of a w...

Gangetic river dolphins on road to recovery?

The Gangetic river dolphin is India`s national aquatic animal, but frequently falls prey to poachers...

Loggerhead turtles `take 45 years to grow up`

A new research has found that a female turtle will not start to lay eggs until she is 45 -- it`s the...

Pak liberals oppose sacrifice of animals on Eid

With Eid-ul-Azha round the corner, some liberal Pakistanis are trying to persuade the faithful not...

Freed tigers, lions and bears cause panic in Ohio

Authorities killed 49 of the 56 animals, some at close range, including the tigers, six black bears,...

Early birds originated from tree-dwelling animals

A study on a robot with flapping wings have put weight on the theory that avian flight evolved from ...

1st photos of amur leopard captured since 1949

Chinese researchers have captured photos of the endangered amur leopard from a forest in northeast C...

How global warming could cause animals to shrink

Many animal species could shrink in physical size as a result of global warming, a new research has ...

Kerala consumes 5,000 tonnes of meat every day

Kerala, which leads the country in several indicators including literacy, is also the highest consum...

Critters moving away from global warming faster

Animals across the world are fleeing global warming by heading north much faster than they were less...

FIR against UP minister

A local court on Saturday ordered that FIRs be lodged against a state minister, his three family mem...

150 human-animal hybrids grown in UK labs: Report

`British scientists have grown some 150 human-animal hybrid embryos in laboratories over the past th...

Scientists warn of humanising animals

A group of experts have urged urgent action to prevent the nightmarish ‘Planet Of The Apes’ science ...

Cadborosaurus spotted in Alaskan waters?

A mysterious marine animal, which was captured moving through the chilly Alaskan waters in an amazin...

‘Create a separate ministry for dairy & fishery’

Food Minister KV Thomas has written to the Prime Minister to create a separate ministry for Animal H...

Brain tumour pathway lead to new treatment

The research also found that existing medications block this cancer-promoting pathway and delay glio...

Climate change threat to zooplankton’s refuge

These oxygen minimum zones are predicted to expand into shallower waters as global warming continues...

Pond insect `loudest animal on Earth`

The water boatman outperformed marine and terrestrial mammal vocalisations.

Dutch MPs approve ban on ‘halaal’ animal slaughter

If enacted, religious groups say Jews and Muslims would have to import meat from abroad.

Bugs ‘helped early animals to get oxygen`

A new study has analysed bacterial colonies in the Los Roques lagoons of Venezuela and found that it...

Foot and mouth study suggests culls may be reduced

Scientists have found that foot and mouth disease virus in cattle is for a very short time.

Houseflies have more than 152,000 cousins!

Houseflies have more than 152,000 cousins that have been described and named.

Ancient sabre-toothed vegetarian animal discovered

Scientists have discovered the fossils of what they say is a sabre-toothed beast.

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