A study published on Wednesday in the Journal of Medical Virology showed that snake is the most probable wildlife animal reservoir for the novel coronavirus that had caused 17 deaths in central China's Hubei Province.
The peregrine falcon, one of the world's most common predatory birds, has the fastest vision in the animal kingdom, and can register nearly 130 frames per second, according to a study.
A team led by the University of Exeter in UK said animals carrying sensors can fill many of these gaps through natural behaviour such as diving under ice, swimming in shallow water or moving against currents. "We want to highlight the massive potential of animal-borne sensors to teach us about the oceans," said lead author David March from the University.
The researchers, including those from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGPAS), analysed the tiny fossils of the multicellular organism of Caveasphaera, which measured about a half-millimeter in diameter, and were preserved down to their component cells.
An 8-month-old dugong nurtured by marine experts after it was found lost near a beach in southern Thailand has died of what biologists believe was a combination of shock and ingesting plastic waste.
The Bareilly mayor and the local municipality have locked horns over the alleged death of 125 cows in an animal shelter run by the civic body here.
Smaller birds and mammals, which can thrive in a wide variety of habitats, are more likely to avoid becoming extinct over the next 100 years, scientists say.
The study published on Thursday in the journal Science said that scientists have discovered molecules of fat in an ancient fossil of an oval shaped creature called Dickinsonia, growing up to 1.4 metres in length, reports Xinhua news agency.
Zoos across USA began reviewing animals just like products are reviewed on e-commerce websites.
Enterococci are hardy microbes that thrive in the gastrointestinal tracts of nearly all land animals, including our own, and generally cause no harm.
Amid the ongoing argument over the Centre’s regulation on cattle sale and animal markets, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court today put a four-week stay on the government’s ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter
A team of scientists has revealed a shocking fact about snakes. A hyperactive approach to the mating season is cutting the life of the male snakes short. The male snakes are dying earlier than their female counterparts.
Bollywood actor-producer Shilpa Shetty was trolled on Twitter after she misinterpreted George Orwell's "Animal Farm". The actor has said the book should be included in school syllabus so that kids can learn to love and
New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Wednesday awarded a compensation of Rs. 6 lakh to the kin of a youth who died after being mauled by a white tiger in 2014. The High Court
Yangon, Myanmar: Myanmar says it has found a rare, white elephant in the jungles of the western Ayeyarwaddy region.Forestry official Tun Tun Oo says the 7-year-old female was captured by his department on Friday, six
PRAIA DO FORTE, Brazil : The animal oracle predictions for the World Cup have begun, with host nation Brazil getting a vote of confidence from its chosen turtle tipster. By making a patriotic choice of
Los Angeles, Dec 21: Singer Justin Bieber faces the wrath of the animal rights campaigners for giving away his pet to a fan.The singer thrilled a young girl at the Jingle Ball in Atlanta, Georgia,
Mumbai, Dec 19: Shocked over gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman in the capital, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says it is "atrocious and unforgivable" and that "even an animal would not behave so"."Wanted to say so
New Delhi, Oct 24: Eid al-Adha, also known as the 'Festival of Sacrifice', commemorates Abraham's (Ibrahim's) willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael (Isma'il) to God, before the God intervenes and gives him a ram to
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