Swinophobia:
the fear of pigs
Swinophobes
are afraid of pigs in general and dislike consuming pork. They are
so disgusted by even the mere sight of a pig. |
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Goodbye
Royana, Iran's 1st cloned sheep dies
The sheep,
which was cloned in 2006 in the city of Isfahan, managed to survive
the post-natal complications most cloned animals are prone to. |
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Knit a donkey and help out the Donkey Sanctuary
For anyone wanting to test out their knitting skills,
the sanctuary provides a knitting pattern, which originally came from
a 1954 edition of Women's Weekly magazine, and additional instructions. |
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Whalers
are "on the run"
The crew of the anti-whaling
boat smashed by a Japanese ship have vowed to carry on their mission
which is backed by a host of Hollywood celebrities. |
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Do
Americans like dogs or cats best? Dogs win, cats are most disliked
Cats
are "nasty, stinking creatures," says Mark David of Warrensburg,
Mo. And dogs? They're noisy, disruptive and "lick you and themselves,"
counters Sanford Reikes of Louisville, Ky.. |
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Bananas for his apes!
It’s all apes all day as a dedicated ape enthusiast
maintains a vigil in his rocking chair at the Franklin Park Zoo gorilla
exhibit, raising awareness and raising funds for primate conservation. |
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The
Queen of Mean leaves $12m to her dog - and nothing to her grandchildren
The
dog of billionaire Leona Helmsley will enjoy an opulent existence
despite its owner's death - and then be buried alongside her in a
mausoleum. |
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Aussies
urged to toss feral cats on the barbie
A bush
tucker competition held at the weekend in Alice Springs, in the Red
Centre of the continent, featured something new: wild cat casserole. |
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HORSE FLU: The symptons and treatments
Horse owners are being urged not to move their horses
off their properties, and to practise strict hygiene procedures to
prevent the spread of equine influenza. |
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Vibrant
fables for post-modern times
Knut,
the polar bear cub born in a Berlin zoo, has grown too big for his
keeper. The zoo has, therefore, cancelled their twice-daily public
show. Rejected soon after his birth by his mother, Knut was adopted
by humans and put on public show in March. |
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Giant
prehistoric tusk found in Greece could help explain elephant's past
A startling
discovery of two massive prehistoric tusks - possibly the largest
ever found in the world - could prove to be a “gold mine”
for scientists seeking clues into Europe's past, say Greek and Dutch
researchers excavating the site in northern Greece. |
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Storks in central Tashkent
Storks in the modern city among highways clogged with
traffic are something so exotic that the first thought leaping to
the mind is that this is some sort of sculpture. |
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Pony
Express rides again
The
posters, so they say, read "Wanted, wiry young men, preferably
orphans, to ride 20 miles . . ." |
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Most
of my sheep are, well, sheep. But then there's No. 57.
A few
weeks after my new helper, Annie, started working at the farm, I noticed
a change in the way my sheep were behaving. |
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Spotted? Cyril, the foul-mouthed parrot
A fortnight ago we highlighted the case of Cyril the
African Grey parrot who flew away from his owner's Cricklewood home
a year ago, and has not been seen since. |
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The
'quintessential New Englander' Noted wildlife rehabilitator Jean Seward
dies at 79
As her
health declined, most of Jean Seward's friends knew her days caring
for wildlife and breeding barn owls were over. But they also knew
there was no use telling her that. |
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A
snake with no name -- and a yak, a flamingo
Ever
wonder why some animals at the Sedgwick County Zoo have names and
others don't? |
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Let your pony do the hiking
How do you make a cold, tired seven-year-old love
the outdoors once again? Julia Hollander uncovers an infallible answer. |
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Easter
Island kitten now lives in La Jolla
How
did a stray kitten with mange from remote Easter Island, a 5½-hour
plane ride from Chile, end up living in La Jolla? |
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Pony
Club and Blue Cross promote equine welfare
The Pony
Club and The Blue Cross are working together to help educate horse
owners of the next generation about the importance of equine welfare. |
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