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Orangutan uses Indonesia canopy bridge in 'world first': NGO
6+ hour, 27+ min ago (307+ words) A Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time crossing a man-made canopy bridge constructed to help the endangered animals bypass a tarred road on the Indonesian island, an NGO said Sunday. Conservation group Tangguh Hutan Khatulistiwa, in partnership…...
Indonesia orangutan forest cleared for 'carbon-neutral' packaging firm
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (1484+ words) Infographic map tracking the delivery of pulp wood from Indonesian forestry concessions to a Chinese packaging facility A truck loaded with trees cleared for industrial forestry in Lahei Mangkutup in Borneo's Central Kalimantan Province Bornean orangutans are a critically endangered…...
Rare "cloud jaguar" caught on camera for first time in 10 years
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (379+ words) A healthy male jaguar captured on camera in Honduras" Sierra del Merend'n mountain range for the first time in a decade as part of high-tech monitoring and conservation efforts from Panthera, the global wild cat conservation organization. (Panthera-Honduras via SWNS)…...
Critically endangered orangutan born at Madrid zoo
1+ week, 4+ day ago (258+ words) A critically endangered Bornean orangutan holds her newborn at Madrid Zoo Aquarium after the infant's birth on April 2 A critically endangered Borneo orangutan has been born at Madrid's zoo, described by keepers as strong and developing normally. After an eight-and-a-half-month…...
Ostrich on a side quest: runaway big bird sprints on Thai highway
2+ week, 5+ day ago (350+ words) The six-month-old ostrich 'looked afraid and panicked', says a motorist who took a video of the big bird on a Thai highway A pet ostrich went for a speedy jaunt down a busy Thai highway on Tuesday, before being returned…...
Forty new migratory species win international protection: UN body
4+ week, 17+ hour ago (313+ words) The Hudsonian godwit is one of 40 species newly listed for international protection The UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) on Sunday approved the listing of40 new species for international protection, including the snowy owl featured…...
New research reveals sharks have friends
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (677+ words) Natasha D. Marosi among bull sharks. (Mike Neumann via SWNS) Sharks have "friends" who they prefer to socialize with, reveals new research. The apex predators of the ocean are often viewed as solitary. But the study " conducted at the Shark Reef…...
Study finds crabs hide to avoid cannibalism
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (879+ words) A basket of blue crabs caught during a survey by the Smithsonian Environmental Resarch Center. (Smithsonian ERC via SWNS) Young blue crabs hide in the shallows to avoid being eaten by their cannibal cousins, reveals new research. Juvenile crabs rely…...
Fox cubs found in electric car's engine reunited with mom
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (640+ words) One of the five fox cubs found in the engine of and electric car. (The Fox Project via SWNS) By Ottilie Von Henning This is the adorable moment five fox cubs were reunited with their mother after being discovered in…...
Watch bears bask in sun after waking up from restful hibernation
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (418+ words) Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein will face a retrial f" Aryna Sabalenka's latest bid for a first Indian Wells title " Bears at a UK zoo have woken up from hibernation. Whipsnade Zoo's four European brown bears Mana, Minnie, Naya and…...