1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (369+ words) By Ayose Naranjo and Mario Fuentes HAVANA, July 6 (Reuters) " For Cuban zookeeper "ngel Cordero, the sight of four Bengal tiger cubs playing in a cage at the Cuban National Zoo is a small "miracle on an island stifled by shortages…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (157+ words) PEORIA, Ill. " More pets are lost on the Fourth of July than any other day of the year. That's why Peoria County Animal Protection Services says it's important to make sure your pet is wearing a collar with tags, and their…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (513+ words) WASHINGTON, June 29 (Reuters) " There are many kinds of laughter. People may guffaw at a joke. They may giggle nervously in an uncomfortable situation. They may chuckle with mild amusement. They may snicker to express contempt " especially movie villains. But while…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (296+ words) PORTO TOLLE, Italy, June 27 (Reuters) " The flow of Italy's Po has dropped dramatically in less than two weeks as a result of the heatwave gripping "Europe, allowing salty seawater to advance as far "as 18 km (11 miles) inland and raising fears…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (198+ words) BUENOS AIRES, June 24 (Reuters) " Conservationists will return two maned wolves, rescued after the death of "their mother, to the wild "next month in Argentina, where the long-legged wild canine is endangered. The conservation nonprofit Temaiken Foundation said it received the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (223+ words) TREMONT, Ill. (25 News) " A new animal control facility opened in Tazewell County Thursday morning, replacing a crowded and aging building with a nearly $4 million center designed to improve care for thousands of animals each year. The new Tazewell County Animal Control…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (281+ words) June 3 (Reuters) " Wildlife experts found eight new species of dragonfly, three unknown grasshoppers and some 60 new butterflies and moths "in vivid hues during a trip to Angola's "Lisima plateau in February, a conservation group said on Wednesday. The Wilderness Project…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (417+ words) The lorikeet's bright green body, orange bill, blue hindcrown and pointed "tail "helped the team identify it. The team was looking specifically for this species, but the "odds felt slim. "When you are looking for "a bird that has only…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (539+ words) May 29 (Reuters) " Tyrannosaurus rex possessed a preposterously massive skull " 5 feet long (1. 5 meters) and built to enable bone-crunching bite force " but presented preposterously puny arms. And many other meat-eating dinosaurs shared this mismatched combination of traits. So how did this come…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (535+ words) May 27 (Reuters) " New Guinea's tropical rainforests are home to one of the animal kingdom's most spectacular courtship rituals, with male birds of paradise prancing about and showing off their plumage, hoping to attract a female. But, as a new fossil…...