2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (718+ words) Feline features stare out from the covers of umpteen novels, they have an officially designated day devoted to their mystique and popularity, and have outnumbered dogs as pets for a decade. The influence of cats is evident across every corner…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (247+ words) The Taipei Zoo yesterday afternoon found its elderly lesser anteater, Blackie, after it had been missing for a week, though the animal did not seem eager to return to its enclosure, the zoo said in a statement last night. The…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (438+ words) The owner of a miniature horse was fined and ordered to attend an animal protection course after the horse was found on Sunday roaming freely in Taipei's Beitou District () for the second time this month, the Taipei City Animal Protection…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (264+ words) An elderly lost dog has been found in Yunlin County, days after its owner drew national media attention by offering a NT$500, 000 reward for its return. The owner, surnamed Chen (), on Sunday posted a notice online, saying the mixed-breed dog…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (501+ words) They have been our meat and our messengers, a source of fertilizer and a religious symbol: while pigeons are now mostly reviled as dirty city pests, they long played an important role in human society. Now, research published yesterday has…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (344+ words) The Taipei Zoo yesterday said it is searching for a lesser anteater that escaped from its enclosure earlier in the week, and asked the public to notify it if they spot the animal, which is nearly 12 years old. The lesser…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (236+ words) An Australian animal welfare group is seeking a heroic dog with an appetite for adventure for a full-time position as a koala rescuer. The successful pooch will replace the world-famous Bear, credited with saving more than 100 koalas from bushfires during…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (399+ words) Scientists have spotted two humpback whales that made separate, record-breaking crossings between Australia and Brazil. The whales were identified by their distinctive tail markings at the two locations about 14, 500km apart. They traveled in opposite directions and journeyed farther than any…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (396+ words) Lee Yao-chang () from Taiwan's National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center said that amniotes use an integrated thoracic skeleton to inhale and exhale oxygen via costal muscles, a major difference from their anamniote relatives, which rely on breathing through their skin or…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (244+ words) A young Taiwanese black bear was released into the wild yesterday after it was rescued by a Wuling tribal patrol and treated at a care center, the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency's Taitung branch said yesterday, commending the group for…...