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"Albino" penguin sighted
06th Jan 2008 06:20 PM
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 An "albino" - or more correctly, "leucistic" Adelie Penguin has been photographed in Antartica.
Researchers say the non-pigmented form is very rare as these individuals rarely breed and often attract predators.
The bird is 1 in a 4000 strong population. Although the scientists do tag Adelie Penguins, they haven't tagged the leucistic form and are unsure if it is the same individual they see returning each year. |
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Siberian tiger mauls zoo visitor to death
26th Dec 2007 04:25 AM
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 A female Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) at San Francisco Zoo named Tatiana has recently mauled one zoo visitor to death and left two others critically injured. The attack occurred just after the 5pm closing time.
Authorities are investigating how the tiger escaped its enclosure. The zoo has four tigers but the other tigers did not leave their enclosure.
Police attending the zoo first found the deceased man, aged 23 before locating a second victim. Tatiana was sitting nearby and then attacked the man again. As police approached, guns drawn, the tiger turned towards them. Several officers fired and the tiger was killed.
Almost exactly one year ago Tatiana attacked a zoo keeper during feeding time and in front of horrified visitors. In that incident the keeper's arm was torn open. |
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Orangutan sighted in Florida USA
18th Nov 2007 08:08 PM
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 A wild orangutan has been sighted in Florida, USA. Some speculate it may be an escapee, surviving the storms of 2004 just as a large patas monkey which was captured one year ago.
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Asiatic black bear mauls illegal poacher
14th Nov 2007 10:28 PM
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 Makhan Khan of Kashmir, India, has survived a serious attack by an Asiatic black bear.
Mr Khan was rescued by friends who first fleed. The illegal poacher suffered serious wounds according to the article. |
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Captive-bred seahorses released into Sydney Harbour
12th Nov 2007 11:43 PM
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 In a nation-first, Sydney Aquarium has released 30 captive bred White's seahorses into Sydney Harbour in the hope they will survive in the wild and boost population numbers.
The species, endemic to New South Wales is known to have a colony of only 300 individuals at Manly Cove and researchers are concerned about poachers - which have targeted the area previously - affecting numbers. |
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World first - five white lion cubs bred in single litter, Australia
06th Nov 2007 07:06 PM
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 Mogo Zoo near Bateman's Bay on New South Wales' south coast, Australia, has announced the successful rearing of five male white lion cubs, born from a single litter - a world first.
According to the article, zoo staff have nicknamed the pride "the gangsters". |
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Rare white koala rescued and released
26th Sep 2007 06:25 AM
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 A rare white - not albino - koala has been rescued near Port Macquarie in Australia's state of New South Wales. The marsupial was found blind but with treatment has made a full recovery and been recently released at an undisclosed location.
Whilst being kept in care, the koala, nicknamed Mick, was segregated from other koalas - not only for health reasons but to keep its existence a closely guarded secret to prevent it being stolen for novelty collectors. |
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Albino ratfish found
26th Sep 2007 06:29 AM
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 The world's first documented albino ratfish has turned up in the United States. Ratfish are named for their rat-like teeth, used for crushing clams, crabs and worms scooped up from the ocean floor.
Although the University of Washington has 7.2 million ratfish in its collection, this is the only albino. |
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Steve Irwin's croc migration satellite study results
26th Sep 2007 07:31 PM
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 Some saltwater crocodiles can travel up to 400 km. The finding has implications for crocodile management as relocating "problem" crocodiles may no longer be seen as a viable option.
The results and some conclusions on the satellite tracking researched commenced by a team of researchers including the late Steve Irwin are presented in this article from the ABC. |
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White-lipped keelback snake amongst new Vietnamese species
26th Sep 2007 07:40 PM
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 This white-lipped keelback snake is one of the new species recently described from Vietnam's "Green Corridor".
Although this news was announced yesterday at WLMD, this National Geographic article contains a small gallery of some of the new species including the almost-black Aspidistra nicolai flower (no common name), a butterfly and orchids. |
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