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Endangered animals give birth in Sipahijala Zoo

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 9, 2013, 13:29

The Sipahijala Wildlife Sanctuary in Tripura is now a proud host to new-borns of three endangered animals - clouded leopard, pig-tailed macaque and spectacle monkey.

Role heat plays in attracting suitable mates for sex revealed

Last Updated: Friday, June 28, 2013, 12:13

While cliched pic-up lines may serve some humans well in wooing their partners, animals prefer more imaginative ways to captivate and attract potential suitors.

Lack of new emerging species contributing to extinction of animals

Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2013, 14:30

The death of individual species is not the only concern for biologists worried about animals going extinct, as researchers have found that lack of new emerging species also contributes to extinction.

Indian Ocean bat for circus animals

Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 15:01

Popular rock band Indian Ocean has shot a video protesting against the use of animals in circuses on the occasion of World Music Day on June 21.

Endangered animals seized from Singapore `mini-zoo` flat

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 19:43

More than 30 exotic wild animals have been siezed from a Singapore flat, in the city`s largest haul of illegal wildlife in over a decade.

Colombian bill bans use of wild animals in circuses

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 19:15

Elephants, lions, bears, tigers, monkeys and other wild animals will no longer be permitted in circuses in Colombia under a bill approved by Congress.

Himachal proposes primate parks to contain monkey menace

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 18:39

Himachal Pradesh has plans to develop primate parks by planting 10 lakh fruit-bearing trees, plants and shrubs to keep monkeys in their natural habitat.

Why animals prefer to be with their kin?

Last Updated: Saturday, June 8, 2013, 19:07

How many animals are able to discriminate between related and unrelated individuals has proven remarkably difficult to understand.

Study shows animals too remember their past

Last Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013, 20:19

Standard theory held that the best response to current circumstances should be unaffected by what has happened in the past.

Delhi Zoo installs coolers for animals during summers

Last Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013, 19:39

The Delhi Zoo has installed desert coolers and exhaust fans in all its enclosures to keep the animals cool during summers.

Zoo authorities in Jaipur shelter animals from rising temperatures

Last Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 18:21

Zoo authorities in Jaipur are taking several steps to shelter and protect the animals from rising temperatures in the state.

Climate change, not humans, may be behind demise of gigantic animals

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 15:12

A new research has challenged the claim that humans were primarily responsible for the demise of the megafauna in a proposed "extinction window" between 40,000 and 50,000 years ago, and pointed the finger at climate change.