Land animals learned to breathe underwater!

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 17:02

Four-legged animals first developed the ability to breathe air as ancient fish in water, scientists have found.

Where animals fall on the lover/fighter scale

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 12:18

Researchers have found that where animals` position on the lover/fighter scale depends on how much they are able to ensure continued mating rights with females.

Island animals tamer: Study proves Charles Darwin`s Galapagos theory correct

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 01:59

Charles Darwin`s Galapagos theory that states animals living on islands were tamer than on the mainlands has been proven correct by the scientists in a new study.

Permit to hunt endangered rhino sells for $350,000 despite protests

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 13:29

The license allows for the killing of a single, post-breeding bull, with Namibian wildlife officials on hand for the hunt to make sure an appropriate animal is selected.

`Big Five` animals help plan conservation better

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 16:58

Forget pandas, tigers or even gorillas when it comes to conservation planning. Rather, it’s time to divert research on the ‘Big Five’ club of animals who thrive only in large and rich biodiverse areas and are loved by tourists.

Mima mound mystery solved

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 16:46

Scientists claim to have solved the mystery behind Mima mounds - the enormous, natural bubble wrap like geological anomalies bulging out of the ground.

Visakhapatnam, Tripura zoos to exchange rare animals

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 21:26

Visakhapatnam`s Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) and Tripura`s Sepahijala Zoo will soon exchange rare animals, officials said here Thursday.

Animal personalities more human like than previously believed

Last Updated: Friday, November 1, 2013, 12:14

A new study has said that just like humans, un-predictability is also a consistent behavioural trait among animals.

Why life expectancy of plants is higher than animals

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 18:47

Plant researchers at VIB and Ghent University have found that plants generally live longer than animals because they utilize their stem cells, which are crucial for the uninterrupted generation of new cells, better than animals.

Pak Ahmadis prevented from sacrificing animals on Eid

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 00:23

Police on Thursday stopped members of Pakistan`s minority Ahmadi community from slaughtering animals here on Eid-u-Azha after Muslim clerics complained that the ritual of animal sacrifice "is an Islamic injunction whereas Ahmadis are non-Muslims".

Pak Ahmadis prevented from sacrificing animals on Eid

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 00:20

Police on Thursday stopped members of Pakistan`s minority Ahmadi community from slaughtering animals here on Eid-u-Azha after Muslim clerics complained that the ritual of animal sacrifice "is an Islamic injunction whereas Ahmadis are non-Muslims".

Haj culminates with ritual sacrifice of animals

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 19:01

Over a million Muslims, including more than a lakh Indians, on Tuesday participated in the symbolic stoning of the devil in Mina Valley of Saudi Arabia and sacrificed animals to mark the culmination of the annual Haj pilgrimage.