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Plants & Animals Jan 29, 2020

Berlin's panda twins ready for public debut

Two panda cubs born at Berlin Zoo last year charmed local media on Wednesday, a day before their debut in front of the general public.

Plants & Animals Jan 8, 2020

Chinese paddlefish declared extinct

A team of researchers at the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences in Wuhan, China has declared the Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius) as extinct. In their paper published in the journal Science of The Total Environment, ...

Plants & Animals Dec 13, 2019

Why are giant pandas born so tiny?

Born pink, blind, and helpless, giant pandas typically weigh about 100 grams at birth—the equivalent of a stick of butter. Their mothers are 900 times more massive than that.

Plants & Animals Dec 9, 2019

Boy oh boy! Twin male pandas charm Berlin zoo

The cuteness level at Berlin Zoo doubled on Monday when a pair of twin panda cubs made their public debut, with the zoo revealing the cuddly bundles of fur were both boys.

Ecology Dec 4, 2019

The wellbeing connection

Soya and beef from South America, timber from Russia, fish from China—in an era of globalisation, central Europe has become a market for animal and plant products from all over the world. But in addition to these tangible ...

Ecology Nov 27, 2019

The eagles have landed: Singapore shows off rare Philippine raptors

Singapore showed off two critically-endangered eagles Wednesday that were loaned from the Philippines as part of a breeding programme to reverse the dwindling numbers of the feathered giants.

Plants & Animals Nov 26, 2019

Red-listed red panda caught red-handed on camera

Contrary to popular belief, life is not always black and white. And the same goes for pandas.

Archaeology Nov 21, 2019

Extinction of ice age giants likely drove surviving animals apart

As the world grapples with an extinction crisis, our large mammals are among the most endangered. These threatened species—rhinos, pandas, tigers, polar bears and the like—greatly influence their ecosystems. So what will ...

Plants & Animals Nov 21, 2019

US-born Bei Bei settles into new home at Chinese panda base (Update)

After an intercontinental flight on the "Panda Express," a furry American darling arrived early Thursday in his new Chinese home.

Plants & Animals Nov 19, 2019

Panda Bei Bei says bye bye to US, heads 'home' to China

The US-born giant panda Bei Bei on Tuesday left the only home he has known at the National Zoo in Washington for a 16-hour flight back to China as part of its research and breeding program.

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