The death of Lonesome George came as a shock to the caretakers who had come to know the 100-year-old giant tortoise, the last survivor of a subspecies decimated by pirates more than a century ago.
Plants & Animals
Jun 26, 2012
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Edinburgh Zoo on Monday started daily tests to pinpoint the best time for its pair of giant pandas, given to Scotland by China, to try to produce a cub.
Plants & Animals
Feb 20, 2012
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The doors to the outside world were closed, the lights dimmed. Video cameras angled down from multiple locations, and a couple dozen onlookers watched intently.
Plants & Animals
Feb 2, 2011
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Lun Lun, a 13-year old giant panda at the Atlanta Zoo, gave birth Wednesday to a cub, the only giant panda born in the United States this year.
Plants & Animals
Nov 3, 2010
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(AP) -- China's panda population is booming this year thanks to a record number of births in captivity, a rare accomplishment for the endangered species known for being poor breeders.
Plants & Animals
Oct 26, 2010
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(AP) -- We've always played with our food - even before we knew about genes or how to change them.
Biotechnology
Sep 22, 2010
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A male giant panda in a Japanese zoo died after it was sedated so it could donate semen in an artificial insemination programme, a zoo official said Friday.
Plants & Animals
Sep 10, 2010
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Puppies born from the world's first cloned dog will be offered to good homes later this year, South Korean researchers said on Thursday.
Biotechnology
Sep 3, 2009
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(AP) -- China announced the first successful birth of a panda cub from artificial insemination using frozen sperm, giving a new option for the famously unfertile endangered species, officials said Friday.
Plants & Animals
Jul 24, 2009
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A one-day-old panda cub born in Thailand after years of artificial insemination and efforts to get its celibate parents to mate is a healthy female with a loud cry, a zoo official said Thursday.
Plants & Animals
May 28, 2009
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