Dehumanization, animalization: Inside the terrible world of Swiss human zoos
After a stay in Leukerbad, James Baldwin affirmed:
Social Sciences
Jun 23, 2023
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News tagged with exotic animals
Saving an endangered breed of donkey
Nothing I've read about the Baudet du Poitou donkeys prepares me for my first sight of them. They are girthy, with massive round bellies and oversized ears that swoop forward and back, sometimes independently of one another. ...
Veterinary medicine
Jun 3, 2022
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British oceanographers find new species in Indian Ocean hydrothermal vents
(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team sailing on the vessel James Cook has been studying the unique habitat surrounding deep sea vents in the Indian Ocean far off the south-east coast of Africa. The vents, created by under-the-sea-floor ...
40 pythons found in Canadian hotel
Little more than a week after a giant python crushed two young Canadian boys to death, police have recovered 40 of the snakes from a hotel room.
Ecology
Aug 17, 2013
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Drug lord's hippos make their mark on foreign ecosystem
Four hours east of Medellin in northern Colombia's Puerto Triunfo municipality, the sprawling hacienda constructed by infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar of "Narcos" fame has become a tourist attraction. When Escobar's empire ...
Ecology
Jan 29, 2020
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Fossil poop shows fishy lunches from 200 million years ago
A new study of coprolites, fossil poop, shows the detail of food webs in the ancient shallow seas around Bristol in south-west England. One hungry fish ate part of the head of another fish before snipping off the tail of ...
Archaeology
Nov 3, 2020
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T. rex used a stiff skull to eat its prey
A Tyrannosaurus rex could bite hard enough to shatter the bones of its prey. But how it accomplished this feat without breaking its own skull bones has baffled paleontologists. That's why scientists at the University of Missouri ...
Archaeology
Sep 25, 2019
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'Astonishing': Global demand for exotic pets is driving a massive trade in unprotected wildlife
Global demand for exotic pets is increasing, a trend partly caused by social media and a shift from physical pet stores to online marketplaces.
Plants & Animals
Oct 7, 2022
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New haul of exotic animals seized in Philippines
Wildlife authorities said Tuesday they had seized nearly 100 exotic animals that had been smuggled into the southern Philippines in the second such haul in just two weeks.
Ecology
Feb 25, 2014
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Lizard in your luggage? We're using artificial intelligence to detect wildlife trafficking
Blue-tongue lizards and sulfur-crested cockatoos are among the native animals frequently smuggled overseas.
Plants & Animals
Sep 24, 2022
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