Cute or creepy: Why humans love some species, loathe others
The Chinese giant salamander, the largest amphibian in the world, is not cute.
The Chinese giant salamander, the largest amphibian in the world, is not cute.
Plants & Animals
Apr 29, 2019
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In a paper recently published in the journal Biological Conservation, an international team of conservationists highlights the importance of tree dens for pandas raising infants in native habitats. The study, conducted in ...
Ecology
Apr 16, 2019
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The San Diego Zoo is saying goodbye to two big, furry superstars.
Plants & Animals
Apr 9, 2019
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Britain's only female giant panda has been artificially inseminated in a bid to produce a cub.
Plants & Animals
Apr 1, 2019
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Two giant pandas that have been a star attraction at the San Diego Zoo for decades will soon be returned home to China, officials announced.
Plants & Animals
Mar 27, 2019
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Wang Wang and Funi came to Australia from China a decade ago. Their relationship is best described as complicated. Despite considerable medical assistance, they have never managed to produce offspring. It has put a big question ...
Ecology
Mar 18, 2019
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The giant pandas we know and love today live only in the understory of particular mountains in southwestern China, where they subsist on bamboo alone. In support of their tough and fibrous bamboo diet, they've got distinctive ...
Archaeology
Jan 31, 2019
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A giant panda born in a Malaysian zoo celebrated her first birthday Monday with a cake made of ice in front of adoring visitors.
Plants & Animals
Jan 14, 2019
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A team of researchers from San Diego Zoo's Institute for Conservation Research and the China Research and Conservation Centre for the Giant Panda has found that vocalizations play an important role in the lead-up to copulation ...
Conservationists often work to save species without having long-term population data. That can present major challenges for the science of saving species, as this kind of information is critical for making informed conservation ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 2, 2018
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