Barking dogs attract leopards from wild
October 10th, 2011 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 10 (IANS) The elusive, shy leopard avoids humans but has a special affinity for dogs. The reason? The dog is an easy prey and the feline relishes its ... Read more...
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Endangered pheasant species recouping (With Image)
August 30th, 2011 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 30 (IANS) A highly-endangered pheasant species that was hit by a bacterial infection in a Himachal Pradesh pheasantry has been recovering and may start breeding next year, say ... Read more...
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Hot on trail of a Himachal leopard - with GPS
October 26th, 2010 - 10:10 am ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, Oct 26 (IANS) It's hiding in bushes, avoiding humans, yet running close to habitations with dogs - perhaps completely oblivious to the fact that wildlife officials are hot on ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Oz porno queen turns her back on X-rated career for married life
October 9th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 9 (ANI): An Australian woman, who is famous for being a porn star, has decided to give up her x-rated career in exchange for a married life.Monica Mayhem, 32, who ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Naughty monkey on prowl for spectacles
September 3rd, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, Sep 3 (IANS) A naughty monkey is not seeing eye to eye with residents of the Himachal Pradesh capital. He is focusing instead on their spectacles and running away ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Naidu’s agitation is for votes, say Telugu people in Maharashtra
July 20th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Telugu speaking people in Maharashtra are not impressed by the agitation launched by Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu and his supporters against construction of ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Five dogs best suited for life in a metro (Feature)
July 5th, 2010 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Ajay Khullar
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) It might wag its tail and wolf down its food, but if the dog you've kept in your city home could talk, you might not ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Pet tortoise makes a run for freedom at one mile per year
July 1st, 2010 - 7:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 1 (ANI): A pet tortoise that had run away from its owner has been recaptured after less than two years and just as many miles away.Lottie, who escaped in August ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Oscar, The First Bionic Cat, To Get Prosthetic Paws
June 28th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 28, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Oscar, the cat, has become the first of his species in the world to get prosthetic paws. Just nine months back, the cat ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Amputee cat gets prosthetic legs
June 27th, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 27 (IANS) In a first-of-its-kind surgery, a cat that had its hind feet severed by a harvester has been given two prosthetic limbs by a British vet.
The new custom-made implants, ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Captive breeding of rare pheasant hit by bacterial infection (With Images)
June 15th, 2010 - 10:57 am ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, June 15 (IANS) A highly-endangered pheasant species, the brilliantly plumaged western tragopan that is being bred in captivity in a Himachal Pradesh pheasantry, has been hit by a bacterial ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Leopard escapes from enclosure, injures two people
March 28th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 28 (IANS) A fully grown male leopard escaped from its enclosure at a rescue and rehabilitation centre for wild animals here Sunday, triggering panic among the residents of the adjoining ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Panic in Shimla as two leopards roam free for 2 hours
February 27th, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 27 (IANS) Two adult leopards escaped from their enclosure at a rescue and rehabilitation centre for wild animals here Saturday, triggering panic in the neighbourhood that also houses an orphanage. ... Read more...
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Captured leopard dies in Shimla (Lead)
February 26th, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 26 (IANS) A one-and-a-half-year-old leopard, which was captured by the wildlife department when it strayed into the heart of this capital city, was unable to come out of shock and ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Shimla’s captured leopard fights for life (With Images)
February 26th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 26 (IANS) A one-and-a-half year-old leopard is struggling for life after it was captured by the wildlife department when it strayed into the heart of this hill town, an official ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Woof! Who let the dogs out?
January 24th, 2010 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
By Ranjana Narayan
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Have you ever paused to think why the stray dog starts up excitedly whenever your car passes by, bounding alongside and barking as if you ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Rare python rescued in Hooghly district
January 16th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Hooghly (West Bengal), Jan 16 (ANI): A rare endangered reticulated python, rescued recently, is being treated by an NGO in Hooghly district.People, who were trying to catch fish, caught the python, ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Tusker rescued from a deep muddy swamp after 24 hours in Kochi
January 25th, 2009 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
Kochi (Kerala), Jan.25 (ANI): An elephant that fell into a muddy swamp at Thevara on Friday midnight near Kochi was rescued on Saturday night after 24 hours of rigorous rescue operations ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Top ten weirdest things found in UK pets” stomachs
December 30th, 2008 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 30 (ANI): Kitchen knife, wig, and an underwear-these are some of the things that have made a list of the top ten weirdest items removed from the stomachs of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Junk food diet fuelling obesity epidemic in Brit pets
July 21st, 2008 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 21 (ANI): Pet owners in Britain are fuelling pet obesity epidemic by feeding their animals with unhealthy junk food, warns a charity.The pet owners have been feeding their animals ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Anaconda gives birth to 20 babies in Sri Lanka’s zoo
July 14th, 2008 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, July 14 (IANS) A green anaconda mum, which was brought to Sri Lanka some five years ago with her partner, has given birth to 20 baby anacondas in a Sri Lankan ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Sri Lanka releases eight orphaned elephants back into wild
June 14th, 2008 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
By P. Karunakharan
Udawalawe (Sri Lanka), June 14 (IANS) As hundreds watched in silent admiration, Sri Lankan mahouts shed tears as eight orphaned baby elephants they had raised for four years were Friday ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
A golden cow in war-hit Jaffna
May 13th, 2008 - 3:24 pm ICT by admin
Colombo, May 13 (IANS) Remember the famous story about the goose that laid the golden eggs? Well, in Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula, it was a cow that yielded a valuable gold chain! ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Lion cub dies at Gujarat zoo
May 13th, 2008 - 12:59 am ICT by admin
Junagadh (Gujarat), May 12 (IANS) A one-year-old lion cub has died at the Sakarbaugh zoo of Junagarh town in Gujarat, officials said Monday. The cub was brought to the zoo a year ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Suspected viral infection kills wild elephants in Kerala
April 28th, 2008 - 8:56 pm ICT by admin
Kalpetta (Kerala), April 28 (IANS) A suspected case of viral disease has resulted in the death of two wild elephants in the Wayanad district in Kerala in the last one month. The ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Its cool at Nandankanan Zoo in Orissa
April 25th, 2008 - 7:44 pm ICT by admin
Nandankanan Zoological Park (Orissa), April 25 (ANI): Authorities at the famous Nandakanan Zoological Park in Orissa are taking various measures to prevent inmates from suffering from scorching heat that has set ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Your pets too have mood swings in winter
November 14th, 2007 - 2:38 am ICT by admin
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