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Cheetah project in Gujarat faces setback due to incessant rainfall

Ahmedabad/New Delhi: Incessant rainfall in Kutch this year has delayed the establishment of a ₹20-crore cheetah conservation breeding centre in the Banni grasslands, a project sanctioned by the Centre, said officials on Saturday. However, due to the delays caused by the heavy rains, the project is now expected to be finished by March or April next year,” said a senior …

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3 days, 13 hours ago

Baby pigs get Christmas pardon from Florida mayor in a Cuban twist on White House turkey tradition

Associated Press

MIAMI — As the stars of Friday’s show in downtown Miami, baby pigs Glinda and Elphaba will never have to worry about gracing the dinner table at a Cuban American family’s home on Christmas Eve. Public pardons for the two piglets were granted by the mayor of Miami-Dade County, Daniella Levine Cava, in a seven-year South Florida riff on the …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Shanghai bear cub Junjun becomes breakout star

Hindustan Times

By Casey Hall and Xihao Jiang Shanghai bear cub Junjun becomes breakout star SHANGHAI, - Adoring crowds are flocking to a zoo in Shanghai to watch Junjun, a bear cub just 11 months old, as he frolics in his enclosure playing with toys, such as a favourite tyre, or splashing in a water trough. Standing 1 m tall and weighing …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Greg Chappell: I have very happy memories of my time in India

The Hindu

There was a flutter in the media enclosure as Greg Chappell dropped in for a while at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday. The Australian great and former India coach spoke about a range of topics with clarity and some dead-pan humour while other legends like Ricky Ponting said a quick hello to him. And you guys, you love controversy.” Asked …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

India vs Australia day-night Test in Adelaide: I had very happy memories in India, says Greg Chappell

The Hindu

There was a flutter in the media enclosure as Greg Chappell dropped in for a while at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday. The Australian great and former India coach spoke about a range of topics with clarity and some dead-pan humour while other legends like Ricky Ponting said a quick hello to him. And you guys, you love controversy.” Asked …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Final moments on film: A selfie with a walrus, testing a homemade parachute and going face-to-face with a tiger... terrifying true stories behind tragic photographs

Daily Mail

Every day, millions of people commemorate important moments in their lives with pictures. Parachute test Hundreds watched on as Franz Reichelt's parachute malfunctioned and failed to open, causing him to drop 187 feet to his death in a flurry of fabric On an icy February day in 1912, Austrian-born inventor Franz Reichelt was famously pictured atop the Eiffel Tower in …

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4 weeks ago

Maharashtra Tigress Zeenat released into Similipal Tiger Reserve

Deccan Chronicle

Bhubaneswar: Zeenat, a tigress relocated from Maharashtra’s Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, was released into the core area of Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve on Sunday evening. The tigress, under continuous 24-hour monitoring, has been observed roaming around five meters from her soft enclosure within the forest, according to Prakash Chandra Gogineni, Director of the Similipal Tiger Project. Zeenat arrived at Similipal on …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Visitors in Kolkata zoo's aviary section to now watch birds from glass enclosure

India Today

In a new initiative, the authorities of the Kolkata'a Alipore Zoological Garden have decided to keep the birds outside the cages, and a glass enclosure has been erected in the aviary section where visitors will be able to watch birds flying around them. According to the zoo authorities, the new initiative will attract more visitors as they can watch several …

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1 month ago

Tiger on the prowl: Lovesick Johnny travels 300 km from Maharashtra to Telangana in search of mate

Live Mint

A male tiger named Johnny has travelled more than 300 km across two states in search of a mate. As winter is the mating season for tigers, male tigers often travel long distances to find a female mate when one is not present in their region. Winter is the mating season According to a report by The Munsif Daily, District …

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1 month ago

An ancient Siva temple associated with Sage Vyaghrapada

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: River Palar, once the lifeline of the ancient area called Tondaimandalam, comprising a large part of north Tamil Nadu, had a number of villages, towns, and cities which flourished along its banks. One such small village is Pulipurakovil which has a temple for Siva called Vyaghrapurishwara. It is known that Sage Vyaghrapada who had the legs of a tiger, …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Second tigress translocated to Similipal Tiger Reserve

Deccan Chronicle

Tigress Jinat, a three-year-old from Maharashtra’s Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, was released into a soft enclosure at Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on Friday. This marks the second tigress to be translocated as part of Odisha’s inter-state tiger relocation project, which aims to enhance genetic diversity within Similipal's tiger population. Similipal Tiger Reserve remains the primary hub, with 24 …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Odisha: Another tigress brought from Maharashtra, released in soft enclosure in Similipal

Deccan Chronicle

Baripada: Another tigress brought from Maharashtra was released in a 'soft enclosure' in the core area of the Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha on Friday, officials said. The three-year-old tigress, named Zeenat, was brought to the STR on Thursday evening from Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra, they said. Another tigress was brought to Similipal on October 27 with the approval …

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1 month, 1 week ago

South Carolina lab recaptures 5 more escaped monkeys but 13 are still loose

Associated Press

YEMASSEE, S.C. — Employees at a South Carolina compound that breeds monkeys for medical research have recaptured five more animals that escaped last week from an enclosure that wasn’t fully locked. As of Monday afternoon, 30 of the 43 monkeys that made it outside the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee are back in the company’s custody unharmed, police said in …

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1 month, 1 week ago

An ancient Siva temple in Madhurantakam

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: Madhurantakam is well known for its Kodandarama temple, famously known as the Eri Katha Rama temple. Few know that there is a Siva temple closeby which is also ancient and referred to in Chola inscriptions as Arulakara Isvaram, although the deity is now known as the Arulalishwarar. The Arulalishwarar temple faces east with a modern arch at the entrance …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dozens of monkeys escape Planet of the Apes-style from South Carolina research facility; police on search hunt

Hindustan Times

More than 40 monkeys broke loose from a South Carolina research facility this week, leading authorities to sound the alarm of caution on Thursday, November 7. Yemassee Police Department on Facebook: "Alpha Genesis CEO Greg Westergaard told CBS News earlier today the 43 primates escaped after a caretaker failed to secure doors." As of early Thursday afternoon, none had been …

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More than 40 monkeys on the loose in US town after escaping lab

Al Jazeera

Police describe escapees, who are not carrying disease, as ‘harmless and a little skittish’, posing ‘almost no danger to public’. The 43 rhesus macaque monkeys fled from the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee, South Carolina, on Wednesday, according to a police statement issued the following day. They are harmless and a little skittish,” said Yemassee Police Chief Gregory Alexander on …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Four special teams, 100 AI cams to monitor Maharashtra tigers in Similipal Tiger Reserve

New Indian Express

BHUBANESWAR: In the process of relocating two tigresses from Maharashtra, Similipal Tiger Reserve has formed four special teams and procured 100 AI-integrated cameras for monitoring and protection of the big cats brought under the tiger supplementation programme. Additionally, STR plans to install another 500 normal cameras in the core area of south Similipal for regular monitoring of the tigers in …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

43 monkeys escape from a South Carolina medical lab. Police say there is no serious danger

Associated Press

Forty-three monkeys escaped from a compound used for medical research in South Carolina but the nearby police chief said there is “almost no danger” to the public. The Rhesus macaque primates escaped from the Alpha Genesis facility Wednesday when a new employee didn’t fully shut an enclosure, Alexander said. Alpha Genesis employees “currently have eyes on the primates and are …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dozens of monkeys escape from South Carolina research facility

NPR

Dozens of monkeys escape from South Carolina research facility toggle caption Carrie Antlfinger/AP Dozens of monkeys have escaped from a research facility in Yemassee, S.C., prompting police to urge residents to lock their doors and windows until the primates have been captured. The Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center is home to the 43 escaped female rhesus macaque primates, which police …

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Forty-three monkeys escape from South Carolina medical testing lab

The Telegraph

People are being urged to stay in their homes and keep their doors and windows locked after 43 monkeys escaped from a medical research lab. The Rhesus macaques escaped from the Alpha Genesis facility in South Carolina on Wednesday after a new employee did not fully shut an enclosure, police said. Alpha Genesis employees “currently have eyes on the primates …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Saturday Night Live’s Bowen Yang and Chappell Roan hold hands after controversial Moo Deng skit

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bowen Yang and Chappell Roan …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Odisha to Get First Tiger from Maharashtra on Sunday Night

New Indian Express

Odisha is set to get its first tiger from Maharashtra on Sunday night in a major relocation project aimed at improving the genetic diversity of the striped predators in the Similipal landscape. The female tiger from Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) will be transported in a special vehicle via road and is expected to be shifted to Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Drones and laser lights to add to Balijatra glitz this year

New Indian Express

CUTTACK: For the first time this year, drones will light up the sky over Balijatra grounds to showcase the fair’s rich history and cultural significance. The Cuttack administration on Wednesday decided to add this and several other features aligning with the theme of Odia Asmita to Balijatra festival-2024 which will be organised from November 15 to 22. This apart, LED …

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2 months, 1 week ago

San Diego Zoo has flipped the Panda Cam live. Take a look at Xin Bao and Yun Chuan

LA Times

Xin Bao looks out from her enclosure at the San Diego Zoo. A little more than two months after two giant pandas — the first sent to the U.S. in 21 years — debuted at the San Diego Zoo, fans can now do a virtual pop-in. San Diego Zoo’s Panda Cam was featured in Times Square on Tuesday morning as …

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Cheetah project in Gujarat faces setback due to incessant rainfall

Baby pigs get Christmas pardon from Florida mayor in a Cuban twist on White House turkey tradition

Shanghai bear cub Junjun becomes breakout star

Greg Chappell: I have very happy memories of my time in India

India vs Australia day-night Test in Adelaide: I had very happy memories in India, says Greg Chappell

Final moments on film: A selfie with a walrus, testing a homemade parachute and going face-to-face with a tiger... terrifying true stories behind tragic photographs

Maharashtra Tigress Zeenat released into Similipal Tiger Reserve

Visitors in Kolkata zoo's aviary section to now watch birds from glass enclosure

Tiger on the prowl: Lovesick Johnny travels 300 km from Maharashtra to Telangana in search of mate

An ancient Siva temple associated with Sage Vyaghrapada

Second tigress translocated to Similipal Tiger Reserve

Odisha: Another tigress brought from Maharashtra, released in soft enclosure in Similipal

South Carolina lab recaptures 5 more escaped monkeys but 13 are still loose

An ancient Siva temple in Madhurantakam

Dozens of monkeys escape Planet of the Apes-style from South Carolina research facility; police on search hunt

More than 40 monkeys on the loose in US town after escaping lab

Four special teams, 100 AI cams to monitor Maharashtra tigers in Similipal Tiger Reserve

43 monkeys escape from a South Carolina medical lab. Police say there is no serious danger

Dozens of monkeys escape from South Carolina research facility

Forty-three monkeys escape from South Carolina medical testing lab

Saturday Night Live’s Bowen Yang and Chappell Roan hold hands after controversial Moo Deng skit

Odisha to Get First Tiger from Maharashtra on Sunday Night

Drones and laser lights to add to Balijatra glitz this year

San Diego Zoo has flipped the Panda Cam live. Take a look at Xin Bao and Yun Chuan