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Training a pigeon to be your cycling partner

Training a pigeon to be your cycling partner

Do you have a cycling partner? Cycling alone can be boring, but some people may take the “look for a partner” too far. Jeff Daniel, from Wigan (UK) races his pigeon. He goes in his bike, the pigeon flies. He raised his pigeon (Prince) since he was just a few weeks old, thus the bird [...]

Rabbit hero in Anchorage, Alaska saves his family and dies

Rabbit hero in Anchorage, Alaska saves his family and dies

Cats are known as selfish, dogs as loyal, fishes as dull. What about rabbits? Rabbits are superheroes! Anchorage, Alaska, night. A house full of smoke and only one animal ready to do what needed to be done. The brave home rabbit woke up his owner by scratching her chest, and when she realised the house [...]

Cats and Their New Toys

Cats and Their New Toys

Did you knit a mouse? Then give yourself a pat on the back – and let us know below. But if you missed the appeal, it’s not too late: Battersea still need more, so get out the needles and cast off…

Yvonne the cow is caught after three months on the run

Yvonne the cow is caught after three months on the run

The Bavarian cow became a celebrity when she escaped from her farm and managed to elude capture for three months. Finally a farmer spotted Yvonne on his farm . She did not go quietly to her new home at an animal sanctuary, according to the Guardian; she had to be tranquilized and loaded onto a [...]

African Elephants Extinct by 2025 at Present Poaching Rates

African Elephants Extinct by 2025 at Present Poaching Rates

According to a recent survey and research, the population of these African elephants, that currently number around 600,000, is decreasing by about 38,000 each passing year. These figures have been calculated using the annual number of illegal tusk seized, which have significantly exceeded the elephant birth rate, meaning these mammals could face complete extinction within [...]

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