All giant pandas at Japan theme park to return to China
Rauhin, a 24-year-old female which gave birth to 10 pandas at the park, will return, along with her daughters Yuihin, 8, Saihin, 6, and Fuhin, 4. They will reportedly be moved to…
Bird on the brink: Great Indian bustard nears vanishing point in Pakistan
An official pointed out that local misconceptions have further endangered the bird, with some believing its meat is an aphrodisiac.
Nemophila: Sea of blue flowers flows seamlessly into blue spring sky in Japan’s Ibaraki
According to the park, the flowers will stay at their peak until early May.
Love is in the air: Giant panda enclosure in Singapore Zoo to close for breeding season
Beloved giant pandas Kai Kai and Jia Jia are getting some space for a bit of romance this breeding season.
3-month-old Philippine eaglet ‘Riley’ dies
The Philippine Eagle Foundation noted that a necropsy is being conducted to determine the cause of the eaglet’s death.
Baby capybaras prove to be popular at Shizuoka Zoo in Japan
The siblings were named “High” and “Ball,” apparently hinting at the name of the popular highball drink. Their sex is not yet known.
What Singapore’s breeding programmes mean for conservation of Southeast Asia’s biodiversity
Such breeding efforts are key in ensuring that species threatened with extinction do not disappear off the face of the earth.
New Cretaceous mammal fossil discovered for the first time in Mongolia
A paleontological analysis of the animal’s teeth shows that it was a small, mouse-like herbivore that chewed its food, though some relatives in the same family were carnivorous…
Nepal’s forests echo with summer migratory birds’ calls
Birds travel thousands of miles to Nepal, mainly to breed. Asian koel flies 6,000 miles from Sub-Saharan Africa.
A view from the top of Cambodia’s “Areng’s Paradise”
Tourists can hike to the top of the mountain to admire the lush, beautiful scenery, accompanied by panoramic views of the surrounding greenery and the restful sounds of nature, in…