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Romeo and Juliet: the last hopes to save Bolivian aquatic frog

by José Arturo CÁRDENAS Agence France Presse LA PAZ, Bolivia (AFP) -- Almost a year after conservationists sent out a…

S.Africa’s neighbours slap import bans over foot-and-mouth disease

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Countries neighbouring South Africa have banned the import of cloven-hoofed animals and their products over…

Shark attacks woman, child at popular Australian tourist site

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A woman and a child were bitten by a shark in the popular Whitsunday Islands near…

Lion kills worker at US wildlife park

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A lion attacked and killed a young American woman who had just started working at…

The science of how cats’ tongues keep them clean

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US researchers, armed with high-speed video cameras, have revealed the secret to cat grooming. It's…

Spider swarm cloaks Greek lake in 1,000-meter web

  THESSALONIKI, Greece (AFP) -- Lake Vistonida in northern Greece has become an arachnophobe's worst nightmare after it was cloaked…

WATCH: Seal slaps kayaker with octopus

(AFP) -- Remarkable footage of the moment a New Zealand fur seal slaps a stunned kayaker in the face with…

Global warming will make insects hungrier, eating up key crops: study

by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France-Presse TAMPA, United States (APF) - Researchers have found a new way that global warming is…

Paris aquarium offers haven for unwanted goldfish

by Brice Le Borgne Agence France-Presse Paris' biggest aquarium has created a refuge for goldfish, providing a second life for…

‘Devastating’ dolphin loss in Florida red tide disaster

  by Kerry Sheridan Agence France-Presse SARASOTA, United States (AFP) -- A state of emergency has been declared in Florida as…

Slovenians strive to live in peace with bears

  by Bojan Kavci  Agence France-Presse MARKOVEC, Slovenia (AFP)--When he used to go hunting, Miha Mlakar would dream of killing…

First quolls born in Australian wild in half a century

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP)--The first eastern quolls in 50 years have been born in the wild on the Australian mainland, with…

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