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MCD 'dogged' by canine menace

8 Jan 2009, 0903 hrs IST
Move over roads, parking or sealing, the burning issue for MCD is the increasing number of street dogs in the city despite a sterilization programme.

Stranded sea cow saved by Filipino fishermen

7 Jan 2009, 1526 hrs IST
Filipino fishermen rescued an endangered sea cow, pushing it back into open water after it was stranded off a beach in the western Philippines, conservationists said.

US First Cat 'India' dies

6 Jan 2009, 0949 hrs IST
The Bush family's 18-year-old cat, India, has died at the White House, First Lady Laura Bush's office announced.

Orang-utan that enjoys riding on a jet ski

5 Jan 2009, 0813 hrs IST
Surya, a four-year-old rescued orang-utan, enjoys riding on an inflatable jet ski at The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species in Miami, Florida, USA centre, which is its home.

Donkeys ordered to wear diapers in Egypt

2 Jan 2009, 0000 hrs IST
Donkeys have been banned from walking around in the streets of Egypt's southwestern al-Wadi al-Gadeed governorates without wearing diapers.

Japan's Cat Island fights not to go to dogs

30 Dec 2008, 0925 hrs IST
The elderly residents of a small Japanese island swarming with cats are hoping that their trademark animals will attract something they've been missing for years -- people.

Britain's Prince Edward accused of beating dog

29 Dec 2008, 0735 hrs IST
Britain's Prince Edward was in hot water with animal rights charities on Sunday after using a stick to break up a dog fight.

Rhinoceros ordered to have sex to save its specie

26 Dec 2008, 1612 hrs IST
It may sound bizarre, but a rhinoceros has been ordered to have sex in a bid to save its species.

Zookeepers put Nepal's tubby tigers on a diet

25 Dec 2008, 0742 hrs IST
Authorities in Nepal have stopped feeding tigers in the country's only zoo for one day a week to keep them from piling on the pounds.

Honeybees find cocaine as stimulating as humans

24 Dec 2008, 1016 hrs IST
Strongly stimulating human reward centres in low doses, cocaine is extremely addictive and can be fatal in high doses.
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