An American woman kills the rabid lynx with her bare hands
An American woman of 46 years old, living in the state of Georgia, strangled with her hands a lynx that had thrown on her. She must now be stung because the animal was enraged.
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In South Korea, killing dogs to eat is now illegal
Dog meat has long been part of the culinary tradition of South Korea, where an estimated one million dogs are eaten each year.
Dogs for food on a farm in Wonju, South Korea, 10 January 2017. (KIM HONG-JI / REUTERS)
Dogs will soon not find themselves on the plate in South Korea. A local court found it illegal to slaughter canines for their meat. They have long been part of the culinary tradition of South Korea, where an estimated one million dogs are eaten each year.
Nevertheless, this use declines. More and more South Koreans consider that the dog is the friend of the man and the practice of eating it becomes taboo in the younger generations.
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Koko, the famous gorilla who spoke sign language, is dead
The primate, subject of many documentaries, was aged 46 years old. His vocabulary exceeded the 1000 words.
Koko, a captive-bred gorilla who became known worldwide for his mastery of sign language, died on Wednesday 20 June at 46 in California, the Gorilla Foundation announced, following the animal.
The primate, who was born July 4, 1971 at the San Francisco Zoo, died "in her sleep," the foundation said in a statement.
"Koko's capacity for language and her empathy has opened the minds and hearts of millions of people," the foundation noted, calling her "an icon of interspecies communication." "She was dearly loved and will be dearly missed."
From 1972, a researcher and psychologist for animals, Francine Patterson, began to teach Koko sign language, before continuing her apprenticeship at Stanford University, where was established the foundation, dedicated to the study of gorillas in captivity .
Koko, who will gradually master more 1000 words, was then the subject of many reports that made his reputation. Starting with the cover of National Geographic, in October 1978, which showed her taking her picture by looking in a mirror.
Koko also rose to fame with her affection for her kitten, whom she named "All Ball". A children's book, "Koko's kitten", has even been published. When the cat died, hit by a car, Koko had displayed his sorrow for months.
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An American woman of 46 years old, living in the state of Georgia, strangled with her hands a lynx that had thrown on her. She must now be stung because the animal was enraged.
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Video: The very rare images of Ili's Pika, an amazing animal
by Yohan Residence 23 June 2018
Not so long ago, a Chinese television channel broadcast unique images of a rarely seen animal: Ili's Pika, also known as the "magic rabbit". It seems straight from a cross between a hamster and a rabbit.
A video was recently published by the Chinese channel CGTN, immortalizing the presence of the Pika Ili or Ili pika (Ochotona iliensis). This animal lives between 2800 and 4000 meters high in the Tianshan Mountains, located in northwestern China, specifically in Xinjiang Province.
It must be known that this animal was very rarely observed, and that there were not yet video images showing it. Ili's Pika was discovered just over three decades ago, and few humans can claim to have seen it. In addition to the altitude at which it lives, it is also very discreet, so that only thirty specimens have been seen since its discovery.
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Gabon: discovery of a new crocodile species stuck in a cave since 3000 years
Florian Guénet 29 June 2018
Amazing discovery in Gabon, where scientists have indeed had the incredible surprise of coming face to face with orange crocodiles, visibly stuck in a cave since about 3,000 years. It all starts in 2008, when a group of archaeologists decides to visit the caves of Abanda. Discovering a certain ecosystem, scientists will come back two years later and come out with orange crocodiles!
Very quickly, the question of their color arises. If the first explanation finds its reasoning in the fact that these animals have been locked up for thousands of years, in the dark, science will finally advance another reason. Indeed, guano, a highly toxic substance based on bat excrement and in which bathe these crocodiles, would be the main reason for this depigmentation.
Of course, the diet of these crocodiles has evolved, adapting to their new environment. On the menu ? Bats, but also locusts or crickets. A diet far from the image of terrible carnivore that we all have in mind.
South Africa: poachers are devoured by lions
July 05, 2018
At least three poachers on the rhinoceros trail have been devoured by lions in a private game reserve in southeastern South Africa, it was reported Thursday 5 July from its owner. Armed with a rifle and an ax, the hunters entered the Sibuya reserve early Monday morning and were found dismembered the next morning, said Nick Fox to AFP.
"They didn't have a lot of time to react"
"They found themselves in the middle of a group of lions, a large group apparently, so they didn't have much time to react," said the owner. "We don't know exactly how many there were, there isn't much left," said Nick Fox. "We found clothes for three people."
Every year, thousands of rhinos are slaughtered in Africa for their horns, highly prized by traditional medicine practitioners in China or Vietnam. There remain 5 000 black rhinoceros specimens on the African continent, including nearly 1 900 in South Africa. The country is also home to some 20 000 white rhinoceros, or 80% of the world's population.
Pyrenees: rescue of a cub, "alone, tired and confused", who had lost his mother
Published 06 / 07 / 2018
A six-month-old cub, who was "alone, tired and confused", was taken care of in the Pyrenees by agents of the National Office for Hunting and Wildlife (ONCFS), who "fed him and watered "before releasing him, said the prefecture of the Occitanie region on Friday. The small plantigrade was seen Thursday morning near the RN 125, in Fos (Haute-Garonne), a town bordering Spain and very close to Ariège. He was "alone and separated from his mother", according to the prefecture.
"Tired and confused", he was taken care of by the ONCFS agents, "put in a cage, examined by a veterinarian then fed and watered", after finding his state of weakness and authorization for emergency capture by the Ministry of Ecological Transition. Initially dehydrated and hypoglycemic, he gradually regained his strength and it was therefore decided to release him.
"Equipped with a small transmitter placed on his ear, he was released during the night in an area capable of ensuring more favorable conditions of safety, tranquility and resources, and where his potential mother had been located shortly. time ago ", according to the prefecture.
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