THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Following in the footsteps of legendary ornithologist Salim Ali, who mapped Kerala’s bird population for the first time 75 years ago, the Kerala State Biodiversity Board and the Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department are joining hands to undertake a bird survey.
In 1993, it was the Maharaja of erstwhile Travancore State who initiated the scientific [...]
Donkeys have been banned from walking on the streets of Egypt’s al—Wadial-Gadeed govern orates without wearing diapers, an official said.
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January 5th, 2009 – The White House announced Monday that the First Cat had passed on. “The President, Mrs. Bush, Barbara, and Jenna are deeply saddened by the passing of their cat India (’Willie’),” said spokeswoman Sally McDonough.
“The 18 year-old female black American Shorthair died Sunday, January 4, 2009 at home at the White House. [...]
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Birds were thought to have been first kept as pets 4,000 years ago, and the tradition probably arose from keeping birds as a source of food. Egyptian hieroglyphics show images of pet birds, including parrots. Parrots were highly prized by the ancient Greeks, who kept the birds in cages made of precious metal. Wealthy Roman [...]
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Flying insects multiply both in diversity and numbers, especially in the tropical regions. Flying insects are small in size and abundant in a common place of activity among the social insects. According to entomologists flying insects or winged insects could have made their appearance more than 300,000,000 years ago (early Carboniferous age). Flying insects belong [...]
