Animals
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Chester Zoo fire: how animals were saved with personal bonds, comfort blankets and bananas
Speed Read Keepers ‘overwhelmed’ as fundraising campaign tops £120,000 following blaze in Monsoon Forest zone
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Scientists discover the Dracula ant is the world's fastest mover
In Depth Insect uses lethal speed of its spring-loaded mandibles to stun or kill prey
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Should animal shelters ban Christmas adoptions?
Speed Read German pet rescue centres take a stand over pets as presents
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Tributes pour in for Roger Australia's muscle-bound kangaroo
In Depth Enormous animal came to fame when a photo of him crushing a metal bucket like a paper cup went viral
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Why BA refuses to carry lab animals
Speed Read Airline facing legal battle over its blanket ban on transporting animals for medical research
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Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018: ten of the funniest finalists
Speed Read From a hiding moose and a helpful bear to a very expressive squirrel
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Vets successfully separate squirrels tied together in Gordian Knot
In Depth Wildlife centre operates to save animals’ tails that became entwined with each other and their nest
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British woman deluged with applicants for ‘dream job’ on Greek island looking after cats
In Depth Sanctuary has to curtail number of applicants eager to look after 55 rescue cats ‘in Cyclades paradise’
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Two killed in hippo attacks in Kenya
Speed Read Chinese tourist mauled by a hippo while trying to take a photograph
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Mystery ape discovered in ancient Chinese tomb
In Depth Extinct species of gibbon suggests humans wiped out primate populations long before the modern era
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Why are scientists genetically editing pigs?
In Depth Breakthrough in making the animals resistant to disease poses ethical and legal dilemma
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Cloning monkeys: the ethical dilemma behind the miracle
Speed Read Identical macaques Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua were born eight and six weeks ago in Chinese lab
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