Tag: zoology
Drama in the zoo: lion cubs died in the zoo
A lioness in the Nuremberg Zoo gave birth to four cubs, but none survived. source site
Nuremberg: Two great apes are to be castrated in the zoo – Bavaria
Two young apes are to be castrated in Nuremberg Zoo before they reach sexual maturity – and thus remain youthful forever. Zoo director Dag Encke explains why he thinks this…
SZ column "best things": Immaculate in the ape kingdom
In a Japanese zoo, a female gibbon becomes pregnant – although she had always lived alone in a cage. Now a DNA test finally brings clarity. source site
Zoo Augsburg: offspring of the rhinos – Bavaria
From Florian Fuchs, Augsburg So far the young has only gotten to know the stable – it’s still too cold outside. As soon as it gets warmer at the weekend…
A truck-sized asteroid has skimmed past Earth
By Le Figaro with AFP Posted yesterday at 7:09 p.m., Update 10 minutes ago A small asteroid passed close to Earth overnight from Thursday to Friday. NicoElNino / stock.adobe.com At…
A ‘rescue’ Soyuz spacecraft sent to the ISS to bring back three astronauts
A damaged capsule in mid-December in orbit would no longer be able to ensure the safe return of its crew. Russia will not take any risks: damaged, the Soyuz MS-22…
Japan is running out of African elephants – Knowledge
Africa lies sleepy in the Japanese winter forest. Animal keeper Hideki Takehana steers the minibus through the sloping terrain of the Morioka Zoological Park in the north of the Japanese…
towards early detection with a simple test
A Swedish team has just published promising results for a screening test targeting sugar-based proteins, glycosaminoglycans or glycans, in order to detect cancers at an early stage. Elypta DECRYPTION –…
early warning signs
There are four main types of dementia, each of which expresses itself in a very specific way. sudok1 – stock.adobe.com OUR HEALTH ADVICE – About 1.2 million people live in…
On drops of water through the air – knowledge
They are true jumping artists: Springtails, only millimeters in size and wingless, often live on the surface of streams, swamps or ponds and can jump more than ten times their…