Animals
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Animals IndiaPink Flamingos Just Have a Great Time During Lockdown in Mumbai
The coronavirus lockdown measures have inevitably reduced human activity, and flamingos are taking advantage of the enhanced conditions: in comparison to 2019, an estimated 25% more flamingos have flocked to India's Mumbai Metropolitan Region this year!
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Health BelgiumCould Llamas (Yes, the Spitting Animals!) Really Help Us Fight Coronavirus?
After discovering that the antibodies in llamas could neutralize SARS and MERS, researchers in Belgium quickly shifted the study to COVID-19 – and found that the same antibodies are successfully able to defuse the new virus too!
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Animals New CaledoniaSeven Grandmas Swim with Venomous Sea Snakes – for the Sake of Science!
A group of seven “Fantastic Grandmothers” have been swimming with venomous sea snakes in New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean. Their purpose: collecting photos and information that help researchers better understand how the sea snakes impact the ecosystem.
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Animals USAHappy Turtles in Florida Beach’s Lockdown: Breed More, Survive Better
The COVID-19 lockdown is leading to good news for endangered leatherback sea turtles in Florida, USA: without tourists and waste to impact their chances of survival, marine life researchers are expecting a major boost in this year’s nesting season.
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Animals ChinaShenzhen Takes Cats and Dogs off the Menu for Its 12 Million Residents
Shenzen, China's 6th largest city with 12.2 million inhabitants, is banning the breeding, sale and consumption of wild animals, and went one step further in its new legislation: eating cat and dog meat will be prohibited, too.