Moussa Ghazanfarabadi (pictured) is a head of Iran parliament's judicial commission, who signed the law, named Protection of the Public's Rights Against Animals to parliament, Tehran, Iran. (Newsflash)

Iran Sparks Widespread Mockery After Proposing To Ban Pets Because Animals Living With Humans Is A Destructive Social Problem

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:December 23, 2021

Iran has sparked widespread mockery and outrage after lawmakers proposed to ban pets because animals living with humans is apparently a "destructive social problem". Ultraconservative lawmakers representing about 25 percent…

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The Ministry of the Environment reported the death of Toto, a 29-years and 11-months-old orangutan that lived in the popular Chapultepec Zoo, in Mexico, where was born and lived his life, on 9th December. (@SEDEMA_CDMX/Newsflash)

Depressed Orangutan Raised By Humans Dies Two Weeks Before His 30th Birthday

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:December 17, 2021

This orangutan called Toto has died just a few weeks before his 30th birthday at a zoo in Mexico after a period of depression. The sad death took place at…

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Australopithecus sediba silhouette showing the newly-found vertebrae along with other skeletal remains from the species. (CENIEH/Newsflash)

Ancient Ancestor From Africas Cradle Of Humankind Is Missing-Link Species That Could Walk Upright And Climb Trees Like Ape

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:December 2, 2021

An international team of scientists has confirmed that this ancient ancestor of humans from nearly two million years ago that was unearthed in Africa's Cradle of Humankind is a missing-link…

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Ponderosa Pet Resort in Georgetown in Texas, USA, where at least 75 animals died in a fire in September 2021.

75 Pet Animals Die In Fire At Pet Boarding Centre

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:September 30, 2021

At least 75 animals have died in a fire at a pet boarding centre. The fire broke out at the Ponderosa Pet Resort in the city of Georgetown in the…

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Common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis.

Study Finds Unlike Humans Cuttlefish Retain Strong Memories Of Past Events Even In Old Age

• Post author:Peter Barker
• Post published:August 28, 2021

A new study has found that cuttlefish possess very powerful memories that allow them not only to remember what they had for dinner last week and if it was to…

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A four-year-old female chimpanzee, named Baran, relocated from Eram zoo in Iran arrived in Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya on 5th July 2021.

Female Chimp Who Has Only Ever Lived With Humans Heads To Kenya To Learn To Be An Ape

• Post author:Ipek Acar
• Post published:August 20, 2021

This is the moment an abandoned female chimpanzee that has lived her life separated from other chimpanzees arrives in a sanctuary in Kenya after being transferred from an Iranian zoo.…

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Boa found in the toys of a 3-year-old child, on 19 July 2021 in Cuiaba, Mato Grosso in Brazil.

Boy, 3, Finds Boa Constrictor Hiding Among His Toys

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:August 12, 2021

A three-year-old boy found a boa constrictor that was hiding among his toys in Brazil. The incident took place in the town of Alta Floresta, in the central Brazilian state…

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An illustrative image of the anthropogenic effect on the environment.

Study Shows Humans Will Lead To Greater Environmental Extinction In Comparison To Asteroid That Killed Dinosaurs

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:June 20, 2021

An international study has shown that humans will lead to higher extinction rates in comparison to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs and wiped out three quarters of the Earth's…

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A ram's head figure found in an ancient sarcophagus on the wall of a house

1,700-Year-Old Roman Sarcophagus Found On Outside Wall Of Turkish House

• Post author:Feza Uzay
• Post published:February 3, 2021

A 1,700-year-old sarcophagus from the Roman period has been found on the outside wall of a house in Turkey. The ornate marble stone from the 3rd century AD was found…

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Chopping tools from Revadim prehistoric site in Israel

Cavemen Used Precise Flint Tools To Slice Animal Bones For Their Marrow

• Post author:Maja Mishevska
• Post published:January 28, 2021

A new study has found that ancient humans used precise flint tools to slice animal bones so they can feed on the bone marrow inside. The study, made public in…

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