Read more about the article World’s Oldest Zoo Welcomes World’s Slowest Baby
Photo shows a sloth cub born at Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna, Austria, undated. The cub was born on Aug. 20, 2023, and was hidden in the mother's protective peritoneum. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

World’s Oldest Zoo Welcomes World’s Slowest Baby

The adorable footage shows the moment a newborn two-toed sloth snuggles into its mum's fur as visitors at the oldest zoo in the world see it for the first time.…

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Read more about the article Eco Activists Spray World Clock Orange
Image shows the World Clock, located in the public square of Alexanderplatz, in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. It was coloured orange by Last Generation activists. (Newsflash)

Eco Activists Spray World Clock Orange

Eco-activists have been seized by police after spraying a huge world clock orange and glueing themselves to the landmark. The protesters swarmed over the sculpture in the German capital Berlin,…

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Read more about the article Flying Frogs Camouflage Themselves As Poo To Avoid Being Eaten By Predators Says Study
Image shows a young Wallace's flying frog, undated photo. A study from the University of Vienna, Austria, showed that the species camouflages as faeces to avoid being eaten by predators. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

Flying Frogs Camouflage Themselves As Poo To Avoid Being Eaten By Predators Says Study

New research by the world's oldest zoo has revealed that a species of flying frog disguises itself as poo in order to avoid being eaten by predators. The study, led…

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Read more about the article Austria To Create More Than 300 New Water Ponds Around The Country To Help Conserve Green Toads
Image shows a green toad in the city of Vienna, Austria, undated photo. State authorities will create around 300 new small bodies of water across the country for the green toads. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

Austria To Create More Than 300 New Water Ponds Around The Country To Help Conserve Green Toads

The world's oldest zoo will take part in the building of several hundred water ponds across Austria to help conserve green toads under threat because of habitat loss. The project…

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Read more about the article Ausie Flies Half Way Round World To Fix His Teeth
Photo shows Doctor Martina Karlo, undated. John Park from Melbourne, Australia, traveled to Split, Croatia so that the dentist can fix his teeth and gives him perfect smile. (Newsflash)

Ausie Flies Half Way Round World To Fix His Teeth

An Australian patient has told how he flew half way round the world to get his crooked teeth fixed in Croatia. John Park, from Melbourne, had abandoned the idee of…

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Read more about the article Newborn Seal Pup’s Loving Display With Mum
Image shows the adorable seal pup and its mum, undated photo. It was born at the Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland, on June 28, 2023. (Zurich Zoo, Enzo Franchini/Newsflash)

Newborn Seal Pup’s Loving Display With Mum

Newborn harbour seal pup snuggles up to its mother just hours after it came into the world. The pup and its mum delighted crowds at Zurich Zoo in Switzerland when…

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Read more about the article World’s Greenest City Stops Cutting Grass To Help Bees And Other Wildlife
Picture shows Kongresssiedlung estate, in Vienna, Austria, undated. The tenants at the estate have convinced officials to reconsider their strict lawn-mowing procedures to support the flora and fauna. (Newsflash)

World’s Greenest City Stops Cutting Grass To Help Bees And Other Wildlife

The world's greenest city has agreed a further reduction to its lawnmowing policy to protect wild plants and animals in the Austiran capital Vienna. The council added the new location…

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Read more about the article World’s Oldest Book Was About The Price Of Beer
Photo shows an Egyptian papyrus from the 3rd century BC showing evidence of sewing, indicating that it must have been part of the oldest-known book, undated. The fragment was found in 1902 in the wrapping of a mummy. (Uni Graz,Kernasenko/Newsflash)

World’s Oldest Book Was About The Price Of Beer

A scrap of papyrus left on a museum shelf for a hundred years has been found to be a page from what experts say is the oldest book ever written…

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Read more about the article 4,000 Year Old Corpses Were Victims Of Black Death
Image shows the grave of a man aged 22-27, undated photo. He died of the plague around 4,000 years ago at a burial ground in the municipality of Drasenhofen, Lower Austria State, Austria. (OeAW, Archaeprotect/Newsflash)

4,000 Year Old Corpses Were Victims Of Black Death

The 4,000-year-old bodies of two prehistoric men have been identified as among the world's oldest known plague victims. The two Early Bronze Age corpses - aged between 22 and 30…

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Read more about the article Giant Buddha Statue To Get A Facelift After Criticism
Picture shows a Buddha statue, under construction, in Phsar Leu Village Cambodia, undated. It was was widely criticized for having an oddly proportioned face. (Newsflash)

Giant Buddha Statue To Get A Facelift After Criticism

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Officials who were widely criticised after unveiling what was described as the most badly built Buddha statue in the world have appealed for donations in order to put things right.…

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