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The monkey was released after recovering and a warden was assigned to ensure its safety (Photo: YouTube)

Monkey collapses in Thailand after drinking tourist's coffee

The macaque was unconscious for 10 hours before it was revived by vets using a saline and carbon solution.

10 Nov 2017 12:31 PM IST

The higher the risk of getting asthma, the more benefit owning a cat would have. (Photo: Pixabay)

Getting a cat could prevent asthma in children

Contrary to popular belief, a cat in the house is good for infants born with a gene that makes them more susceptible to...

8 Nov 2017 3:17 PM IST

It turns out that horses too can tell the difference between dominant and submissive body postures in humans, even if the person is not familiar to them.

Study shows that horses too can read our body language

Research find horses can tell the difference between dominant and submissive body postures in humans, even when they...

4 Nov 2017 9:14 AM IST

Study published Thursday in the journal Current Biology said there are no more than 800 of the primates, which researchers named Pongo tapanuliensis, making it the most endangered great ape species. (Photo: Pixabay)

New species of orangutans discovered

Their numbers are so small, and their habitat so fragmented, that they are in danger of going extinct, say the...

3 Nov 2017 10:57 AM IST

Brow raising, which makes the eyes look bigger - so- called puppy dog eyes - was the dogs most commonly used expression in this research. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds humans have more empathy for dogs than for other people

Researchers say humans are more moved by suffering dogs because they appear more helpless.

2 Nov 2017 5:38 PM IST

Pigeons and humans both slow down by the same amount under double stress (Photo: AFP)

Pigeons are better at multitasking as compared to humans

The pallium of birds does not have any layers comparable to those in the human cortex.

27 Sept 2017 8:18 PM IST

Forest Range Officer of Anandpur, Mihir Patnaik got the injured snake rescued and brought it to the OUAT (Photo: AFP)

Critically injured python undergoes CT scan in Odisha

It was brought to the College of Veterinary Science of Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology (OUAT) in a...

25 Sept 2017 8:07 PM IST

Cook says that Holly uses that money to pay for her treats and they usually put the money in the bank until she runs out of cash and then they restock her up. (Representational image/ Pixabay)

Meet the canine who buys her own treats

New York canine's obsession for paper bills started as a pup, but she soon she realised that it could be put to better...

25 Sept 2017 1:39 PM IST

Her husband Dave was consoling her when the real Sammy strolled in. (Photo: Pixabay)

Owner buries dead cat, similar looking feline comes back

Karen Turner found a black cat with white chest fur identical to her pet Sammy lying dead on the road.

20 Sept 2017 4:55 PM IST

Beaver County Sheriffs Office says the dog ran back to the campsite and alerted family members (Photo: Pixabay)

Animal abuse exists, even if we choose to look away

While violent people often start by abusing animals and then move to targeting humans, animal abuse can be curbed with...

18 Sept 2017 5:23 PM IST

How a dog is treated when it is young is more important in determining how it socialises with humans (Photo: Pixabay)

Chinese 'vet' being investigated for snipping dog's vocal cords

While debarking is a surgical procedure used to reduce tissue in dogs' vocal cords, the man was not licensed to operate...

18 Sept 2017 1:40 PM IST

Several snakes can swallow objects bigger than them (Photo: YouTube)

Animal workers film footage of a snake swallowing another serpent

The snake was identified as a black and yellow branded krait and it swallowed an entire checkered keelback.

17 Sept 2017 4:50 PM IST