Fauna of Asia
Running of the Bulls Thai Style
Languidly ploughing flooded paddy-fields, Thailand's buffaloes don't usually strike people as the quickest of beasts....
Japan Baby Panda Healthy After 30 Days
A baby panda in Japan has survived its crucial first 30 days, zoo officials said Wednesday, as fresh video showed the...
Merkel Pledges Star Treatment For China’s Panda ‘envoys’
Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed Wednesday to make China's new "special envoys" feel welcome in Berlin, as she unveiled...
Japan Panda Fans Get Latest Fix of Cute With New Footage
Japan's panda-obsessed public got their latest fix of cute Tuesday as a Tokyo zoo released footage of its 20-day-old...
Rare Siamese Crocodile Eggs Found In Cambodia
Conservationists in Cambodia have found a nest with 19 eggs from one of the world's most endangered crocodiles,...
Panda Mania Hits Germany As China’s Cuddly Envoys Arrive
Germany was bracing for panda mania as furry ambassadors arrive from China on Saturday, destined for a new life as...
Tokyo Zoo Announces Baby Panda’s Sex
A baby panda recently born in Japan is a girl, a Tokyo zoo said Friday, adding that the little cub appeared to be in...
Indonesia Seizes Pangolins, Scales Worth $190,000
Indonesian authorities have seized hundreds of critically endangered pangolins and scales in a haul worth $190,000...
Germany To Welcome Two Giant Pandas
Two long-awaited giant pandas from China will arrive in Germany in two weeks time, with Berlin rolling out the red...
Tokyo Zoo Says New Cub In Good Health
A baby panda whose birth this week delighted Japan and has dominated news coverage ever since appears to be in good...
Malaysia Seizes 300kg of Pangolin Scales
Malaysian customs officers have seized almost 300 kilograms of pangolin scales being smuggled through the main airport,...
Japan Zoo Celebrates Birth of Panda Cub
A Japanese zoo celebrated the first birth of a baby panda in five years Monday, with the tiny cub small enough to fit...
Thousands of Indians Line Up For Asthma Cure
More than 5,000 Indians have once more flocked to Hyderabad in the country's south, pinching their noses and sticking...
Indians Swallow Live Fish For Asthma
More than 5,000 Indians have lined up in the country's south, pinching their noses and sticking their tongues out to...
India’s Meat Exporters Take Hit Amid Cow Protection Drive
Indian buffalo meat exports plunged more than 10 percent in April, new trade figures show, with traders blaming a...
Tokyo Zoo Visitors Flock To View Mum-To-Be Panda
Japanese well-wishers flocked to a Tokyo zoo Wednesday to get their last glimpse of a possibly pregnant panda before...
China Eatery In Japan Soars On Pregnant Panda Hopes
Swelling hopes for a baby panda in Tokyo have bumped up the stock price of a Chinese restaurant chain in the area, with...
Hatchlings Raise Hope For Cambodia’s Endangered ‘Royal Turtle’
The birth of nine Cambodian royal turtle hatchlings has sparked hope for the future of a species on the brink of...
Record Haul of Pangolin Scales Seized In Malaysia
Malaysian customs officers have seized more than 700 kilograms of pangolin scales, the country's largest haul of the...