‘Brutal Killing’- endangered leopard shot to death in Pakistan, leaving behind small cubs

‘Brutal Killing’- endangered leopard shot to death in Pakistan, leaving behind small cubs

Calls to protect Pakistan’s critically endangered wildlife have increased after a leopard died from injuries sustained when it was shot on the banks of a river in Pakistani-administered Kashmir. The injured female leopard was found by locals on Sunday and transported to Islamabad for treatment, but did not survive. An X-ray revealed that it had […]

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Albatrosses can plunge up to 62ft underwater to pursue prey – more than twice as deep as previously thought, study reveals

Albatrosses can plunge up to 62ft underwater to pursue prey – more than twice as deep as previously thought, study reveals

New research by scientists from the University of Oxford, British Geological Survey, and Portugal’s Marine and Environmental Sciences Center shows that the black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) can dive to much greater depths (19 m, or 62 feet) and for much longer (52 seconds) than previously thought — three times the maxima previously recorded for this […]

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