The Nashville Zoo marked National Farm Animals Day on Wednesday, April 10, by releasing footage of exuberant baby Nigerian dwarf goats, the latest addition to the zoo.
According to The Tennessean, four Nigerian dwarf goats were born at the zoo in late March.
“The kids are bouncing around for #NationalFarmAnimalsDay!” the Nashville Zoo wrote on Facebook. Credit: Nashville Zoo via Storyful
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The threatened creatures are a keystone species in north Florida, wildlife experts said.
It was like seeing a six-story building with fins.
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The “rare” visitor was just one of dozens of species spotted during a yearslong survey.
Wildlife officials said there was no suitable tree nearby to safely return the downed eaglets to their parents.
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission rescued the cub, who is currently living with an orphaned baby bear at the Appalachian Wildlife Refuge
WASHINGTON (AP) — An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported Thursday. Scientists observed Rakus pluck and chew up leaves of a medicinal plant used by people throughout Southeast Asia to treat pain and inflammation. The adult male orangutan then used his fingers to apply the plant juices to an injury on the right cheek. Afterward, he presse
A nest built by great-horned owls in a flower pot on a Wisconsin balcony did not produce young. The female owl ate one egg and abandoned the nest.
Scientists say the findings could help shed light on how the knowledge of wound medications evolved in humans.
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Wildlife officials submitted the foxes for rabies testing.
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An orangutan has been observed using a plant with healing properties to treat a wound on its face, in what scientists say is a first for wild animals. Biologists witnessed the male Sumatran orangutan - named Rakus - chewing the leaves of a climbing plant known as Akar Kuning. The Akar Kuning plant, which is found in tropical forests of South East Asia, is known for its pain relieving and anti-inflammatory effects and is often used in traditional medicine to treat diseases such as dysentery, diabetes and malaria.
