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'Unlucky' Rare Black Fox Spotted In Britain; Captured On Camera For First Time
Animals  (tags: animals, wildlife, fox, rare, superstition, omen, unusual, interesting )

Tom
- 1704 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
The black fox is so rare that wildlife experts believe there are only a handful of the breed left in the country. In medieval times, the black fox was considered a bad omen by superstitious villagers. The animal was spotted in a cemetery among the graves.
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Golden Tabby Tigers
Animals  (tags: tigers, animals, rare, golden tabby big cats, wildlife, wildanimals, big cats )

Cher
- 2013 days ago - lairweb.org.nz
An extremely rare colouration, recognised by some experts, but considered an aberration by others, is that of the golden tiger, also known as the golden tabby, golden Bengal, or strawberry tiger. No official name has been designated for the colour.
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New Tiger Exhibit at Zoo Is Grrrreat!
Animals  (tags: rare, amur tigers, zoos, endangered, conservation, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, extinction, wildanimals, wildlife )

Cher
- 1798 days ago - goerie.com
Tigers are top of mind for another reason today, as we congratulate the Erie Zoo for its new tiger exhibit. The new display allows visitors to safely eyeball three tigers -- Kumar, a white tiger, and Anna and Nikki, Amur (Siberian) tigers.
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214 Environmental Organisations Lobby New Zealand Government Over Rare Dolphins
Animals  (tags: New Zealand, dolphins, rare, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, wildlife, wildanimals, endangered )

Cher
- 1882 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
New Zealand's Prime Minister, Helen Clark, has been presented with a letter from 214 national and international environmental and animal protection organisations from 71 countries urging the New Zealand Government to give full protection to New Zealand's
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Rare Lambs Arrive in Malmesbury
Animals  (tags: soay sheep, births, rare, animals, AnimalWelfare, protection, environment, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 1861 days ago - thisisdevizes.co.uk
ANIMAL lovers are getting excited after the news of four fluffy new arrivals of a rare breed of sheep at Abbey View Alpaca's in Malmesbury. Two sets of twins of Soay Sheep were born last week and they make up a population of just 2000 nationwide.
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What Are White Lions?
Animals  (tags: white lions, rare, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 1847 days ago - largelions.net
White lions are not a separate subspecies. They are also very rare in the wild. White lions can be born from tawny lions in the regions of Timbavati and the Kruger National Park. They are just normal lions with a certain gene that has made their fur pale
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Scientists Capture World's Rarest Big Cat
Animals  (tags: amur leopard, animals, AnimalWelfare, rare, environment, habitat, endangered, extinction, protection, wildanimals, wildlife )

Cher
- 1846 days ago - wcs.org
An extremely rare leopard reared its magnificent spotted head in a trap set by a team of biologists led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in a remote Russian forest. The Far Eastern leopard is the world's most endangered big cat--just 30 are
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Rare Giant Manta Ray Born at Aquarium
Animals  (tags: manatee, rare, born, japanese, aquarium )

BarbKnigh
- 2165 days ago - honoluluadviser.com
TOKYO (June 17) - What is believed to be the first giant manta ray born in captivity, has arrived at a southern Japanese aquarium, the facility said, Sunday.
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Rare Chinese Tiger Fights for Survival... in South Africa
Animals  (tags: tigers, animals, AnimalWelfare, rare, endangered, environment, habitat, protection, wildanimals, wildlife )

Cher
- 1992 days ago - afp.google.com
Poised and alert, the South China tiger creeps along the drenched savannah - one of the world's rarest big cats who recently produced new hope in a foreign land to save her dying species. Shoulders hunched, Cathay bounds playfully towards another tiger
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Rare Rhino Calves Found
Animals  (tags: indonesia, wildlife, wild animals, rare, Javan rhinos, discovery, endangered, extinction, protection )

Jacquelin
- 1608 days ago - dawn.com
Four calves of the world's rarest species of rhino have been found in remote jungle on Indonesia's Java island, giving hope to efforts to save them from extinction, an official said on Tuesday. "Four Javan rhinos of six to seven months age were seen by
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Hair to Stay - Rare Donkeys Arrive at Zoo
Animals  (tags: donkeys, rare, zoos, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 1784 days ago - zsl.org
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo's newest arrivals are set to be a mane attraction, as they are a rare and very hairy breed of donkey.
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Rare Red Panda Dies at Essex County's Turtle Back Zoo
Animals  (tags: red panda, rare, death, zoos, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 1849 days ago - nj.com
Pemba, the red panda who arrived with much fanfare at the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange last year, has died, zoo officials said. The cause of death for the rare animal is unknown and the zoo is awaiting test results, said Dr. Jeremy Goodman, the zoo's
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Parrot Spooked to Death By Fireworks
Animals  (tags: florida, wildlife, birds, red-browed Amazon parrot, rare, death, fireworks, endangered, extinction, protection, humans, suffering, sadness )

Jacquelin
- 1599 days ago - examiner.com
Officials at a wildlife conservatory are blaming the loud noise from New Year's Eve fireworks for the death of a rare parrot. Workers at the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation in Loxahatchee Groves were checking their birds Thursday morning when they
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First Photos of Rare Mouse-Deer - Is It a New Species?
Animals  (tags: mouse-deer, rare, photographed, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, endangered, protection, wildlife, wildanimals, habitat )

Cher
- 1882 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
One of Sri Lanka's least known mammals, the mouse-deer found in the highlands of Sri Lanka has been photographed. It is believed that this is the first time it has been photographed in the wild.
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