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Endangered Chinese sturgeon

Feature | Animal Planet
2011-6-3

THE Chinese sturgeon - also tracked with microchips - is one of the world's largest among 27 sturgeon species. It can grow as long as 5 meters and weigh around 450 kilograms. It is the largest animal in the heavily...

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Wildlife orphans keep volunteers on the hop

Feature | Animal Planet
2010-12-12

RAISING a baby is hard work, as any new parent will tell you, but when the baby in question is an orphaned kangaroo, that 2am bottle feeding can get a bit tricky. Huang Zhao, a student from Guangdong Province who is...

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A bit of insanity goes a long way

Feature | Animal Planet
2010-12-3

FOR the upcoming holiday season, Shanghai theater-goers can expect not only laughter but also a little bit of "craziness." Two plays have the word feng (crazy) in their Chinese names. "Tian Tang De Ge Bi Shi Feng...

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Recreating a garden of childhood memories

Feature | Animal Planet
2010-10-29

TRADITIONAL ink-wash painter Ye Fang has taken classical Chinese garden as his preferred art form and using modern elements to re-envision the garden where he grew up in Suzhou. Ye's private garden in Suzhou,...

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Pink pussycat

Feature | Animal Planet
2010-10-3

BRITISH animal welfare investigators say a white pet cat was dyed pink and thrown into a stranger's garden. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said at the end of last month it is caring...

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Lorenzo the cat star

Feature | Animal Planet
2010-10-3

NOT many cats have thousands of fans and a couple of museum exhibits under their belts. Of course, not many cats could wear belts. Lorenzo is a two-year-old Maine coon who happily models the latest fashions for...