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Flight from Yawan to Tep-Tep - Papua New Guinea

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Suspected kangaroo smuggler arrested in Indonesia

Well I must admit that I did not know there were Kangaroos in New Guinea, but evidently they are and live in the trees. " An Indonesian man has been arrested on suspicion of smuggling 10 rare kangaroos from...

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created by Babel-Fish | 2 wks ago | updated 2 wks ago
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Computer Science Geek

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UPDATE: What's the Latest News on GARDASIL?

Update: Effective July 1, 2008, in a press release dated July 24, 2008, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, adding human papillomavirus to the required list of vaccinations required when...

created by Karen Hatter | 1 year ago | updated 19 wks ago
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Nepalis flock to see 'baby god'

"Nepalis flock to see 'baby god' " " Thousands of people are flocking to a remote and mountainous village in Nepal to see a malformed baby which many are now worshipping as a God. Januk Ghimire says all that she wants is for her child to lead a normal life ...

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created by archita | 19 wks ago
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Pakistani family wants to sell manuscripts of seven rare books

A Pakistani family, which has rare manuscripts of centuries-old Arabian and Persian books, wants to sell this priceless treasure to any individual or organisation, wishing to preserve and benefit from the rare books.The family has placed an advertisement on a website...

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created by hussain | 20 wks ago | updated 20 wks ago
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Glimpse of a WWII POW camp

"Rare footage showing life in British prisoner of war camp is going on display at a new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester. There were over 1000 prisoner of war camps in Britain from World War II, but few moving pictures remain. Graham Satchell reports....

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created by Babel-Fish | 31 wks ago
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Critically Endangered Black Rhinos at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Kent

Amy Judd

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Rare black rhinos to get insurance to boost numbers

The very rare black African Rhino species could be getting a form of insurance as Keny and Tanzania are thinking about relocating them into neighbouring countries in an effort to increase their numbers and boost...

created by Amy Judd | 32 wks ago | updated 32 wks ago
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Grug Books coming in June 2009

The Grug series is being reprinted by Simon and Schuster and will be available in Australia after June 1, 2009. Stay tuned for more updates! Pre-order available!From Friday May 1st 2009, pre-orders for Grug books can be made. Delivery will not be until early June. An email...

created by brianna01 | 35 wks ago
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UPG - Gunung Leuser National Park Sumatra

Eva Collado Molleda

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Two Rare elephants shot dead in Indonesia

Two rare Sumatran elephants were killed by single shots to the head and discovered near their rangers' camp near Kerinci National Park in Indonesia. They were used to patrol protected forests but it is thought...

created by Amy Judd | 38 wks ago | updated 37 wks ago
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6,000 rare Irrawaddy dolphins found off Bangladesh coast

6,000 of the rare Irrawaddy dolphins have been spotted off the coast of Bangladesh, which is a hopeful sign that the species is making a comeback. They are however, threatened by climate change and fishing in the region and they will need supervision and care in order for...

created by Amy Judd | 38 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago
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Northwest Saharan cheetah (Image: Farid Belbachir / ZSL / OPNA)

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Rare cheetah caught on camera and rare crab sighted in Britain

An incredibly rare cheeta has been photographed in the Algerian Sahara by scientists from the Zoological Society of London, while over in Britain, an incredibly rare crab has been sighted for the third time in...

created by Amy Judd | 43 wks ago | updated 43 wks ago
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Blue Crush

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Baby Born In Bay Area With 12 Functioning Fingers, 12 Toes

Daly City, CA - A Daly City couple is beaming, after having a beautiful, healthy baby boy with a rare case of polydactyly in perfect formation. "Baby Kamani Hubbard has six-fully formed and functional fingers and...

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created by Blue Crush | 46 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago
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Rare snowdrops worth £70 stolen

Flower pinching gangs from England are using diggers to dig out rare Snowdrops worth up to £70 from woodland areas in Scotland. Police said several gangs from England have made dozens of raids in early spring. "A...

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created by mudricky | 46 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago
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Norwegian pays $81,200 for Markhor hunting in Pakistan

A Norwegian national, Oyvind Christensen, hunted a Kashmiri Markhor in Toshi area of Pakistan’s mountainous Chitral district after paying $81,200 for permit. Kashmiri Markhor is usually one-and-a-half-metre...

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created by hussain | 51 wks ago | updated 50 wks ago
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Rare So Cal Snow Causes Major Traffic and Accidents

So I wake up this morning and see there is snow from Palmdale to Malibu. Plus a helicopter accident and traffic backed up for hours. Is this global warming, or global cooling?"December 18, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) Car accident lawyers in Los Angeles, California have...

created by panzerlawyer | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Rare turtle almost ends up as soup

One of only four Vietnamese turtles left in the world almost ended up as soup, when it was swept away by a flood, captured by a fisherman who could have eaten if for his dinner."Instead, the 150-pound animal returned to its lake Wednesday and conservationists celebrated their...

created by Amy Judd | 1 year ago
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