Animals
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Animal experts challenge Cincinnati zoo's decision to kill gorillaConservation advocates question decision to kill Harambe after boy entered enclosure: ‘If the only protocol was shoot to kill, then they were small-minded’
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Forty dead tiger cubs found in freezer at Thai templeOfficials have removed 61 live tigers from Tiger Temple in ongoing operation after allegations of wildlife trafficking
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Arnold Schwarzenegger films elephant charging at his vehicle – videoArnold Schwarzenegger captures the moment an elephant bull starts charging at his jeep while on safari in South Africa
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Family of boy who entered gorilla enclosure under investigationNo decision made on criminal charges against parents yet, police said, as USDA investigates Cincinnati zoo, which is reviewing its safety protocols
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Salt in their veins and fire in their bellies: fishermen battling for BrexitThe EU referendum has united an often fractious industry, with skippers in ports from northern Scotland to Cornwall desperate to dump imposed quotas
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Giant alligator crosses Florida golf course – videoA 15-foot alligator has been filmed walking across the Buffalo Creek Golf Course in Florida
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Cincinnati zoo director: shooting gorilla to protect child was 'right decision'‘This was not a gentle thing,’ says director after criticism of decision to shoot Harambe, a 17-year-old, 400lb silverback lowland male
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Close encounters on a bear mountainCountry diary: Tara national park, Serbia The extraordinary thing is not how comfortable local people are around bears but how they live in almost parallel worlds
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Recently-discovered peacock spiders species revel in their new-found fame – videoSydney biologist Jürgen Otto has discovered seven new peacock spider species in Australia
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Kenya's new front in poaching battle: 'the future is in the hands of our communities'In a country hit by a devastating poaching surge for rhino horn and elephant ivory, local people are turning the tide – but the wider problems of demand, corruption and organised crime remain
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Australian woman feared dead after being grabbed by crocodileSwimmer named as Cindy Waldron, 46, disappeared on Sunday while in waist-deep water at Queensland beach
Canada vegan helps lobster make epic journey from supermarket to ocean