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We have known that the largest rabbit breed is the German Gray Giant: over 23 lb (more than 10 kg). But the rabbit called Humphrey has topped the official world's record. Humphrey is a French lop-eared rabbit 42 in (105 cm) long that weighs 12.7 kg (28.22 lb). This means 1.4 kg (3lb) more than the world record h... |
19 February 2008
14:06 GMT |
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The Labrador dog has a mysterious origin. Even if credited to Canada, its ancestors might have been brought from northern Europe. Some even attribute its origins with Erik the Red, the viking chief that stepped foot on North America five centuries before Columbus. What is sure is that this dog had already spent some ... |
19 February 2008
08:25 GMT |
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For centuries, the Collie dogs were known only on the plains of Scotland, where they wrangled large sheep herds grazing freely. Than, in 1860, Queen Victoria spent a holiday at the Scottish Balmoral Castle and, seduced by these amazing dogs, on her return, she brought some exemplars to the Windsor Palace. Impulsed by... |
18 February 2008
08:37 GMT |
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Today, eel is one of the most popular fish in some world's cuisines, despite the strange snake like look. The oldest eel fossils are 100 million years old (from the time of dinosaurs) and were found in southern France and Lebanon, coming from Mesogea, the ancestral sea from which Mediterranean appeared and made ... |
10 December 2007
16:37 GMT |
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These are the extremes: the world's tallest dog Gibson (7 ft / 2.1 m tall when standing on his hind legs) has met Boo Boo (4 in / 10 cm high) the world's smallest dog in Sacramento, California for Guinness World Records Day 2007.No doubt, the Chihuahua, a dog race that has its origins in northwestern Mexico... |
9 November 2007
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This pumpkin could make a Halloween 'lamp' for an elephant. On Monday, Thad Starr's 686 kg (1,524-pound) Atlantic Giant pumpkin broke all previous Half Moon Bay records at the city's annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off, bringing him the prize of $9,144.Surprisingly, the pumpkin grower from... |
10 October 2007
14:06 GMT |
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1 %. This makes the DNA difference between you and a chimp. But I guess a chimp female is not a very hot image for a male human (actually... who knows!?). As for male chimps... at least are too short...Today, there are 5 species of apes: two species of orangutans, one of gorillas, and two of chimps (common and lesser... |
16 August 2007
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I do not know who invented canned tuna, but I guess he/she did it for a workmate coming to annoy you with all those scents at the meal time. Anyway, tuna is one of the most prized commercial fishing species and in Japan they pay fabulous prices for this fish, highly appreciated for making sushi. The species of tuna a... |
14 August 2007
03:08 GMT |
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As soon as they entered Europe, Homo sapiens interbred with the Neanderthals. At least this is what a 33,000 years old human skull found in a Romanian cave (filled also with fossils of cave bear) in 1942 suggests. This Homo sapiens skull displays a trait specific to Neanderthals, and a new research shows it as furthe... |
6 August 2007
06:47 GMT |
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Sometimes, the war of the sexes can get out of control. Parents can abandon their offspring just to have a little more sex. Males for spreading their genes, and females to get more varied genes. In the case of the penduline tit (Remiz pendulinus), a European species, this could mean that one in three clutches of eggs... |
2 August 2007
08:44 GMT |
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1. Few people know that the name "Spain" comes from the Latin "Hispania", a denomination originated in the Phoenician language spoken in Carthage and meaning "the Land of the Rabbits". Indeed, rabbits originated in the Iberian Peninsula (nowadays Spain and Portugal), Balearic Islands and northwestern Africa (Moroccos... |
13 July 2007
14:36 GMT |
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There is no doubt that Chihuahua dogs, originating in the north of Mexico, are the world's smallest dog breed. The question is: which Chihuahua can be crowned as the world's smallest dog?Dancer, a rust-colored Chihuahua, measured 5 inches (12.5 cm) in height at his first birthday. That makes him smaller th... |
9 July 2007
14:26 GMT |
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In the case of cats, we really have doubts on whether they are really domestic or just live with us under the same roof. But as any domestic animal, cats too come from a wild animal. But the wild species (Felis sylvestris) lives in Africa, Europe and half of Asia. So the question is: where did the people domesticate ... |
29 June 2007
04:24 GMT |
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A little dog can be fluffy, cute and adorable. But this is not the case with the creatures exposed at the World's Ugliest Dog competition in LA.And the winner was crowned Elwood, a 2-year-old Chinese Crested and Chihuahua mix, which received the title of the world's ugliest dog on Friday, to the delight of ... |
25 June 2007
14:26 GMT |
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There is only one state left in US where cockfightings are still legal: Louisiana. In June 28, the legislative session will decide if this remains legal or not. State lawmakers are trying to outlaw cockfighting in the state's licensed venues and there are dozens of them.Cockfighting "is very bad for our image, a... |
15 June 2007
02:48 GMT |
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Many dog breeds are no longer what they used to be: Poodle's origin is linked to a breed of dogs for slough hunt, while the Dalmatian race has its origin in an ancient breed of beagle. A classification of the hunting dogs proves to be difficult.The Hungarian Vizsla is seen as a sighthound, perhaps due to one of ... |
14 June 2007
11:02 GMT |
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