Breeding

Horseshoe crab blood key to testing the safety of a Covid-19 vaccine, but many die from the process

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A Covid-19 vaccine will save millions of lives, but it could have a surprising collateral: horseshoe crabs whose blood will be used to test the safety of the medicine.  Horseshoe crabs, which are found on the coasts of Northeast America and South Asia have been around for 450 million years and are more closely related to … Read more Horseshoe crab blood key to testing the safety of a Covid-19 vaccine, but many die from the process

Why your local bar might be a coronavirus hotspot

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Indoor bars and restaurants have become breeding grounds for coronavirus in the United States as places around the nation slowly reopen. Read more: https://wapo.st/2VVEfW6. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/washingtonpost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/washingtonpost/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/washingtonpost/

Live: Wild crested ibises take care of precious newborn in NW China 17岁高龄野生朱鹮哺育新生宝宝

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Wild crested ibis couple Honghong and Huohuo are taking care of their precious newborn in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. The 17-year-old mother Honghong set a new breeding age record for wild crested ibises. CGTN invites you to witness and record this miraculous journey of the wild crested ibis family.

CGTN Nature Tangjiahe Series | Episode 6 Migratory Bird Hoopoe

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More than 300 bird species live in the Tangjiahe forest. With a very striking appearance, the common hoopoe has a gentle temperament. Yet it emits a repugnant stench during breeding season to repulse enemies. Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): … Read more CGTN Nature Tangjiahe Series | Episode 6 Migratory Bird Hoopoe

Cute Alert! Playful twin panda cubs chase each other

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Playful panda twin cubs have been filmed chasing each other and play-fighting at Qinling Research Center for Giant Panda Breeding in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. The 11-month-old pair Jia Jia and Yuan Yuan performed an adorable version of a kungfu fight, which ended up with Jia Jia emerging victorious and younger sister Yuan Yuan having … Read more Cute Alert! Playful twin panda cubs chase each other

Live: How do wild crested ibises take care of their newborn? 17岁高龄朱鹮照顾刚出生的宝宝

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After a month hatching their second batch of eggs, the wild crested ibis couple Honghong and Huohuo in NW China’s Shaanxi Province finally saw their precious newborn. During this year’s breeding season, the couple have hatched five eggs in two batches, and the 17-year-old mother set a new breeding age record for wild crested ibises. … Read more Live: How do wild crested ibises take care of their newborn? 17岁高龄朱鹮照顾刚出生的宝宝

World’s only captive brown panda thrives in NW China

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The world’s only captive brown giant panda, Qi Zai, is having a ball at the Qinling Research Center of Giant Panda Breeding in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. Qi Zai was found in Foping Nature Reserve on November 1, 2009 and admitted to the research center on December 28, 2014. The Qinling Mountains is the only … Read more World’s only captive brown panda thrives in NW China

Live: Newborn wild crested ibis in NW China’s Shaanxi Province 云守护野生朱鹮宝宝

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Wild crested ibis couple Honghong and Huohuo, residing in NW China’s Shaanxi Province, are taking care of their precious newborn. After a month’s hatching of their second batch of eggs, the 17-year-old mother sets a new breeding age record for wild crested ibises, one of the world’s most endangered species. CGTN brings you to the … Read more Live: Newborn wild crested ibis in NW China’s Shaanxi Province 云守护野生朱鹮宝宝

Live: How does a couple of wild crested ibises take care of their baby? 中国陕西野生朱鹮宝宝诞生

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A couple of crested ibises, named Honghong and Huohuo, in Yangxian County, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province came back to their love nests, relaunched their natural breeding journey and laid two eggs successfully after their first batch of three eggs failed to hatch. After almost a month of incubation, a crested ibis baby finally came out … Read more Live: How does a couple of wild crested ibises take care of their baby? 中国陕西野生朱鹮宝宝诞生

Live: Baby Saunders’s gull run away into “Unexplored Land” 黑嘴鸥宝宝刚学会走路就跑丢了

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On the salt marshes in East China’s Jiangsu Province, filming crew of documentary “Unexplored Land” finds newborns of a Saunders’s gull chirping to be fed. The crew come across a baby Saunders’s gull away from its nest, resting on the ground. Can the new parents find their child? CGTN brings you to the breeding ground … Read more Live: Baby Saunders’s gull run away into “Unexplored Land” 黑嘴鸥宝宝刚学会走路就跑丢了

China’s panda breeding base welcomes its heaviest newborn cub

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A female panda cub weighing 219 grams recently born in Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is believed to be the heaviest panda cub born in the base. On the same day, giant panda Yuanrun gave birth to another female panda cub, which weighed 172.6 grams, at the base. Staff at the base said … Read more China’s panda breeding base welcomes its heaviest newborn cub

CGTN Nature: Altai Mountains Series | Episode 4: The Return

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The 13,000 square-meter Yaze Lake is a wonderful breeding ground for migratory birds, especially for the whooper #swan couple named Du Du and Huan Huan. Despite the arduous task of hatching, the happy cygnets are all worth it. #Nature #Bird Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download … Read more CGTN Nature: Altai Mountains Series | Episode 4: The Return

E China’s Xiangshan Forest Park welcomes over 20,000 young egrets

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The Xiangshan Forest Park in east China’s Jiangxi Province has been particularly busy lately with the addition of more than 20,000 egrets chicks, born during the current breeding season. Thousands of young egrets learning critical survival skills from their mothers attracted scores of tourists. Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple … Read more E China’s Xiangshan Forest Park welcomes over 20,000 young egrets

Three panda cubs born during epidemic celebrate first Children’s Day

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Three panda cubs born during the coronavirus epidemic in China spent their first Children’s Day at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in southwest China on Sunday. The three cubs, two born on March 17 and one born on March 21, are all healthy and growing well. Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download … Read more Three panda cubs born during epidemic celebrate first Children’s Day

Asia faces worst locust attack in decades amid pandemic

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Millions of people in Asia face the risk of hunger as an invasion of desert locusts threatens the region. The insect swarms usually move into desert areas for breeding at the start of the monsoon season. But this year, they arrived earlier than expected. Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple … Read more Asia faces worst locust attack in decades amid pandemic