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40,000 hand-raised baby corals bring hope to Great Barrier Reef recovery

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Tens of thousands of baby corals, farmed or harvested from wild fish, have been transferred to the Great Barrier Reef. It is the first time that scientists from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) have been able to see how efforts to restore the reef work on a larger scale. “This year we have … Read more

A hand-raised Japanese snow monkey highlights global warming in wildlife

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A hand-raised Japanese snow monkey highlights global warming in wildlife

Abandoned at birth and raised in macaque play, the Japanese macaque Punch sparks debate about enclosure standards, maternal behavior and climate change in captive animals. A baby monkey named Punch at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Chiba Prefecture attracted global attention after a visitor filmed him being pulled by an adult woman … Read more