Bird breeding
Precautions taken for nesting sea turtles in country’s south
As measures are being taken for the new nesting season on the southern province of Antalya's Çıralı coast, one of the protected areas where sea turtles come and nest every year, more than 5,300 hatchlings are expected to reach the sea this year.
Bizarre, wormlike and oozing milk for their babies
Motherhood takes many shapes. Most vertebrates, including birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish, reproduce by laying eggs filled with nourishing yolk that their offspring use as an initial source of nutrition before hatching. Mammals change the game by giving birth to live young and feeding them fatty, sugary milk as they get on their feet.
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Locals raise concerns as tourists ignore measures for sea turtles
With scores of tourists hitting the beaches in the tourism hotspot of Antalya to cool off the summer heat, many locals and authorities have raised concerns over people hanging their belongings on wooden fences raised to protect Caretta caretta eggs in the Konyaaltı district.
Qatari children help give endangered turtles second chance
On a beach in northeastern Qatar, six-year-old Lolwa waves goodbye to two baby hawksbill turtles, a species that has a one in a thousand chance of surviving to adulthood.
Predators, climate change, fishing nets and marine pollution all contributed to the classification of these narrow-beaked creatures as "critically endangered" in 1996.
“Super termites” set to emerge from Israeli soil in coming days
One colony of these insects can reach millions of people and travel up to 100 meters from their nests
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Albania Adopts Punitive Fines for Breaching Coronavirus Restrictions
A patient being sent to the Shefqet Ndroqi Hospital for Lung Diseases in Tirana on Sunday. Photo: Malton Dibra/LSA
Prime Minister Edi Rama said that anyone who complains about the heavy fines should understand that the penalties are "not [meant] to collect money for the state, but to protect the people from violations that threaten their health in this war situation".
Egg-carving artist breaks record on fragile art
A Turkish artist has broken the world record for the largest number of holes made on a chicken egg, with a staggering total of nearly 12,000.
"I previously beat a Pakistani artist's record of 7,500 holes with my 8,708 holes. Now I beat my own record with 11,827 holes," Hamit Hayran told Anadolu Agency.
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Salt Lake welcomes flamingo chicks
Tens of thousands of flamingos hatching from their eggs in Turkey's Salt Lake, one of the world's premier nesting grounds for the colorful species, offers a dazzling visual feast.
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Salt Lake welcomes thousands of flamingo chicks
Tens of thousands of flamingos hatching from their eggs in Turkey's Salt Lake, one of the world's premier nesting grounds for the colorful species, offers a dazzling visual feast.
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