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Horses Can Read and Remember People's Emotions
Researchers from the University of Sussex and the University of Portsmouth discovered that horses can read, remember and react to human expressions.
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Why Horses Die of Cold and Hunger in the Mountains?
Dozens of horses were left to die of cold and hunger high in the Osogovo Mountain. A campaign of environmentalists was held on Sunday. A whole herd of animals has been abandoned by their owner at random over the past few months.
The horses were blocked by the snow and there was nothing to eat at all. They are owned by businessman Petar Pishtalov from Kyustendil, NOVA reports.
There are no More Wild Horses on Earth
There are no real wild horse representatives on the planet, Reuters reported.
Genetic research, published in Science, shows that the Przewalski horse, considered to be the last wild species on Earth, is in fact a descendant of the earliest domesticated horses.
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Big Changes in Borisova Garden Are Expected
Building a sports center at Pioneer Station and moving the horse base are among the ideas for renovating Borisova Garden. The project will be publicly debated in the autumn. In the park there will be no changes to the major sports facilities - stadiums and tennis courts, reported bTV.
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New-born zebra becomes mascot of zoo in Turkey's İzmir
A new-born zebra has become the mascot of a zoo in the Aegean province of İzmir, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on May 24.
The baby zebra, given the name "Zeliş," was born in the İzmir Natural Life Park in the Sasalı district on May 18.
Zeliş's parents were originally taken from Israel's Ran Gamat Zoo in 2012, and she has five brothers and sisters.
Shelter Saves Bulgaria's Old Donkeys from Slaughter
Ther first ever donkey shelter opened in Bulgaria in Thursday. "The Donkey Valley" care center was officially opened by the municipal authorities of the town of Gotse Delchev and the Swiss animal rights foundation "Vets in Action", which runs the initiative.
Cara Delevingne strips off for a new animal rights campaign (pics)
South Africa revives 'extinct' zebra subspecies
In a spectacular valley less than two hours' drive north of Cape Town, a small herd of animals provides the chance to travel back in time over more than a century.
The animals roaming over a wide plain encased by jagged mountain ranges look like quaggas, a subspecies of the plains zebra -- but quaggas are extinct.
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June 23 – St. John’s Greek bonfire dancing tradition (pics + vids)
The evening of June 23, St. John’s Eve, is typically celebrated in Greece with a huge bonfire that the faithful are called to jump over. The bonfire has its roots in the early days of Christianity. The custom is rooted in the belief that St.
A donkey tells the tale of Gallipoli
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