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Photo from iPanda.com Hidden cameras in zoos across the world are bringing nature closer to home Test Yourself is where you can improve your reading skills. Whether it’s for tests like University Entrance Exams or IELTS and TOEFL, or even just for fun, these stories help you to read, understand…

Why do Americans apply the word “murder” to “murder hornets”? This is a question that The New Yorker asked on Wednesday. “A murder requires premeditation. We don’t speak of bears or tigers murdering people,” the author explained while laying out their thought process. They suspect that the monicker is a…

【看CP學英文】新冠肺炎（COVID-19）肆虐全球，除了疫情本身更引發了許多國際政治上的連鎖反應。加拿大卡爾加里（Calgary）動物園便宣布將把園內的兩隻貓熊還給中國，這兩隻貓熊 (二順和大毛）於 2014 年時，做為中國「貓熊外交」的一環，被送到加拿大借給園方展覽。原定展出 10 年到 2023 年才會離開，但加拿大決定提前將貓熊還給中國，因為當地缺乏足夠的竹子。As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the world, the supply chain of many industries has been affected at various levels, including the sourcing of bamboo shoots for the Calgary Zoo in Canada. The unexpected delays have had an unforeseen consequence: the zoo plans to…

Last summer, for the 50th birthday of Nenette the Bornean orangutan, one of the oldest in captivity, her keepers at Jardin des Plantes zoo in Paris presented her with a strawberry layer cake crowned with tropical fruit. Adelaide, a short-beaked echidna at Illinois’ Brookfield Zoo, also got a cake when…

May 13, 2020 | 3:14pm Two giant pandas will be sent back to China from Canada because the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted their supply of bamboo, the zoo said. The Calgary Zoo announced that Er Shun and Da Mao, who were on loan from China until 2023, will return early…

World Er Shun (pictured) and her mate Da Mao have lived in Canada since 2013 AFP/Jason Ransom 13 May 2020 04:38PM(Updated: 14 May 2020 09:17AM) OTTAWA: A Canadian zoo is shipping two pandas home to China after the coronavirus pandemic left it struggling to source the massive bamboo stockpiles needed…

The Calgary Zoo is shipping two giant pandas, Er Shun and Da Mao, back to China years ahead of schedule due to difficulty obtaining bamboo amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Da Mao, an adult male, and Er Shun, an adult female, will be headed back to China due to bamboo supply issues. (Calgary Zoo)The…

text and video by Diana Diroy, CNNPublished 11th May 2020 (CNN) What does a porqupette in Florida, a baby sea turtle in the Maldives and a bald eaglet from Catalina Island have in common? These an… Read More

By Paul Johnson on May 09, 2020 in Asia, Attractions, California, China, Europe, Featured, Going Out, North America, Peru, Regions, South America, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, USA, Websites, Western Europe, Worldwide Recently, I sat and thought about some of the reasons why I travel (and these days I have more…

This story was originally published 2020/04/06 1:33am PDTon Apr 6, 2020 and last updated 2020/05/08 4:31pm PDTMay 8, 2020.  While zoos the world over remain closed, there's still a way you can gawk at the majestic beauty of tigers, lions, cheetahs, and goats (?) from the comfort of your own…