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How working with horses helped with a family crisis

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Natalie Lankester is a professional dressage rider who will represent UAE in the Asian Games in September 2022. She's also having to face up to her husband's leukaemia diagnosis.

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Five positive news stories about what's going well in the world

A scientific breakthrough could see you charging your phone using the sun, the world's biggest animal crossing and brewing beer for Ukraine. We have five positive news stories for you.

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Demonstrators dressed as animals flock to the IMF

Avaaz activists dressed as animals and trees flocked to the 2022 IMF Spring Meetings to demand that biodiversity criteria be included in the new Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) on Thursday, April 21, in Washington D.C.

Destinations

How are 'ecotourists' giving these rare iguanas a sweet tooth?

The endangered animals are so addicted to the sweet snack that they rush to the beach when they hear boats arriving.

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Nature

Stop showing our gorilla selfies, says Chicago zoo

Showing Amare the gorilla phone selfies has amused some guests, but Lincoln Park Zoo warns it could have severe consequences.

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Turkey: flamingos bring colours to the Lake Eber

Lake Eber, one of Afyonkarahisar's (Turkey) most important natural wealth, was recently coloured by flamingos, whose numbers have recently increased.

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Watch animals at London Zoo eggsplore their Easter treats

The Zoological Society of London prepared some Easter treats for the animals in its zoo to find.

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Crabs embark on perilous migration to Bay of Pigs

Every year in Cuba, millions of crabs emerge from the forest at the beginning of the spring rains and head for the waters of the Bay of Pigs, crossing streets and highways on a perilous journey to mate and reproduce.

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Good News round-up: Five stories about what's going well in the world

A Turkish man has planted 30 million trees, a study says we're living (and staying healthy) for longer, and an endangered species got a brand new member.

Mobility

Electric car 'devoured by rodents' leaves man with €5,000 repair bill

Rodents chewing on wires isn't new. But that's small comfort for someone who spent thousands on an EV that’s now completely useless.

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Guess hoo? Owl peeks into live weather camera in Montana

An owl perched atop the US Bank building downtown Great Falls, Montana, peeked into the lens of a TV station weather camera Wednesday.

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Aftermath of Brovary bombing

Villages near Brovary sustained heavy damage as the Russians tried to advance on Kyiv.

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Doha hospital treats sick falcons and replaces damaged feathers

A feathered patient is on the operating table today. It's a falcon and is being treated at a specialist hospital in central Doha. The Souq Waqif Falcon Hospital welcomes over 150 falcons a day.

Spain

Spanish police seize pythons, lizards and caimans from illegal zoo

More than 118 exotic animals were discovered at the private estate on Gran Canaria.

Creators

'I preserve dead animals for a living': meet LA's coolest taxidermist

"When people hear about taxidermy, they think death. They think Norman Bates. There are all these preconceived notions."

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'We can't live without them': Ukrainian refugees flee with beloved pets

Many Ukrainians carry cats, dogs, turtles and other pets as they flee Russia's invasion.

Art

Damien Hirst exhibition dedicated to dead animal artworks opens

Damien Hirst takes over the Gagosian gallery with his first-ever exhibition highlighting his peculiar formaldehyde artworks

Nature

What is 'de-extinction' and can animals be brought back from the dead?

The world-class research lab will look at developing new technology to resurrect species that are long gone.

Nature

Cutting down trees is boosting biodiversity in this Finnish forest

The tree stumps they leave behind are providing a unique habitat for birds and insects.