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Rare Nicobar pigeon spotted in Vietnam's Côn Đảo National Park
The Nicobar pigeon, listed in Vietnam's Red Data Book and the global Red List, is a strikingly beautiful bird of great scientific value.
Published: 07/11/2022
Rare Oriental darter lands on a roof in Ho Chi Minh City, refuses to fly even as residents climb up to catch it
A rare Oriental darter perched on a house roof in Gò Vấp, Ho Chi Minh City, and did not fly away; the homeowner handed it to forest rangers.
Published: 19/08/2022
Chickens were domesticated thanks to the rice fields of Southeast Asia, new research suggests
Chickens may have been domesticated far later than thought, only after people began farming rice near forests where wild junglefowl lived.
Published: 17/06/2022
This fish starves itself and raises other males' young, just to win over females
Male mouth almighty fish brood young in their mouths without eating, and a new study shows some carry offspring that aren't even their own.
Published: 13/05/2022
Bats imitate hornets to avoid being eaten by owls
When caught by an owl, the greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) mimics the buzzing of hornets to fool the predator.
Published: 11/05/2022
Giant coconut crab attacks golfer on Christmas Island
A golfer was stunned when one of the world's largest crabs attacked and snapped his sturdy club 'like a chainsaw.'
Published: 07/01/2022
The little-known tiny worm snake of Vietnam
The worm snake looks much like an earthworm, but it is a true snake with all the anatomical features of one.
Published: 09/12/2021
New mole species discovered in Vietnam's Central Highlands
A new mole, Euroscaptor ngoclinhensis, has been identified on Mount Ngọc Linh and in the Central Annamite range of Vietnam.
Published: 29/11/2021
The rhinoceros ratsnake: a Vietnamese snake with a horn on its nose
The rhinoceros ratsnake of Vietnam looks bizarre and intimidating, yet this horned-nose snake is harmless, non-venomous and docile.
Published: 27/11/2021
Rare seal unexpectedly turns up off Vietnam's Quảng Nam coast
A rare seal, an animal of cold climates, was caught in fishermen's nets off the former Quảng Nam province in central Vietnam and released.
Published: 30/05/2021
Two cryptic frog species discovered in Vietnam
Scientists from Vietnam, Russia, Germany and China have described two cryptic frog species from Ninh Thuận and Đắk Lắk in southern Vietnam.
Published: 14/05/2021
No head, no heart, no bones: this "fish" has survived for 500 million years
The lancelet, or amphioxus, has no head, heart or bones, yet this living fossil has survived for 500 million years.
Published: 12/05/2021
How alligators survive in freezing water
Alligators use a hibernation-like strategy called brumation to survive freezing weather in the US.
Published: 23/02/2021
The mystery of birds' "quantum sense"
University of Tokyo scientists have directly observed a quantum reaction thought to let birds and other animals sense Earth's magnetic field.
Published: 10/01/2021
Super-cute new crocodile newts discovered in Vietnam
Scientists have described two new species and one new subspecies of crocodile newt from northern Vietnam, already threatened by trade and habitat loss.
Published: 26/05/2020
Half-deer, half-mouse creature resurfaces in Vietnam after nearly 30 years
The silver-backed chevrotain, a tiny mouse-deer feared lost for nearly three decades, has been photographed by camera traps in southern Vietnam.
Published: 12/11/2019
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