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Some carnivores, such as bears, cats and civets change their hunting schedule to avoid each other

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Some species of carnivores, like bears, wild cats and civets may actually avoid each other in an effort to conserve resources and survive, a new study suggests. A group of researchers, led by those at Japan’s Hiroshima University, looked at nine species (a bear, three different civets, two wild cats, a skunk, a mustelid and … Read more

Japanese baby snow monkey checks out photographer as they snap the animals bathing [Video]

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What are you looking at? Baby snow monkey checks out tourist as they photograph the animals bathing in Japanese hot springs Animals were bathing in hot springs at Jigokudani Monkey Park, Yamanouchi  Photographer, Jimmy Ky, 23, from Sydney, Australia, took the video Snow monkeys preen and clean each other in the footage captured by Mr … Read more

Keeping older vehicles longer instead of trading them in for all-electric models REDUCES emissions

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Hold on to your old gas guzzler! Keeping older vehicles a year longer instead of trading them in for all-electric models REDUCES the carbon footprint of cars by 30.7 million tons A new study suggests it is better to keep using an old gas-powered car than trade it in for a new all-electric model This … Read more

US women fall in Olympic semifinals to underdog Canada, 1-0, on controversial penalty

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American conservatives are celebrating Team USA’s loss to rival Canada in the semifinal round of the women’s Olympic soccer tournament — an upset critics say resulted from players’ focus on social activism.  It had been two decades since the United States lost a women’s soccer game to neighboring Canada and five years since the Americans dropped … Read more

Team GB women’s footballers fume at Olympics broadcasters for getting their names wrong

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Britain’s footballers want to ensure everyone knows their names by the time they leave Japan. Team GB take on Australia in the quarter-final on Friday, but stars Rachel Daly and Kim Little hit out before the fixture after the Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), who provided the feed for Eurosport, made a number of errors while … Read more

Tokyo Olympics: Surfer Owen Wright son’s cute reaction to him winning bronze medal during interview 

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Owen Wright’s adorable little boy stole the show during a heartwarming television interview moments after his dad won the first ever Olympic medal in surfing. The Australian beat two-time Brazilian world champion Gabriel Medina to win bronze at the Tokyo Olympics – making history as the first person to secure a medal in surfing. He beat Medina … Read more

Tokyo Olympics: Australian surfer Owen Wright wins bronze to cap off remarkable comeback

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Australian surfer Owen Wright has beaten two-time Brazilian world champion Gabriel Medina to win bronze at the Tokyo Olympics – making history as the first person to secure a medal in surfing. He beat Medina in a nail-biting 11.97 to 11.77 victory on Tuesday to complete an extraordinary comeback from an injury that threatened not just … Read more

Tokyo Olympics: Tiny car meet Tiny BUS! Social media goes crazy for match ball delivery

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Tiny car meet Tiny BUS! Social media goes crazy for Tokyo Games’ match ball delivery in opening Rugby 7s match… as catapult ‘converts’ through mini posts on its roof to go one better than Euro 2020 version By Nathan Salt For Mailonline Published: 20:44 EDT, 25 July 2021 | Updated: 02:14 EDT, 26 July 2021 … Read more