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Bird flu spreads to Taiwan; WHO says H7N9 more lethal

The new strain of bird flu which hit several parts of China has spread to Taiwan as it reported the first case while the World Health Organisation on Wednesday said the deadly H7N9 virus is far......

Chinese boy recovers from 'incurable' bird flu

A four-year-old boy, who was infected with the deadly new H7N9 bird flu, surprised the Chinese health officials by recovering from the disease, believed to be incurable as there is no medicine to......

Bengaluru: Bird flu suspected, 19,000 chicken to be culled

More than 19,000 chicken and 13,300 emu birds are to be culled at the Central Poultry Development Organisation at Hesaraghtta in Bengaluru, where avian influenza (H5N1) had claimed over 3,600......

Bird flu detected in Meghalaya; culling begins

The Meghalaya administration on Thursday began culling of chickens in and around a government-run farm in East Garo Hills district following reports of Bird flu there, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma......

'Bird flu' declared in govt poultry farm in East Garo Hills

Meghalaya government on Wednesday confirmed 'bird-flu' in a government-run poultry farm in East Garo Hills district and more than 5500 birds is suspected to have been affected within a radius of......

Twitter bird gets a makeover

On Wednesday, Twitter unveiled a new "Twitterbird" which will be the new trademark symbol for the one world's fastest-growing company."Over the past six years, the world has become familiar with......

Genpact founder to explore other avenues

Pramod Bhasin, the founder of the country's largest business process outsourcing company, was one of the few early bird's to identify the tremendous potential of the back-office business in......

How to add more power to Google

When you want to find out something about the purple bird you last saw at the Lotus Pond in Hyderabad, you are most likely to type a Google query like 'purple water bird Lotus Pond' and......

Natco challenges Gilead's patent on Tamiflu

Hyderabad-based Natco Pharma has challenged the patent for Tamiflu - a drug to treat bird flu - in the US.The company has sought the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s approval to......

Govt to ban trade of peacock feathers

To save the endangered national bird peacock from extinction, government has made plans to ban trade of its feathers, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Monday.He expressed concern that the......

Karisma Kapoor: I did not miss films

Karisma Kapoor has not aged since her last film -- a terrible one called Baaz: A Bird in Danger -- in 2003 (Zamanat, which released in 2009, Mere Jeevan Saathi, which released in 2006, were stuck......

Karisma Kapoor: I did not miss films

Review: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol is fast and furious

Director Brad Bird, for most part, lends Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol a sense of splendid urgency with fast-moving impulses and ambitious set pieces but lacks the smarts to wholly approve,......

Women's Day Special: Iconic On-screen ladies

'Women are like teabags. We don't know our true strength until we are in hot water.' -- Eleanor Roosevelt. Gentle as a bird, fiercer than a storm, a woman can be a whole lot of extremes and yet a......

Flop show continues at the box office

All the seven releases --City Of Gold, Apartment, Muskurake Dekh Zara, Kuchh Kariye, Mumbai 118, Sapno Ke Desh Mein and Bird Idol -- gota poorresponse at the box office.Some of them havebeen......

Bird's XI: What the greats say on Tendulkar's omission

The cricket fraternity in India expressed shock over the omission of legends like Sachin Tendulkar and Don Bradman in the all-time Test eleven named by former English umpire Dickie Bird. Some......

It's good to know that I am in Dickie's team: Gavaskar

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar is happy to be a part of Dickie Bird's all-time Test XI even as some former cricketers called the ex-English umpire's composition as "biased" and "ill-balanced".......

Injured pacer Bird ruled out of India Test series

Injured Australian speedster Jackson Bird has been ruled out of the remaining three Test matches against India due to a bone stress injury on his back sustained during the first warm-up game of the......

Back pain forces Bird to return to Australia

Australia's right-arm fast-medium bowler Jackson Bird will be flying back to his country within the next 24 hours to undergo "precautionary scans" after he reported of back pain. "Jackson has......

Gerrard makes 600th appearance for Liverpool

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was presented with a statue of the city's liver bird symbol to mark his 600th appearance for the club before their Premier League game against Newcastle United at......

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Q. Which animal have hollow and light bones?
Narendra Sharma: A. more

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Q. How do animals use their protective coloration?
Narendra Sharma: A. Flying birds more

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Q. which is your fav. bird ?
Jazz: A. The two main uses for camouflage is either to (hopefully) escape being eaten OR to blend in so a predator has a better chance of catching its...... more

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Q. What animals live in the Piedmont region?
Narendra Sharma: A. Our National BirdMost fascinating .... more

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For all the bird watchers

Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary is the most popular one in Tamil Nadu. We visit the place often to photograph birds. The best season to visit the... ...

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130525/lifestyle-travel/article/all-bird-watchers

16 peacocks perish in MP heat wave

Intense heat wave conditions in Madhya Pradesh claimed the lives of at least 16 peacocks in Ruar Dohra village here, forest officials said on... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/334483/16-peacocks-perish-mp-heat.html

Forum cites cruelty to animals at pets show, files complaint

The ongoing aqua, pets and bird show at Kanakakkunnu has drawn flak from animal lovers due to cramped and unhealthy conditions in which the animals... ...

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Push to peacock habitat plan

The government plans to promote a peacock habitat in East Champaran to push the rare birds population in the state. Madhopur-Gobind village in East... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130525/jsp/bihar/story_16933359.jsp

Laughter clubs get the bird

Hyderabad, May 24: Laughter the best medicine? Go tell it to the birds. That was the nub of a state forest department circular that last week... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130525/jsp/frontpage/story_16936141.jsp

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