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Van cats, which are the most important living cultural beings of the eastern province of Van, have received great interest for their white fur and eyes of two different colors. 

Bids for the Vinca landfill PPP project have been revealed and we have a total of 11 registered bidders, the City Administration has said in a release.

Opened on Thursday, one bid came from Serbia, three from France, two from Italy and one each from Greece and Spain, Russia and Germany.

An animal protection group sharply criticized a Danish zoo on Oct. 15 for having killed a year-old female lion to avoid inbreeding.

12 years since the Axios Delta National Park was created, the number of mating pairs of birds that chose the region has tripled.

The presence of the Diadema setosum sea urchin and the invasive alien pterois miles (devil firefish, commonly known lionfish) have been pinpointed around the island of Rhodes. Both these species originating in the Red Sea, made their way to the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.

A female wolf that had sneaked out of her cage in the zoo in Blagoevgrad, in southwestern Bulgaria, has been located inside the zoo, Nova TV reported on Monday.

The eight-month old cub escaped on Sunday when the zoo was full of visitors. Police and teams of firefighters sealed off the area and the visitors left it.

Australia is generally know as being home to the most venomous creatures in the world. Well you can add one more to the nation’s long lists of deadly animals, as Australian and British scientists have discovered a new poisonous snake in the remote area of Kimberley, Western Australia.

A crocodile was filmed leaping out of the water of the Adelaide river in Australia during a tourist excursion .

The huge beast shows off its terrifying strength as it propels itself up vertically trying to grab some meat being dangled above it.

The media and internet sensation of the moment in Australia is a sheep that has not been sheared for over 5 years and its wool is estimated to weigh around 25 kilos! The animal has grabbed the attention of the media outlets ‘down under’ and in other countries too, with animal welfare societies warning of potential health risks.

A Mediterranean monk seal appeared on the surface of the water and posed for the cameras off the Cennet Beach in Turkey?s touristic district of Bodrum.

The endangered species appeared in the sea off Bodrum?s Göltürkbükü neighborhood before disappearing back into the Aegean.