Crops
Restaurant Lets Diners Cuddle Lion Cubs Over Tea
A restaurant in Taiyuan in China's Shanxi province is letting diners hold lion cubs over tea, prompting widespread criticism online.
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Environment
Hundreds of Devotees Carry Snakes at Religious Festival, Video Goes Viral
Hundreds of devotees took part with snakes in a traditional Nag Panchami festival at Singhia Ghat in Samastipur district, Bihar.
Environment
Snake on Plane Delays Flight by Two Hours
A green tree snake found in the cargo hold of a Virgin Australia plane in Melbourne delayed a domestic flight by about two hours.
Fruits
Drones and AI in a Mango Orchard Boost Production in India
A 25,000-tree mango farm in Bengaluru, India, uses AI-powered drones, drip irrigation and sensors for precise management, with yields up to seven times higher.
Fisheries
Hilsa Caught in Shoals in West Bengal at the Start of the Season
Fishers in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas have returned from the deep sea with shoals of hilsa at the very start of the season, after a two-month fishing ban ended.
Agrotech
India's ISRO Technology to Help Fishers Catch Hilsa
More than 300 hilsa trawlers in West Bengal have been fitted with ISRO satellite-based transponders that send distress signals, warn of border crossings and help find hilsa shoals.
Livestock
The Kolkata Cattle Market Where Non-Muslims Lend a Hand
Non-Muslims are helping at Kolkata's 'Allah Bharosa' cattle market at Park Circus, which organisers say sends a message of communal harmony.
Crops
How Many Animals Are Sacrificed During Eid in Which Country?
Millions of animals are sacrificed each Eid-ul-Azha across Muslim-majority countries, and the hides they yield feed a sizeable leather trade.
Agribusiness
Dumba and Goats Dominate Kolkata Market, Traders Disappointed by Prices
The temporary animal market beside Kolkata's Nakhoda Mosque is selling only dumba and goats before Eid-ul-Azha, with some traders complaining of weak demand and low offers.
Environment
Antivenom Being Made From the Blood of a Man Bitten by Snakes
Scientists hope antibodies from the blood of Tim Friede, who has deliberately taken snake venom for nearly two decades, could lead to a universal antivenom.
Agribusiness
Not Even Ants Are Safe From Smuggling, Environmentalists Worried
Kenyan wildlife officials have arrested two young Belgians trying to smuggle 5,000 ants, a case that has alarmed environmentalists about trafficking in small creatures.
Organic
Scientists Claim to Have Brought Back the Extinct Dire Wolf
Colossal Biosciences says it has revived the dire wolf, extinct for about 12,500 years, by editing 20 changes into 14 genes of grey wolf cells.
World
Not Even Uninhabited Islands Escape Trump's Tariffs
US President Donald Trump's new tariff list includes the uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands, an Australian territory in the sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean.