Livestock
Cows Learn to Open the Door and Use a Toilet, Study Finds
A study published in Current Biology shows cattle can be trained to use a toilet quickly, a step researchers hope will cut harmful ammonia emissions from farms.
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Wildlife
Agrotech
Crocodile Swallows a Drone
A crocodile in Florida leapt up and swallowed a drone sent to photograph it, and the video, shared by Google's chief executive, has gone viral.
Environment
Sri Lanka Witnesses Rare Elephant Twin Birth After 80 Years
An elephant at Sri Lanka's Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage has given birth to twin male calves, the first elephant twins in the country in 80 years.
Environment
Rare Turtle Caught in Floodwater in Faridpur
The forest department has rescued a rare yellow turtle that a young man caught in his fishing net in floodwater in Faridpur.
Environment
Another Dead Dolphin Washes Up on Kuakata Beach
A three-foot Irrawaddy dolphin calf washed up dead on Kuakata beach within five or six hours of an eight-foot Irrawaddy dolphin found that morning.
Environment
Villagers Catch Faridpur Crocodile After 17 Days
A freshwater crocodile stranded for 17 days in a pond in Faridpur Sadar upazila has been caught by local villagers after two failed attempts by wildlife officials.
Environment
Wildlife Roams Freely in Lawachara as Visitors Stay Away
With visits to Lawachara National Park suspended because of Covid, locals and officials say gibbons, deer, monkeys and langurs are now seen freely and their numbers have grown.
Cooking
Elephant Breaks Into Kitchen in Search of Food in Thailand
A wild elephant broke through the kitchen wall of a house in Thailand's Hua Hin district looking for food.
Fisheries
Two Fined for Buying River Dolphins Caught in Fisherman's Net
Two men were fined by a mobile court in Chilmari, Kurigram, for buying two river dolphins netted in the Brahmaputra.
Environment
Monkey Roams Villages of Birganj for a Month
A monkey has been roaming the villages and town of Birganj upazila in Dinajpur for about a month, and local people have grown used to it and feed it.
Environment
Eight-Foot Python Caught in Maize Field Net in Patgram Draws Crowds
A python about eight feet long was rescued after getting caught in a maize field net in Patgram, Lalmonirhat, and people crowded in to see it.
Crops
Dead Dolphin Washes Up on Kuakata Beach With Injury Marks
A 10-foot dead dolphin bearing injury marks washed up on Kuakata beach in Patuakhali, and fisheries officials plan to try a post-mortem.
Rooftop farming
22 Pigeons Poisoned to Death Over Droppings on Roof in Patuakhali
A pigeon keeper in Patuakhali has accused a neighbour of poisoning 22 of his family's pigeons after complaints that the birds were soiling her roof.