Sonepur, Bihar : Elephant dung is selling like hot cakes at the famous annual cattle fair here. The use of elephant dung as a mosquito repellent has made it sought after item.

Bijapur: This buffalo would have been taken aback when it heard a mobile ringing in its tummy. But not as much as the callers. There were 7 missed calls! This may not ring true. But this incident was reported from Hosarolli village of Bilagi taluka of Bagalkot district recently. Farmer Ishwar Totager lost his mobile near his cowshed on Monday. He suspects it fell off his shirt pocket while he was cleaning the shed.

Kurnool, Dec. 26: Researchers have found evidence indicating the presence of human habitation 50,000 years ago at Kethavaram village in Orvakal mandal of the district.

Third Big Cat Shifted From Ranthambore

Jaipur: Fresh company is on its way for Sariska’s lord of the ring. After a tiger and a tigress were relocated from Ranthambore to the poached reserve earlier last year, a second tigress took the relocation flight on Wednesday.

Mumbai: He has not yet started attending kindergarten, but this three-year-old is already a certified animal activist, thanks to his love for birds and animals.

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl from Kanpur, a daughter of a former national-level swimming champion,has made it to the Limca Book of World Records with her extraordinary swimming skills.She practices swimming for 2.5 km every day and has her eyes set on Olympics at this tender age.

HYDERABAD : A veterinary doctor in Hyderabad has started a socialite gathering for dogs owners to celebrate their pets birthday.

              Though this motley group of partying dogs cannot greet the birthday "boy" in exactly the same way as humans do, it certainly has not stopped them from having a birthday bash.

Kolkata : Adwaita, the nearly 255-year-old giant tortoise of the Alipore Zoo that died last month, will continue to attract crowds at a new address - the Indian Museum.

            The zoo authorities decided to hand over the shell of the Aldabra-Seychelles tortoise to the Geological Survey of India (GSI) in order to preserve it.