Tag: animal
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World’s second-oldest female Bornean orangutan dies at Illinois zoo
(Reuters) – A 54-year-old orangutan at the Brookfield Zoo outside Chicago has been euthanized due to worsening health problems, after becoming the second oldest female Bornean orangutan known to exist in the world, zoo officials said on Saturday. The zoo said in a statement the animal, called Maggie, died on Friday. Maggie, who had a…
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Iraq bans poultry imports from 24 countries over avian flu threat
Iraq has extended a ban on imports of frozen and live poultry products to cover two dozen countries, including China and South Africa, the government said on Sunday. Baghdad last month restricted poultry imports from France, where an outbreak of avian flu has been reported. The agriculture ministry could not be contacted for immediate comment,…