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Panda-mania: Singapore fans fly to China to see Le Le, others race to catch Hua Hua

mzpanda - The crowd at the quarters of Hua Hua, China’s celebrity panda. Guards frequently remind visitors to keep their noise levels down, and move them on after 2 minutes of viewing time.

Credit: PANDA SLEEP HOTEL

Japan’s hunters bag higher pay as bear problem mounts

Hunting association members and police officers train to confront bears in an "emergency hunting" program in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, on Sept 25.

China to send youngest astronaut, mice on space mission this week

China's space agency staff at a press conference for the Shenzhou-21 Manned Space Mission one day before the mission's launch.f

Akita’s jumbo rabbit cuisine under threat as suppliers age, tastes evolve

Truckload of ‘aggressive’ lab monkeys escape after crash in US; one still missing

The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office also said that the monkeys carried “hepatitis C, herpes, and Covid”.

Coronavirus found in Brazilian bats expands global map of risk

The virus, named BRZ batCoV, was detected in Pteronotus parnellii – a small insect-eating “moustached” bat common across Latin America.

Bear cub tranquillised and captured after wandering into bank carpark in Japan

The bear cub entered the parking lot of the Bank of Iwate on Oct 28, 2025.

Australia fends off shark bites with new tech and old

More than 1,280 shark incidents have been recorded around Australia since 1791 – about 260 of them fatal – according to a national database.

Japan governor asks for military help against ‘dire’ bear attacks

Bears have killed a record 10 people in Japan so far in 2025, a government official confirmed to AFP.

200kg crocodile captured in Sandakan village, Sabah

The district operations control centre received an emergency call about a crocodile seen emerging from beneath a stilt house after chasing a dog.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.