A zoo in Mexico has welcomed into the world a ‘zonkey’: a rare cross between a zebra and a donkey. Named Khumba, the hybrid animal seen in the video was born on April 21 at Reynosa zoo, in the north-eastern state of Tamaulipas. Khumba’s mother is a zebra called Rayas, whilst the father is a dwarf, blue-eyed albino donkey named Ignacio that lives on a nearby farm. According to the zoo, Khumba is a rare case in the animal world because the zebra and donkey chromosomes are not compatible.
Wildlife photographer Grant Atkinson spent 30 minutes trailing the lioness in the Okavango Delta in Botswana Atkinson lined up his camera as the lioness, crawling prone, approached the unsuspecting impala Suddenly, as the lioness lunges at its prey, Atkinson begins shooting the dramatic confrontation Moments later the impala escapes, but Atkinson is forced to look at his camera to see how the lioness almost won As the lioness approached the impala on the Okavango Delta in Botswana, photographer Grant Atkinson thought there was only one winner in this battle of nature. With the predator preparing to strike, Mr Atkinson had his finger on the shutter of his camera, poised for the moment when the impala was clamped firmly between the lion's jaws. In a matter of a second, the encounter was over and the impala escaped. But it wasn't until Mr Atkinson reviewed that dramatic footage that he could see how close the lion had been to success. ...
Panic has gripped the northern Indian town of Meerut where a leopard is on the loose, officials said. Schools and colleges are shut and a high alert has been sounded in the town, which is a two-hour drive from the capital, Delhi. The animal entered a hospital on Sunday and was locked in a room for a few hours before it escaped, reports said. Large numbers of policemen have been deployed and wildlife experts have been called in to help capture the animal. "We have closed schools and colleges in the town because we are unable to locate the leopard and do not want to take any chances. This is only a precautionary measure," district magistrate Pankaj Yadav told BBC Hindi. "We are yet to locate the leopard. We have got calls from some areas but are still unable to trace its exact location," district forest officer Sushant Kumar said. Officials said they were investigating reports that it had strayed into Meerut from the nearby forests. The animal ...
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