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Study: Feline genetics help pinpoint first-ever domestication of cats
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Nearly 10,000 years ago, humans settling in the Fertile Crescent, the areas of the Middle East surrounding the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, made the first switch from hunter-gatherers to farmers. They developed close bonds with the rodent-eating cats that conveniently served as ancient pest-
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Tigris Valley in the foothills of the Western Ghats in Kerala, wins Nation
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], October 21 (ANI/PRNewswire): When nature is called upon with an open heart, name and fame follow-on. This is very true for Tigris Valley Wellness retreat centre, situated amidst the splendid green environment of the Western Ghats, one of the eight biodiversity hot
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Nepal man eater tiger moved into Zoo from National Park after 2 killed in
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal] April 7, (ANI): Nepal authorities have transferred a 10-year-old male man-eater tiger from the Bardiya National Park to the Central Zoo in Kathmandu after it attacked and killed two people in recent weeks.
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Death toll mounts to 102 in Iraq ferry disaster
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mosul [Iraq], Mar 24 (ANI): 102 people lost their lives after an overcrowded ferry capsized in the Tigris River near Mosul on Thursday. 60 people still remain missing following the tragedy.
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Death toll in Iraq boat capsize increases to 92
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Mosul [Iraq], March 22 (ANI): The death toll in an overcrowded boat capsize increased to 92, including 12 children after it sank in Iraq's Tigris river yesterday, authorities confirmed on Friday.
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Iraq: At least 55 dead after boat capsizes
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Mosul [Iraq], March 21 (ANI): As many as 55 people, including 12 children, were killed after an overcrowded ferry capsized in Iraq's Tigris River here.
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