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Nigeria: Hundreds of people feared dead as boat capsizes in Niger River
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The boat was said to be carrying up to 300 people overturned after hitting a tree trunk, according to the local chief.
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Here's how combination of muscle and skin plays important role in elephant
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Atlanta (Georgia) [US], July 25 (ANI): According to a recent study from the Georgia Institute of Technology, an elephant's folded skin plays a significant part in stretching its trunk in addition to its muscles. The creature can easily grab fragile vegetation and break apart tree trunks tha
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Elephant biomechanics suggests new approach for soft robotics
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [U.S], July 22 (ANI): A new study suggests that an elephant's muscles aren't the only way it stretches its trunk, its folded skin also plays an important role. The combination of muscle and skin gives the animal the versatility to grab fragile vegetation and rip apart tree trunks.
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Do you know woodpeckers' heads act more like stiff hammers than safety hel
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 21 (ANI): For years, researchers have questioned how woodpeckers can repeatedly strike tree trunks with their beaks without suffering brain damage. This gave rise to the hypothesis that their skulls must serve as shock-absorbing helmets. Researchers dispute this idea, c
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Tamil Nadu: Locals worship Lord Ganesh in tree trunk
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 16 (ANI): People usually worship idols in temples but here in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore, people worship an image of Lord Ganesha in roots and trunk of a Gulmohar tree.
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Rajasthan Govt. hospital hangs IV bottles on tree trunks
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dholpur (Rajasthan),[India] Sept 13 (ANI): Fever-stricken patients in a community health centre of Dholpur district in Rajasthan are being treated in the open with IV bottles hang from tree trunks.
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