China Newsclippings - Animals of China

PET DOG ADDICTED TO CIGARETTE SMOKE.
A 1-year old dog has got addicted to cigarette smoke in Henan and falls sick if it is not passively smoking.
Animals |  | Antics

ROLE REVERSAL FOR MODERN COCKEREL.
A cockerel took on the role of a mother hen to look after more than 10 chicks....
Animals |  | Antics

BEAR BITES THE HAND THAT FEEDS.
 A tipsy visitor to a zoo was badly injured trying to hand feed a caged bear.  The man from Shandong Province was freed from the bears grasp....
Animals |  | Antics

GIANT PANDAS GET INTO SCRAP OVER MATE
They say the path of love never runs smooth, and ne'er a truer phrase was spoken after two male giant pandas got into a fight over a mate.
Animals |  | Antics

HERE COME THE GAMES FOR ANIMALS
Trained wild animals from across China are headed to Chongqing Municipality in Southwest China to participate in the first ever games for wild animals.
Animals |  | Antics

AND THIS LITTLE PIGGY GOES TO THE BEAUTY CONTEST…
A competition to determine the best looking pig was recently held in Rongchang, Sichuan Province. Of the 130,000 pigs, 90 made the cut.
Animals |  | News

ANIMAL STARS RELAX AFTER STRESSFUL WEEK
Zookeepers in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, are giving their animals the royal treatment as they recover from a hectic holiday performance schedule.
Animals |  | Sad but true

THIS HEN IS NO BIRD OF A FEATHER
It looked like a hen but had a gorgeous cockscomb. It began laying eggs when it was ten months old but two months later it crowed.
Animals |  | Antics

RARE HORSES GO UP FOR ADOPTION
Przewalaski's Horses, very rare wild equestrians with  a history dating back more than 6,000 years, are now up for adoption.
Animals |  | News

CANADIAN VET FLIES IN TO TREAT PANDAS
Animals in a zoo in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, have been enjoying the privilege of being treated by a foreign vet - the first such arrangement in China.10
Animals |  | News

MAN'S BEST FRIEND TURNS PAWS TO FARMING
While most dos spend their days sleeping and scrounging for food, Lie Lei, a 3-year old pooch from Chongqing has made herself much more useful.
Animals |  | Antics

HUNGRY HOUND HAS BONE TO PICK WITH OWNER
An angry dog lost his temper with his owner when she stopped him from eating bones.
Animals |  | Antics

OWNER HELPS DOG AFTER BIRTH OF 16 PUPPIES
A dog in Beijing has delivered 16 puppies, so many that her owner needs to help her look after them.
Animals |  | Health

NIGHT ATTACK LEAVES 25 DEAD AT SHEEP PEN
Wild animals attacked a farmer's flock of sheep one night last week, leaving 25 died and 19 injured in a Beijing suburb.
Animals |  | Sad but true

RUNAWAY TIBETAN ANTELOPE CAUGHT
A Tibetan antelope that was running loose in Shiquan County in Shaanxi Province was caught last Thursday
Animals |  | News