Animals
Pet insurance demand still rising, but growth may be losing bite
Vet fees can get costly, but some owners choose to stay uninsured while independently managing their pets' healthcare expenses
Indonesian parrot, seen once in a century, reappears in mountain forest
The blue-fronted lorikeet has been sighted on Buru island
Hello, kitty: Japan’s US$20 billion cat boom
[TOKYO] Much of Asia was celebrating the Year of the Horse this week. In Japan, which does not mark Lunar New Year, attention turns to a different animal.
Singapore is the ‘litmus test’ for how much consumers will spend on their pets: Vetreska CEO Donald Kng
‘If this concept fails here then we don’t really need to try any other place,’ says company’s chief
Japan’s only two pandas to be sent back to China: reports
Ties between Asia’s two largest economies are fast deteriorating
Indian pride as Asiatic lions roar back
[TALALA, GUJARAT] A powerful roar rocked the forest before the silhouette of a lioness appeared at an Indian reserve, a potent image of how conservation efforts have brought the creatures back from th...
Canada’s captive whales face euthanasia threat and uncertain future
Marineland has been mired in controversy for years, with animal welfare officials concerned about the park’s water system
Glamping with the fishes at the Singapore Oceanarium
Its signature Ocean Dreams overnight programme returns as a luxurious glamping experience with an educational twist
Without Jane Goodall, chimps need new champions – us
The late primatologist and conservationist has helped the world to see chimpanzees as deeply intelligent, sentient beings to be protected
World-renowned chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall dies at 91
The British primatologist’s most famous finding is that chimpanzees use grass stalks and twigs as tools to fish termites from their mounds
