The male Emperor penguin must incubate the female egg for more than 2 months at temperatures around -40 degees C (-40 degees F) during winter darkness in the Antarctic.
China Rescues Bears
China Rescues Bears For thousands of years, Asians have harvested bear
bile to treat fever, liver illnesses and sore eyes. But as a first
step in wiping out the age-old practice, China pledged yesterday to
rescue 500 bears held in cages for their bile. Putting an end to
the once-lucrative extraction business means the rare Asiatic black
bears will be freed from life trapped in tiny cages. JULY 25, 2001
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