Veterinary Relations

  Calf with two heads,a condition with slim chances of survival,finds an ally.North Macedonian farmer Petrovski vows to keep the newborn for ''no matter how long''  and says the animal is doing well with fused skulls,two sets of eyes and ears and two mouths.

  Several gorillas at San Diego Zoo in the United States test positive for COVID-19. They are believed to be the first known cases among such primates in the US – and possibly the world.

 Bird Flu spreads across india, Culls underway in several states. At least nine states confirm the outbreak and others await test results as they put containment measures in place.

A fox in a leafy suburb of Berlin has been getting into the spirit of summer - by collecting flip flops. For weeks residents of Zehlendorf were baffled that a thief was stealing their flip flops and sports shoes from their gardens at night. Finally a man spotted the culprit on a patch of wasteland, "in flagrante, carrying two blue flip flops in its mouth", the daily Tagesspiegel reports. The fox had a hoard of over 100 shoes, but not the man's missing running shoe. The man had suspected it might be a fox after raising the matter on a neighbourhood watch website and getting complaints from other locals about a missing pair of shoes, or one missing shoe.

 

  A rare white kiwi that inspired a children's book and toys has died. Manukura hatched in 2011, but the female North Island Brown Kiwi was born with white feathers. She became a huge attraction at both Pukaha Mount Bruce, New Zealand's North Island wildlife centre, and online. Replica soft toys were of Manukura were sold around the world. "It is with great sadness we announce the loss of our dear friend Manukura," a Facebook page dedicated to her said. Manukura passed away peacefully on Sunday with rangers and veterinary staff present, it added. "She will be sorely missed." Manukura was the first of three white kiwi that hatched at the same centre in 2011 and 2012. Manukura was initially identified as male, but was later found to be female - further adding to her uniqueness.