Megapode: Meet the Megapode: The chick-like bird that buries its eggs on purpose, and the babies do not look back at their father again

Nature’s ingenuity shines with the Megapode, a chicken-sized bird that bypasses traditional incubation. Males meticulously construct heat-generating mounds from vegetation, burying eggs to hatch. Once free, chicks are entirely independent, fending for themselves from day one. This remarkable survival strategy, however, hasn’t protected over half of the species from endangerment, primarily due to their prized…

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Taj Mahal: Photographer confronts crowd surrounding foreign female tourist at Taj Mahal; video sparks debate on “Civic Sense”

​Photographer confronts crowd surrounding foreign female tourist at Taj Mahal; video sparks debate on “Civic Sense” A video showing a foreign tourist being surrounded by a group of men at the Taj Mahal has gone viral on Instagram, with a photographer present at the scene stepping in to confront the crowd. The clip shows the…

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Meet Yuki Kurihara: The 11-year-old boy who won Gold at the Asian Games by beating opponents thrice his age and prepares for contests by eating eels |

Japan’s Yuki Kurihara (Photo: AP) Yuki Kurihara, the 11-year-old child prodigy from Japan, won a Gold medal in the Asian Games on Saturday, beating a series of opponents up to three times his age.While today, most 11-year-olds are thinking about homework, snacks and the next level of their favourite game. Yuki Kurihara is thinking about…

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Singer Duncan Sheik in ‘critical but stable’ condition and receiving care

Tony Award-winning singer and songwriter Duncan Sheik is in “critical but stable” condition and receiving medical care, according to a statement posted to his Instagram account Wednesday evening. “Duncan is currently receiving medical care and remains in critical but stable condition,” the statement said. “Out of respect for Duncan and our family, we will not…

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