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Annual pet show held in Russia's St. Petersburg

STORY: Annual pet show held in Russia's St. Petersburg SHOOTING TIME: March 30, 2024 DATELINE: March 31, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:35 LOCATION: St. PETERSBURG, Russia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the pet show STORYLINE: Russian city St. Petersburg's annual spring pet show kicked off on Saturday, featuring a wide range of pets like cats, dogs, ferrets, rodents, and others. During the two-day event, guests can enjoy pet fashion shows and fun contests, as well as the opportunity to purchase or adopt animals. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from St. Petersburg, Russia. (XHTV)

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Bubonic plague case reported in Mongolian capital

STORY: Bubonic plague case reported in Mongolian capital DATELINE: Aug. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of marmots on grasslands in Mongolia STORYLINE: One case of bubonic plague was confirmed in Mongolia's capital on Tuesday, according to the country's National Center for Zoonotic Diseases (NCZD). The infected man ate marmot meat last week, the NCZD said, adding that he and five others in close contact with him are now being isolated and treated. While hunting marmots is illegal in Mongolia, many Mongolians regard the rodent as a delicacy and ignore the law. Of all the 21 Mongolian provinces, 17 are still at risk of the bubonic plague, the center said, urging the public not to hunt marmots or eat marmot meat. The bubonic plague is a bacterial disease that is spread by fleas living on wild rodents such as marmots and can kill an adult in less than 24 hours if not treated in time, according to the World Health Organization. Xinhua News Age

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Pet show held in St. Petersburg

STORY: Pet show held in St. Petersburg DATELINE: March 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: ST. PETERSBURG, Russia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the pet show STORYLINE: A pet show is held in St. Petersburg, Russia over the weekend. Thousands of cats, dogs, birds and rodents are exhibited. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from St. Petersburg, Russia. (XHTV)

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Capybara babies take hot bath at zoo in Nagasaki Pref.

NAGASAKI, Japan - Four young capybaras (C) take a hot bath at Nagasaki Bio Park in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 8, 2012. Hot bathing by the large rodents is a popular attraction at the zoo during the winter season.

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N.Z. in need of Pied Piper to resolve rat dilemma

SYDNEY, Australia - Resembling something out of the German folktale Pied Piper, New Zealand's government may be forced to find new home for an island population of Polynesian rats if indigenous Maori people want the rodents moved rather than killed. The Polynesian rat, or Kiore, were bought to New Zealand from Polynesia by early Maori settlers more than 1,000 years ago as a food source.

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Mongolian environmental inspectors seize 827 dead marmots this year

STORY: Mongolian environmental inspectors seize 827 dead marmots this year DATELINE: Sept. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of marmots in Mongolia STORYLINE: Mongolian environmental inspectors have seized a total of 827 dead marmots so far this year, which could have spread the bubonic plague, the country's National Center for Zoonotic Diseases (NCZD) said Tuesday. The marmots have been found in vehicles heading to the capital city of Ulan Bator, according to the NCZD. Hunting marmots is illegal in Mongolia. But many regard the rodent as a delicacy and ignore the law. Since the beginning of this year, six suspected cases of bubonic plague have been reported across Mongolia. One infected people has recently died, and more than 40 people in close contact with the deceased person are under quarantine. The bubonic plague is a bacterial disease spread by fleas living on wild rodents such as marmots and can kill an adult within 24 hours if the diseas

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N.Z. in need of Pied Piper to resolve rat dilemma

SYDNEY, Australia - Resembling something out of the German folktale Pied Piper, New Zealand's government may be forced to find new home for an island population of Polynesian rats if indigenous Maori people want the rodents moved rather than killed. The Polynesian rat, or Kiore, were bought to New Zealand from Polynesia by early Maori settlers more than 1,000 years ago as a food source. (Kyodo)

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Capybara babies take hot bath at zoo in Nagasaki Pref.

NAGASAKI, Japan - Four young capybaras (C) take a hot bath at Nagasaki Bio Park in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 8, 2012. Hot bathing by the large rodents is a popular attraction at the zoo during the winter season. (Kyodo)

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Common Vole, Microtus arvalis, dead mouse, killed, cat`s, cats prey

The back half of Common Vole catｴs prey on the cement floor. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Eastern House Mouse, Mus musculus, dead animal, drowned, water

Eastern House Mouse, Mus musculus, dead animal, drowned, water in Pruhonice, Czech Republic, February 24, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Eastern House Mouse, Mus musculus, dead animal, drowned, water

Eastern House Mouse, Mus musculus, dead animal, drowned, water in Pruhonice, Czech Republic, February 24, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Eastern House Mouse, Mus musculus, dead animal, drowned, water

Eastern House Mouse, Mus musculus, dead animal, drowned, water in Pruhonice, Czech Republic, February 24, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Eastern House Mouse, Mus musculus, dead animal, drowned, water

Eastern House Mouse, Mus musculus, dead animal, drowned, water in Pruhonice, Czech Republic, February 24, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Eastern House Mouse, Mus musculus, dead animal, drowned, water

Eastern House Mouse, Mus musculus, dead animal, drowned, water in Pruhonice, Czech Republic, February 24, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Common Vole, Microtus arvalis, dead mouse, killed, cat`s, cats prey

A cat eats its prey Common Vole on the cement floor. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Common Vole, Microtus arvalis, dead mouse, killed, cat`s, cats prey

A cat`s prey Common Vole on the cement floor. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Common Vole, Microtus arvalis, dead mouse, killed, cat`s, cats prey

A cat eats its prey Common Vole on the cement floor. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Eastern House Mouse, Mus musculus, dead mouse, killed, cat`s, cats prey

A cat eats its prey Eastern House Mouse on the cement floor. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Common Vole, Microtus arvalis, dead mouse, killed, cat`s, cats prey

A cat eats its prey Common Vole on the cement floor. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Eastern House Mouse, Mus musculus, dead mouse, killed, cat`s, cats prey

A cat eats its prey Eastern House Mouse on the cement floor. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Common Vole, Microtus arvalis, dead mouse, killed, cat`s, cats prey

A cat eats its prey Common Vole on the cement floor. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Common Vole, Microtus arvalis, dead mouse, killed, cat`s, cats prey

A cat eats its prey Common Vole on the cement floor. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Common Vole, Microtus arvalis, dead mouse, killed, cat`s, cats prey

A cat eats its prey Common Vole on the cement floor. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Common Vole, Microtus arvalis, dead mouse, killed, cat`s, cats prey

A cat eats its prey Common Vole on the cement floor. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Eastern House Mouse, Mus musculus, dead, Calliphora vicina, fly, insects

Dead Eastern House Mouse, Mus musculus, in the National Nature Reserve Certoryje in the White Carpathians, Zlin Region, Czech Republic, June 2, 2019. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Capybara eats frozen watermelon

Photo taken Aug. 21, 2016, shows capybaras eating frozen watermelon at Nagasaki Bio Park in the southwestern Japanese city of Nagasaki. Visitors to the park have drawn by the unknown feeding habit of the rodents, who usually eat riparian herbs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo