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The director of the San Francisco Zoo brushed off criticism Wednesday that two victims were denied help in the frantic moments after a fatal Christmas Day tiger attack, saying his employees acted heroically
HEADLINE: Zoo to reopen after tiger attack
CAPTION: The director of the San Francisco Zoo brushed off criticism Wednesday that two victims were denied help in the frantic moments after a fatal Christmas Day tiger attack, saying his...
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THAILAND: UNIQUE ELEPHANT PROJECT UNDERWAY
Thai/English
A unique project is underway in northern Thailand to return captive elephants to the wild.
The idea is to find a solution to the growing numbers of elephants that are unemployed following the end of the logging trade.
If...
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Wildlife experts are trying to figure out why sick, disoriented and bruised California brown pelicans are being found in record numbers along the Calif. coastline.
HEADLINE: Calif. experts baffled by increase in sick pelicans
CAPTION: Wildlife experts are trying to figure out why sick, disoriented and bruised California brown pelicans are being found in record numbers along the Calif. coastline....
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Well wishers and family continue to offer support, prayers and kind words for Nelson Mandela
1. Various of Helen Zille, leader of South Africa's Democratic Alliance party, walking towards Mediclinic Heart hospital carrying flowers, surrounded by media
2. Cutaway of cameraman
3. Tilt down of Zille placing flowers next to...
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VENEZUELA: METRO STATION TRANSFORMED INTO FIELD OF ORCHIDS
Spanish/Nat
Thousands of metro passengers travelling through Venezuela's capital Caracas found their station transformed into an exotic field of orchids.
The display at Parque del Este station was part of an unusual anniversary to mark...
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ISRAEL: SCIENTISTS TO USE DNA TESTING ON DEAD SEA SCROLLS
English/Nat
Scientists in Israel are using DNA testing to make one of the country's most historic documents yield up its secrets.
The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in the Judea desert three decades ago and are the earliest known version...
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Ukraine/Russia - Chernobyl
The 8th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster was
commemorated in Ukraine on Tuesday (25/4). The environmental
campaign group, Greenpeace, organized a protest in the centre of
Kiev where organizers built a replica of the...
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Indonesia - Fires continue to rage
Fires continue to rage in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan and dry weather threatens to revive the blazes which cast a pall of smog over much of Southeast Asia last year. Fires have engulfed 1,600 hectares (3,952 aces) in the...
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South African wine wins fans in Europe
Paarl, Western Cape province - August 2007
1. Wide grape vines removed by workers
2. Grape vines removed by workers
3. Pan to giant bottle of wine
4. Pan across crates of South African wine
5. Set up Andre Morgenthal walks into...
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Opening of Thailand's first hospital for monkeys
1. Young men pretending to be monkeys outside hospital
2. Young men in monkey suits rolling on ground
3. Sign for Lopburi Monkey Hospital
4. Monkey actor pretending to receive IV
5. Monkey actors carrying other monkeys on stretchers
6....
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Thousands of wildflowers bloom in South Africa
1. Close of flower as car drives by
2. Jeep drives past a field of flowers
3. People wandering in the field of flowers
4. Close of flowers
5. Eugenie Smith touching flowers
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Eugenie Smith, Visitor
"If you would...
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CHINA: BEIJING: WOMAN TURNS HER FLAT INTO PET SANCTUARY
Mandarin/Nat
A former classical literature professor, who once tutored Chairman Mao Zedong, Lu Di has become the country's first known activist for the protection of animal rights.
Cultural attitudes towards domestic animals in the West...
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Snow Monkeys enjoy a warm bath to take away the chill of winter
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Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan - January 21, 2007
1. Snowy hill, pan shot to monkeys in Jigokudani hot spring
2. Monkey taking lice out of another monkey
3. Baby monkey in spa
4. Women watching...
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TAIWAN: TAIPEI: FUNERAL PARLOUR FOR PETS
Mandarin/Nat
Taiwan opened its first restaurant for pets last year, now it has a funeral parlour which specializes in cats, dogs - and even fish.
The Kang Nin Paradise parlour in Shenken, a suburb of Taipei, can also provide a full ...
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Pandas encounter mating problem
1. Male Panda, Tian Tian walking towards camera
2. Cutaway of people watching pandas
3. Tian Tian scratching his head with his paw
4. People watching pandas
5. Female panda Mei Xiang eating bamboo
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lisa Stevens,...
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Clean-up, Yushcenko attends ceremony at war memorial
1. Various of cars with drivers waving flags of political parties
2. Zoom-in to people removing political ads from streets
3. Mid of people removing booths from which they distributed political leaflets
4. Wide of people removing...
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Dog lovers in Mumbai can take their pets to a week end camp
Karjat (Near Mumbai), Maharashtra state - July 12, 2008
1. Pan from the banner of pet camp to women leading the dog to the camp
2. Split focus shot of dogs and owners coming to the camp
3. Wide of dog owners and dogs at the pool
4. A...
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Ukraine - Poisonous mushrooms
At the end of summer Ukrainians and Russians search the damp, cool forests for mushrooms. But this year, the culinary tradition has proved hazardous. Some 107 people, including 45 children, have died of mushroom poisoning in Ukraine...
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The Bush administration will examine whether a growing number of species, including polar bears affected by thinning sea ice, are at risk from global warming and need federal protection.
HEADLINE: Feds look at climate impact on animals
CAPTION: The Bush administration will examine whether a growing number of species, including polar bears affected by thinning sea ice, are at risk from global warming and need federal...
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INDIA: US PRESIDENT CLINTON VISIT: NAYALA VILLAGE WRAP
English/Nat
Continuing his tour of India on Thursday, President Clinton visited the village of Nayala where women running a milk co-operative gave him a warm welcome.
The president showed his form when he took to the dancefloor and...
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Underwater music in key for divers in Florida
HEADLINE: Divers enjoy underwater music in Florida Keys
CAPTION: About 300 snorkelers and divers submerged on Saturday to listen to a local radio station's music broadcast beneath the sea in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary....
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Trial of apartheid-era security minister, protest, comments
1. Former commissioner of police Johannes Van der Merwe, former security minister Adriaan Vlok and other former high ranking policemen arriving in courtroom (left to right)
2. Mid of Frank Chikane, former secretary general of the South...
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Three polar bear cubs venture outside for the first time
1. Wide of outdoor enclosure with female polar bear and her three cubs
2. Close of cub walking
3. Mid of three cubs
4. Mid of female polar bear
5. Mid of two cubs playing on rocks, one falling down; female polar bear in foreground
6....
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Fibreglass nests built for penguins
1.Wide shot fibreglass nests on island
2.Tight shot penguins in nest
3.Wide shot Lauren Blamey of Cape Nature Conservation walking on island
4.Mid shot penguin in glass fibre nest
5.Wide shot row of nests
6.Wide shot moves close in of...