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Start of first countrywide elephant census
1. Various of elephants
2. Census counters standing on back of utility vehicle
3. Various of elephants
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mr. S.R.B Dissanayake, Deputy Director, Department of Wildlife Conservation:
"In the past we have conducted...
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Donkey and water buffalo meat found in some South African sausages
1. Newspaper seller
2. Newspaper headline reading: "Donkey Meat Scandal"
3. Newspaper seller
4. Various of newspaper headlines about the meat scare
5. Close-up headline reading: "Donkey = Burger"
6. Close-up headline reading: "Tainted...
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Cabaret show revival brings back old style glamour
AP Television
Paris - February 2nd, 2010
1. Close up of the "Le Crazy Horse de Paris" sign
2. Wide shot of the Cabaret "Le Crazy Horse de Paris"
3. Close up of the poster of the new show "D�sirs"
4. Wide shot of three dancers dancing...
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Rescue operation for newborn tigers, other animals
1. Animal shelter workers feeding baby tigers
2. Close shot of baby tiger drinking from milk bottle
3. Close shot of woman feeding baby tiger
4. Close shot of baby tigers drinking milk
5. Wide shot of workers feeding tigers
6....
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Chinese panda to be sent home after failing to impregnate female
1. Close of Ling Ling
2. Wide shot of children writing goodbye messages
3. Close up of farewell message
4. Wide shot of sign saying "Goodbye"
5. Close of Ling Ling
6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Rafael Tinajero Ayala, Director of Chapultepec...
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USA: NEW YORK: ST PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATIONS
English/Gaelic/Nat
Around 2 million (m) people turned out to watch thirty-thousand marchers in New York's St. Patrick's Day parade.
It was the typical pomp and circumstance which has made Saint Patrick's day one of the most popular...
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Husband of Spanish nursing assistant who beat Ebola says he is bitter authorities killed their pet dog
The husband of a Spanish nursing assistant who beat Ebola on Monday accused Madrid's regional health minister of showing her "a double lack of respect" by saying she did not know how to properly protect herself.
Javier Limon, who was...
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SKorea to hold talks with US on easing beef import restrictions
Kwacheon, May 28 2007
1. Minister of Finance and Economy Kwon O-kyu (left) and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Park Hong-soo (right) sit down
2. Reporters
3. Wide shot of news conference
4. SOUNDBITE: (Korean) Kwon O-kyu, South...
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Return of rare pygmy kangaroos to the Papuan rain forest
1. Wide of cargo area
2. Tilt down of Papuan kangaroo poster
3. Wide of officials shaking hands
4. Various of two Papuan kangaroos in cage
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Resit Sozer, Spokesman of the Cikananga Animal Rescue Centre:
"Until...
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USA : PETS RECEIVE SAME MEDICAL TREATMENT AS HUMANS
English/Nat
American pet owners have already lavished their pets with air conditioned dog houses and hotels for a canine vacation.
Now, sophisticated veterinary technology is making it possible for pets to get the same medical...
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UK: LAST FEMALE PANDA RETURNED TO CHINA
Europe's last remaining giant female panda is being sent home to China because she shows more interest in eating than mating.
The decision by Britain's London Zoo to return Ming Ming has ended Europe's panda breeding programme...at...
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SOUTH AFRICA: PUPPY PREPARED FOR HISTORIC HEART OPERATION (V)
English/Nat
In a case set to make South African medical history a team of top heart surgeons are to perform open heart surgery on a six-month-old puppy.
Milo, a Jack Russell terrier, has defects in all four chambers of his heart.
The...
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UK - Wildlife photography
(Duration: 5 min 50 sec./English sot: 1 min 52 sec/German sot: 30 sec.)
MUSIC: The Deep Stillness, An African Journey Part 3, by David Bradnum, KPM 312 CD; Clouds of Kilimanjaro, An African
Journey, by David Bradnum, KPM 164 CD.
A brown...
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Gaza lions sent to Jordan for medical treatment
Three resident lions of Gaza's Al-Bisan Zoo have been transported to Jordan to get medical treatment.
The attraction was partially destroyed in the recent Hamas-Israel war.
Staring through the bars of his cage, this lion cuts a lonely...
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MEXICO: WHALES FOUND DEAD (V)
Voice and effects
VOICED BY: Megan Francis
Sixty orca whales have died along the Yucatan River in Mexico after they became stranded in shallow waters.
Whale specialists are speculating that the cause of so many deaths at once may be the...
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EGYPT : DAMAGE REPAIR AND VENTILATION SYSTEM FOR PYRAMIDS
One of the wonders of the world is closing -- at least for a while.
One of Egypt's great pyramids will be off limits to tourists for three months to allow workers to repair damage and install a ventilation system.
Tourists from around...
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Zoo trying to keep animals warm in freezing temperatures
1. Various exteriors of Rome Zoo
2. Rhesus Monkey enclosure
3. Close up of monkey
4. Close up of monkey touching icy water with his hand
5. Wide of monkeys
6. Warmly dressed visitors looking at monkeys
7. Zoo keeper looking at tiger
8....
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"Hippos" ease the load in poor rural communities
Steenpoor Township and Johannesburg, South Africa - November 2005
Steenpoor Township
1. Women carrying buckets of water along track
2. Women and children carrying and water
3. Women carrying buckets on their heads
4. SOUNDBITE (English)...
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A rejected baby panther in Serbia was adopted by a dog, who feeds the cat herself and accepts the baby as one of her own.
HEADLINE: Canine mother adopts baby panther
CAPTION: A rejected baby panther in Serbia was adopted by a dog, who feeds the cat herself and accepts the baby as one of her own. (July 15)
[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE]
[Notes:Iso of baby...
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Dozens of pet deaths linked to contaminated food
Cornell, New York
1. Vet clinic interior
2. Close up of sick dog
3. Close up of vet's notes about dog inflicted with Aflatoxin
4. Medium of dog food bags
5. Jane Marie Law playing with her dog Tavi
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jane Marie Law,...
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The origins of laughter - how humans and apes share a common ancestor
1. Gorilla being tickled and laughing under test conditions
AP Television
Hampshire, United Kingdom, June 3, 2009
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Doctor Marina Davila-Ross
"I was very much excited particularly after we have found out that ...
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Two miniature horses named Mystery and Lunar are bringing comfort and joy to sick children at a Chicago hospital. Animal therapy, usually using dogs, is a growing trend in hospitals that may help in the healing process. (Dec. 4)
"I want one...."
SOUNDBITE: Emily Pietsch, epilespy patient
"They don't judge, and they're so sweet."
SOUNDBITE: Jodie Diegel, Owner, Mane in Heaven
"We have been in nursing homes and homes for the disabled.//This is our very first...
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Female rhino born in Ramat Gan - the first in 20 years
A female white rhino has been born in Ramat Gan Safari in Israel.
On the 'Red List', the species is classed as 'near threatened' in the wild by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The much anticipated birth of...
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Japan - Pet therapy
Christmas can be a lonely time for old people, particularly those who don't even have the company of a pet. For Japanese old folk, there is a scheme that helps them overcome their isolation and gives them the chance to enjoy the...