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El Salvador gangs patrol streets with baseball bats to ensure people stay at home during quarantine

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Street gangs in El Salvador that have extorted and killed innocent countrymen have now taken it upon themselves to ensure that everyone adheres to a national quarantine order amid the coronavirus pandemic. In recent years, more than 100,000 Salvadorans have been displaced from their homes and forced to flee the Central American nation due to … Read more

Documentary of a Wuhan virologist catching wild bats fuels conspiracy theory

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A documentary showing a Chinese virologist catching wild bats in mountains have fuelled a conspiracy theory, which suggests that the novel coronavirus may have originated in Wuhan’s disease control authority. The seven-minute film features the centre’s researcher Tian Junhua, who has visited dozens of caves in Hubei province to capture the flying mammal. It has … Read more

Chinese markets are still selling bats

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Will they ever learn? Chinese markets are still selling bats and slaughtering rabbits on blood-soaked floors as Beijing celebrates ‘victory’ over the coronavirus Cats, dogs and other domesticated and wild animals freely available to buy  One sources says that: ‘the markets have gone back to operating in exactly the same way as they did before … Read more

Vampire bats can rescue hungry roostmates by regurgitating their blood meals

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Vampire bats ‘form friendships’ over time and can rescue hungry roostmates from the brink by regurgitating their blood meals in what looks like a French kiss.  The only mammals to feed exclusively on blood, the bats can form deep social bonds by increasingly grooming their peers. If a strong enough bond is formed, they may … Read more

Murder probe launched after 30 thugs with baseball bats seen near station where boy, 16, found dead

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A boy of 16 was beaten to death after visiting a friend in hospital who had been attacked at school a day earlier, his family say. Shanur Ahmed’s body was found on Tuesday morning, hours after 30 youths armed with baseball bats were seen gathering near a train station. His grieving family yesterday blasted police … Read more

How moths use their furry coats to make them undetectable to bats 

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Real-life invisibility cloaks are worn by moths: How the insects use their furry coats to make them undetectable to bats Scientists have discovered moths’ furry coats make them almost invisible to bats Found 85 per cent of sound signals used by bats to find prey absorbed by hairs Reduced distance a bat would be able … Read more