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Putin Gifts Zoo Animals, Including Lion and Bears, to North Korea

Russian Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov visits the city central zoo during an official transfer of more than 70 animals from Russia to North Korea within the framework of the countries' bilateral cooperation in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture released November 20, 2024. Press Service of Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment/Handout via REUTERS
Russian Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov visits the city central zoo during an official transfer of more than 70 animals from Russia to North Korea within the framework of the countries' bilateral cooperation in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture released November 20, 2024. Press Service of Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment/Handout via REUTERS
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Putin Gifts Zoo Animals, Including Lion and Bears, to North Korea

Russian Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov visits the city central zoo during an official transfer of more than 70 animals from Russia to North Korea within the framework of the countries' bilateral cooperation in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture released November 20, 2024. Press Service of Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment/Handout via REUTERS
Russian Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov visits the city central zoo during an official transfer of more than 70 animals from Russia to North Korea within the framework of the countries' bilateral cooperation in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture released November 20, 2024. Press Service of Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment/Handout via REUTERS

Russia transferred more than 70 animals, including an African lion and two brown bears, to a zoo in the North Korean capital Pyongyang from Moscow's zoo, the Russian government said on Wednesday.
The animals were "a gift from (Russian President) Vladimir Putin to the Korean people", the government said.
Alexander Kozlov, Russia's natural resources minister, oversaw the relocation of the animals, who were transported by plane to the Pyongyang Central Zoo accompanied by veterinarians from the Moscow Zoo, Reuters reported
Pictures published by the Russian government showed a white cockatoo travelling in a crate and Kozlov receiving a tour of the Korean zoo from local officials.
Russia in April donated birds, including eagles, cranes and parrots to the Pyongyang Central Zoo.
Pyongyang and Moscow have forged closer ties since Putin visited the country in June and concluded a treaty with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Kim gifted Putin a pair of Pungsan dogs, a local breed, during that trip. The two also took turns driving each other around in a Russian-built Aurus limousine.

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Scientists Track Egret's 38-hour Flight from Australia to PNG

A Little egret looks for food in the water on near Starbase, Texas, formally known as Boca Chica Village, on May 28, 2025. There are (Photo by SERGIO FLORES / AFP)
A Little egret looks for food in the water on near Starbase, Texas, formally known as Boca Chica Village, on May 28, 2025. There are (Photo by SERGIO FLORES / AFP)
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Scientists Track Egret's 38-hour Flight from Australia to PNG

A Little egret looks for food in the water on near Starbase, Texas, formally known as Boca Chica Village, on May 28, 2025. There are (Photo by SERGIO FLORES / AFP)
A Little egret looks for food in the water on near Starbase, Texas, formally known as Boca Chica Village, on May 28, 2025. There are (Photo by SERGIO FLORES / AFP)

A species of heron has been tracked flying for almost two days non-stop between Australia and Papua New Guinea during its northern migration, scientists say.

Australian researchers used GPS to follow eight plumed egrets and 10 great egrets over a period of months, after the birds left the Macquarie Marshes in New South Wales, AFP reported.

Great egrets were found to disperse in all directions, said the scientists from Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization.

But the plumed egrets all migrated north, and one was tracked flying almost 2,400 kilometers (1,490 miles) over several months before settling near the town of Kalo, southeast of Port Moresby.

It took that bird 38 hours to fly more than 700km across the Coral Sea, according to findings published in the journal Pacific Conservation Biology on Monday.

It was the first time scientists had recorded the plumed egrets' migration.

Another Australian bird, the bar-tailed godwit, holds the world record for flying more than 13,500 kilometers non-stop in just 11 days during its migration south from Alaska to Tasmania.