The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals posited the theory that animals express emotion in a similar way to humans.

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The basking shark passport profiling began in the Isle of Man in 2009 and to date, about 100 animals have been identified in the Irish Sea.

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In Bangladesh, villagers build raised earth mounds the size of football pitches, on which trees are planted and food and water is stored: in an emergency, they and their animals can retreat to this man-made higher ground.

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Extending that principle, perhaps with special bridges that can support local vegetation and thus allow animals the illusion of an uninterrupted habitat, might be a cheap way of letting man and nature rub along a bit better.

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The village has a man-made pond to provide water for the animals and a veterinary clinic.

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Until this time, at least, man has evolved far beyond any other animals on Earth in comprehension and intelligence.

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Three months after they arrived, they arrested an illiterate man and woman, both dirt-poor herders living together for years with their animals outside the town of Aguelhok.

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Only last week in Ohio a man with a menagerie of more than 50 animals, including tigers, giraffes and bears, decided to open up his cages and then shoot himself in the head - after being convicted of animal cruelty.

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Animals that are cute and huggable in infancy later grow into potential man-killers.

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Chalfan described the man as "eccentric, " saying he often wore gloves and was known to carry stuffed animals.

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