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Bamboo is an essential part of the diet of many wild creatures, notably the giant panda, which eats nothing else.
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Much of the vitriol was real, reflecting the deep divide in the world between people who see whales as intrinsically special creatures that should not be harmed under any circumstances, and those for whom whales are wild creatures like any others.
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These creatures were wild, even by the "horseman's" standards.
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Batman might call Gotham City home, but when it comes to seeing the winged creatures in the wild, few places in North America rival Austin, Texas.
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But the problem is that as more of the creatures are successfully released into the wild there will be a growing temptation to capture and sell these iguanas as high priced exotic pets.
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These creatures can now be found in the wild in every county in England.
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The researchers were able to capture and physically examine one of the creatures, before releasing it back into the wild.
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"It's a sad day for one of the world's most iconic creatures, " Philip Mansbridge, CEO of Care for the Wild International, said in a statement.
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Wild horses are more probably just a genetic hotch-potch of abandoned or forgotten creatures, many of them descendants of horses that escaped from their humans while the West was being settled.
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The creatures have strong front claws and will defend themselves if they feel threatened but a Dangerous Wild Animals Act licence is not needed to keep a one as a pet.
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