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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Przewalski's horses head to the barn to feed at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The horses were considered extinct in the wild until 2008, when the World Conservation Union reclassified them as critically endangered. Scientists at the Zoo are working to increase the genetic diversity of Przewalski's horses. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Przewalski's horses feed at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The horses were considered extinct in the wild until 2008, when the World Conservation Union reclassified them as critically endangered. Scientists at the Zoo are working to increase the genetic diversity of Przewalski's horses. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Przewalski's horses head to the barn to feed at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The horses were considered extinct in the wild until 2008, when the World Conservation Union reclassified them as critically endangered. Scientists at the Zoo are working to increase the genetic diversity of Przewalski's horses. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Dolores Reed, a supervisory biologist, with Przewalski's horses at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The horses were considered extinct in the wild until 2008, when the World Conservation Union reclassified them as critically endangered. Scientists at the Zoo are working to increase the genetic diversity of Przewalski's horses. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Przewalski's horses head to the barn to feed at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The horses were considered extinct in the wild until 2008, when the World Conservation Union reclassified them as critically endangered. Scientists at the Zoo are working to increase the genetic diversity of Przewalski's horses. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: A list of black-footed ferrets and their due dates and litters, at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem. The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Dolores Reed, a supervisory biologist, with Przewalski's horses at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The horses were considered extinct in the wild until 2008, when the World Conservation Union reclassified them as critically endangered. Scientists at the Zoo are working to increase the genetic diversity of Przewalski's horses. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Paul Marinari, the senior curator of animal operations at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia, holds new born black-footed ferrets, July 24, 2014. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem.
The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Paul Marinari, the senior curator of animal operations at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia, holds new born black-footed ferrets, July 24, 2014. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem.
The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Dr Adrienne Croiser, a cheetah biologist and Casey Bata (left) feed the cheetahs at the Cheetah Science Facility at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. A high priority is maintaining and increasing genetic diversity in small populations to avoid inbreeding, which causes poor fertility and increased disease susceptibility. Scientists work closely with zoos worldwide to develop assisted reproduction techniques, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer and cryopreservation (freezing) of sperm and embryos. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Paul Marinari, the senior curator of animal operations at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia, holds new born black-footed ferrets, July 24, 2014. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem.
The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Paul Marinari, the senior curator of animal operations at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia, holds new born black-footed ferrets, July 24, 2014. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem.
The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Casey Bata feeds a tray of meat to the cheetahs at the Cheetah Science Facility at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. A high priority is maintaining and increasing genetic diversity in small populations to avoid inbreeding, which causes poor fertility and increased disease susceptibility. Scientists work closely with zoos worldwide to develop assisted reproduction techniques, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer and cryopreservation (freezing) of sperm and embryos. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: The quarantine area for black-footed ferrets at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem.
The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Cheetahs feed at the Cheetah Science Facility at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. A high priority is maintaining and increasing genetic diversity in small populations to avoid inbreeding, which causes poor fertility and increased disease susceptibility. Scientists work closely with zoos worldwide to develop assisted reproduction techniques, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer and cryopreservation (freezing) of sperm and embryos. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: A young cheetah who was born at the Cheetah Science Facility at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. A high priority is maintaining and increasing genetic diversity in small populations to avoid inbreeding, which causes poor fertility and increased disease susceptibility. Scientists work closely with zoos worldwide to develop assisted reproduction techniques, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer and cryopreservation (freezing) of sperm and embryos. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Research scientist, Budhan Pukazhenthi, opens a tank containing frozen animal sperm, at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The National Zoo maintains a valuable living repository of specimens from rare and endangered species in the Genome Resource Bank to support efforts in biodiversity and species conservation.(Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: The Scimitar-Horned Oryx at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The National Zoo¿s Reproduction and Reintroduction of Desert Antelope project uses recent advances in the reproductive sciences to enhance the genetic management of antelope, and to reintroduce herds of these rare species to their native Sahelo-Saharan range in North Africa.(Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: The Scimitar-Horned Oryx at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The National Zoo¿s Reproduction and Reintroduction of Desert Antelope project uses recent advances in the reproductive sciences to enhance the genetic management of antelope, and to reintroduce herds of these rare species to their native Sahelo-Saharan range in North Africa.(Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Seven newborn black-footed ferrets at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem.
The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Przewalski horses feed at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The horses were considered extinct in the wild until 2008, when the World Conservation Union reclassified them as critically endangered. Scientists at the Zoo are working to increase the genetic diversity of Przewalski's horses. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Seven newborn black-footed ferrets at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem.
The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Paul Marinari, the senior curator of animal operations at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia, holds new born black-footed ferrets, July 24, 2014. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem.
The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Black-footed ferrets peek out of their enclosure at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, in Front Royal, VA, July 24, 2014. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem. The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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CHINA-HARBIN-SIBERIA TIGER-DNA TEST (CN)
(110421) -- HARBIN, April 21, 2011 (Xinhua) -- A staff member tags a tiger in the Siberia Tiger Park in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 21, 2011.
The Siberia Tiger park, which is currently the largest breeding base for Siberian tigers, conducted Thursday the DNA-testing for some 100 Siberia tiger cubs born in 2010 so as to outline their family trees for further research, guarantee the pure blood of the species and prevent genetic degeneration as well. The DNA-testing program was launched here in 2001. By far, some 800 tigers received the test.
Siberian tigers, among the world's 10 most endangered species, mostly live in northeast China and the Far East area of Russia. To protect the rare tigers from extinction, China established the breeding center in 1986, which now has more than 1,000 Siberian tigers in captivity.
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CHINA-HARBIN-SIBERIA TIGER-DNA TEST (CN)
(110421) -- HARBIN, April 21, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Staff members collect the blood sample of a tiger in the Siberia Tiger Park in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 21, 2011.
The Siberia Tiger park, which is currently the largest breeding base for Siberian tigers, conducted Thursday the DNA-testing for some 100 Siberia tiger cubs born in 2010 so as to outline their family trees for further research, guarantee the pure blood of the species and prevent genetic degeneration as well. The DNA-testing program was launched here in 2001. By far, some 800 tigers received the test.
Siberian tigers, among the world's 10 most endangered species, mostly live in northeast China and the Far East area of Russia. To protect the rare tigers from extinction, China established the breeding center in 1986, which now has more than 1,000 Siberian tigers in captivity.
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CHINA-HARBIN-SIBERIA TIGER-DNA TEST (CN)
(110421) -- HARBIN, April 21, 2011 (Xinhua) -- A staff member tries to inject anesthetics to a tiger in the Siberia Tiger Park in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 21, 2011.
The Siberia Tiger park, which is currently the largest breeding base for Siberian tigers, conducted Thursday the DNA-testing for some 100 Siberia tiger cubs born in 2010 so as to outline their family trees for further research, guarantee the pure blood of the species and prevent genetic degeneration as well. The DNA-testing program was launched here in 2001. By far, some 800 tigers received the test.
Siberian tigers, among the world's 10 most endangered species, mostly live in northeast China and the Far East area of Russia. To protect the rare tigers from extinction, China established the breeding center in 1986, which now has more than 1,000 Siberian tigers in captivity.
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CHINA-HARBIN-SIBERIA TIGER-DNA TEST (CN)
(110421) -- HARBIN, April 21, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Staff members collect the blood sample of a tiger in the Siberia Tiger Park in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 21, 2011.
The Siberia Tiger park, which is currently the largest breeding base for Siberian tigers, conducted Thursday the DNA-testing for some 100 Siberia tiger cubs born in 2010 so as to outline their family trees for further research, guarantee the pure blood of the species and prevent genetic degeneration as well. The DNA-testing program was launched here in 2001. By far, some 800 tigers received the test.
Siberian tigers, among the world's 10 most endangered species, mostly live in northeast China and the Far East area of Russia. To protect the rare tigers from extinction, China established the breeding center in 1986, which now has more than 1,000 Siberian tigers in captivity.
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CHINA-HARBIN-SIBERIA TIGER-DNA TEST (CN)
(110421) -- HARBIN, April 21, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Staff members collect the blood sample of a tiger in the Siberia Tiger Park in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 21, 2011.
The Siberia Tiger park, which is currently the largest breeding base for Siberian tigers, conducted Thursday the DNA-testing for some 100 Siberia tiger cubs born in 2010 so as to outline their family trees for further research, guarantee the pure blood of the species and prevent genetic degeneration as well. The DNA-testing program was launched here in 2001. By far, some 800 tigers received the test.
Siberian tigers, among the world's 10 most endangered species, mostly live in northeast China and the Far East area of Russia. To protect the rare tigers from extinction, China established the breeding center in 1986, which now has more than 1,000 Siberian tigers in captivity.
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CHINA-HARBIN-SIBERIA TIGER-DNA TEST (CN)
(110421) -- HARBIN, April 21, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Tigers rest in the Siberia Tiger Park in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 21, 2011.
The Siberia Tiger park, which is currently the largest breeding base for Siberian tigers, conducted Thursday the DNA-testing for some 100 Siberia tiger cubs born in 2010 so as to outline their family trees for further research, guarantee the pure blood of the species and prevent genetic degeneration as well. The DNA-testing program was launched here in 2001. By far, some 800 tigers received the test.
Siberian tigers, among the world's 10 most endangered species, mostly live in northeast China and the Far East area of Russia. To protect the rare tigers from extinction, China established the breeding center in 1986, which now has more than 1,000 Siberian tigers in captivity.
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CHINA-HARBIN-SIBERIA TIGER-DNA TEST (CN)
(110421) -- HARBIN, April 21, 2011 (Xinhua) -- A Siberia tiger (L) injected with anesthetics lies down in the cage in the Siberia Tiger Park in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 21, 2011.
The Siberia Tiger park, which is currently the largest breeding base for Siberian tigers, conducted Thursday the DNA-testing for some 100 Siberia tiger cubs born in 2010 so as to outline their family trees for further research, guarantee the pure blood of the species and prevent genetic degeneration as well. The DNA-testing program was launched here in 2001. By far, some 800 tigers received the test.
Siberian tigers, among the world's 10 most endangered species, mostly live in northeast China and the Far East area of Russia. To protect the rare tigers from extinction, China established the breeding center in 1986, which now has more than 1,000 Siberian tigers in captivity.
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CHINA-HARBIN-SIBERIA TIGER-DNA TEST (CN)
(110421) -- HARBIN, April 21, 2011 (Xinhua) -- A Siberia tiger to be injected with anesthetics is seen in the cage in the Siberia Tiger Park in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 21, 2011.
The Siberia Tiger park, which is currently the largest breeding base for Siberian tigers, conducted Thursday the DNA-testing for some 100 Siberia tiger cubs born in 2010 so as to outline their family trees for further research, guarantee the pure blood of the species and prevent genetic degeneration as well. The DNA-testing program was launched here in 2001. By far, some 800 tigers received the test.
Siberian tigers, among the world's 10 most endangered species, mostly live in northeast China and the Far East area of Russia. To protect the rare tigers from extinction, China established the breeding center in 1986, which now has more than 1,000 Siberian tigers in captivity.
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CHINA-HARBIN-SIBERIA TIGER-DNA TEST (CN)
(110421) -- HARBIN, April 21, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Staff members collect the blood sample of a tiger in the Siberia Tiger Park in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 21, 2011.
The Siberia Tiger park, which is currently the largest breeding base for Siberian tigers, conducted Thursday the DNA-testing for some 100 Siberia tiger cubs born in 2010 so as to outline their family trees for further research, guarantee the pure blood of the species and prevent genetic degeneration as well. The DNA-testing program was launched here in 2001. By far, some 800 tigers received the test.
Siberian tigers, among the world's 10 most endangered species, mostly live in northeast China and the Far East area of Russia. To protect the rare tigers from extinction, China established the breeding center in 1986, which now has more than 1,000 Siberian tigers in captivity.
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CHINA-HARBIN-SIBERIA TIGER-DNA TEST (CN)
(110421) -- HARBIN, April 21, 2011 (Xinhua) -- A staff member detects the ID chip embeded in a tiger in the Siberia Tiger Park in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 21, 2011.
The Siberia Tiger park, which is currently the largest breeding base for Siberian tigers, conducted Thursday the DNA-testing for some 100 Siberia tiger cubs born in 2010 so as to outline their family trees for further research, guarantee the pure blood of the species and prevent genetic degeneration as well. The DNA-testing program was launched here in 2001. By far, some 800 tigers received the test.
Siberian tigers, among the world's 10 most endangered species, mostly live in northeast China and the Far East area of Russia. To protect the rare tigers from extinction, China established the breeding center in 1986, which now has more than 1,000 Siberian tigers in captivity.
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CHINA-GANSU-ANCIENT ROMAN ARMY-MYSTERY(CN)
(110321) -- LANZHOU, March 21, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 15, 2011 shows the relic of an ancient town named Liqian, in Liqian Village of Yongchang County, northwest China's Gansu Province.
There are some forty western-looking villagers living in Liqian Village of Yongchang, whom, concluded by some experts and historians, are the descendants of the Roman Army in ancient times. Though the villagers said they had never traveled outside the county, they worshipped bulls and their favorite game was similar to the ancient Romans' bull-fighting dance.
Some anthropologists are convinced the foreign-looking villagers with deep-set eyes, long and hooked noses are the descendants of the army men. In 53 B.C., ancient Roman army General Marcus Crassus was defeated and beheaded by the Parthians, a tribe occupying what is now Iran, putting an end to Rome's eastward expansion. But a 6,000-strong army led by Crassus's eldest son apparently escaped and were never found again. In addition, according to the record in Hanshu, or the History of the Han Dynasty, a Chinese border-defence army took part in a fight against the army in 36 B.C., whose tactics were quite similar to the legion of Roman soldiers. After the invaders were defeated by Han's army, they were settled in Yongchang under the authority of the Han government.
Chinese archeologists in the 1990s found the remains of an ancient fortification in Liqian of Yongchang, a key section of the Silk Road, a 7,000-km-long trade route that linked Asia and Europe more than 2,000 years ago, which was strikingly similar to Roman defence structures.
In despite of the discovery convince some anthropologists of descendants in existence, others are not so certain. In opponents' opinion, the county is on the Silk Road, so there were many chances for trans-national marriages and the 'foreign' origin of the villagers does not necessarily mean they are of ancient Roman origin.
In the year of 2010, Chinese and Italian an
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(110321) -- LANZHOU, March 21, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 15, 2011 shows a western-looking Chinese Sun Jianjun (R) and his son Sun Yuchao, who live in the Liqian Village, some ten kilometers to the Yongchang County, northwest China's Gansu Province.
There are some forty such western-looking villagers living here, whom, concluded by some experts and historians, are the descendants of the Roman Army in ancient times. Though the villagers said they had never traveled outside the county, they worshipped bulls and their favorite game was similar to the ancient Romans' bull-fighting dance.
Some anthropologists are convinced the foreign-looking villagers with deep-set eyes, long and hooked noses are the descendants of the army men. In 53 B.C., ancient Roman army General Marcus Crassus was defeated and beheaded by the Parthians, a tribe occupying what is now Iran, putting an end to Rome's eastward expansion. But a 6,000-strong army led by Crassus's eldest son apparently escaped and were never found again. In addition, according to the record in Hanshu, or the History of the Han Dynasty, a Chinese border-defence army took part in a fight against the army in 36 B.C., whose tactics were quite similar to the legion of Roman soldiers. After the invaders were defeated by Han's army, they were settled in Yongchang under the authority of the Han government.
Chinese archeologists in the 1990s found the remains of an ancient fortification in Liqian of Yongchang, a key section of the Silk Road, a 7,000-km-long trade route that linked Asia and Europe more than 2,000 years ago, which was strikingly similar to Roman defence structures.
In despite of the discovery convince some anthropologists of descendants in existence, others are not so certain. In opponents' opinion, the county is on the Silk Road, so there were many chances for trans-national marriages and the 'foreign' origin of the villagers does not necessarily mean they are of ancient Roman origin.
In t
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(110321) -- LANZHOU, March 21, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 15, 2011 shows the skeleton, whose skull appears more different than the people of Han ethnic group, at a museum in Yongchang County, northwest China's Gansu Province.
There are some forty western-looking villagers living in Liqian Village of Yongchang, whom, concluded by some experts and historians, are the descendants of the Roman Army in ancient times. Though the villagers said they had never traveled outside the county, they worshipped bulls and their favorite game was similar to the ancient Romans' bull-fighting dance.
Some anthropologists are convinced the foreign-looking villagers with deep-set eyes, long and hooked noses are the descendants of the army men. In 53 B.C., ancient Roman army General Marcus Crassus was defeated and beheaded by the Parthians, a tribe occupying what is now Iran, putting an end to Rome's eastward expansion. But a 6,000-strong army led by Crassus's eldest son apparently escaped and were never found again. In addition, according to the record in Hanshu, or the History of the Han Dynasty, a Chinese border-defence army took part in a fight against the army in 36 B.C., whose tactics were quite similar to the legion of Roman soldiers. After the invaders were defeated by Han's army, they were settled in Yongchang under the authority of the Han government.
Chinese archeologists in the 1990s found the remains of an ancient fortification in Liqian of Yongchang, a key section of the Silk Road, a 7,000-km-long trade route that linked Asia and Europe more than 2,000 years ago, which was strikingly similar to Roman defence structures.
In despite of the discovery convince some anthropologists of descendants in existence, others are not so certain. In opponents' opinion, the county is on the Silk Road, so there were many chances for trans-national marriages and the 'foreign' origin of the villagers does not necessarily mean they are of ancient Roman origin.
In the
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(110321) -- LANZHOU, March 21, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 15, 2011 shows a part of cap exhibited at a museum in Yongchang County, northwest China's Gansu Province.
There are some forty western-looking villagers living in Liqian Village of Yongchang, whom, concluded by some experts and historians, are the descendants of the Roman Army in ancient times. Though the villagers said they had never traveled outside the county, they worshipped bulls and their favorite game was similar to the ancient Romans' bull-fighting dance.
Some anthropologists are convinced the foreign-looking villagers with deep-set eyes, long and hooked noses are the descendants of the army men. In 53 B.C., ancient Roman army General Marcus Crassus was defeated and beheaded by the Parthians, a tribe occupying what is now Iran, putting an end to Rome's eastward expansion. But a 6,000-strong army led by Crassus's eldest son apparently escaped and were never found again. In addition, according to the record in Hanshu, or the History of the Han Dynasty, a Chinese border-defence army took part in a fight against the army in 36 B.C., whose tactics were quite similar to the legion of Roman soldiers. After the invaders were defeated by Han's army, they were settled in Yongchang under the authority of the Han government.
Chinese archeologists in the 1990s found the remains of an ancient fortification in Liqian of Yongchang, a key section of the Silk Road, a 7,000-km-long trade route that linked Asia and Europe more than 2,000 years ago, which was strikingly similar to Roman defence structures.
In despite of the discovery convince some anthropologists of descendants in existence, others are not so certain. In opponents' opinion, the county is on the Silk Road, so there were many chances for trans-national marriages and the 'foreign' origin of the villagers does not necessarily mean they are of ancient Roman origin.
In the year of 2010, Chinese and Italian anthropologists established
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(110321) -- LANZHOU, March 21, 2011 (Xinhua) -- A combined photo taken on March 15, 2011 shows some western-looking Chinese who live in the Liqian Village, some ten kilometers to the Yongchang County, northwest China's Gansu Province.
There are some forty such western-looking villagers living here, whom, concluded by some experts and historians, are the descendants of the Roman Army in ancient times. Though the villagers said they had never traveled outside the county, they worshipped bulls and their favorite game was similar to the ancient Romans' bull-fighting dance.
Some anthropologists are convinced the foreign-looking villagers with deep-set eyes, long and hooked noses are the descendants of the army men. In 53 B.C., ancient Roman army General Marcus Crassus was defeated and beheaded by the Parthians, a tribe occupying what is now Iran, putting an end to Rome's eastward expansion. But a 6,000-strong army led by Crassus's eldest son apparently escaped and were never found again. In addition, according to the record in Hanshu, or the History of the Han Dynasty, a Chinese border-defence army took part in a fight against the army in 36 B.C., whose tactics were quite similar to the legion of Roman soldiers. After the invaders were defeated by Han's army, they were settled in Yongchang under the authority of the Han government.
Chinese archeologists in the 1990s found the remains of an ancient fortification in Liqian of Yongchang, a key section of the Silk Road, a 7,000-km-long trade route that linked Asia and Europe more than 2,000 years ago, which was strikingly similar to Roman defence structures.
In despite of the discovery convince some anthropologists of descendants in existence, others are not so certain. In opponents' opinion, the county is on the Silk Road, so there were many chances for trans-national marriages and the 'foreign' origin of the villagers does not necessarily mean they are of ancient Roman origin.
In the year of 2010, Chinese a
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(110321) -- LANZHOU, March 21, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 15, 2011 shows the skeleton, whose skull appears more different than the people of Han ethnic group, at a museum in Yongchang County, northwest China's Gansu Province.
There are some forty western-looking villagers living in Liqian Village of Yongchang, whom, concluded by some experts and historians, are the descendants of the Roman Army in ancient times. Though the villagers said they had never traveled outside the county, they worshipped bulls and their favorite game was similar to the ancient Romans' bull-fighting dance.
Some anthropologists are convinced the foreign-looking villagers with deep-set eyes, long and hooked noses are the descendants of the army men. In 53 B.C., ancient Roman army General Marcus Crassus was defeated and beheaded by the Parthians, a tribe occupying what is now Iran, putting an end to Rome's eastward expansion. But a 6,000-strong army led by Crassus's eldest son apparently escaped and were never found again. In addition, according to the record in Hanshu, or the History of the Han Dynasty, a Chinese border-defence army took part in a fight against the army in 36 B.C., whose tactics were quite similar to the legion of Roman soldiers. After the invaders were defeated by Han's army, they were settled in Yongchang under the authority of the Han government.
Chinese archeologists in the 1990s found the remains of an ancient fortification in Liqian of Yongchang, a key section of the Silk Road, a 7,000-km-long trade route that linked Asia and Europe more than 2,000 years ago, which was strikingly similar to Roman defence structures.
In despite of the discovery convince some anthropologists of descendants in existence, others are not so certain. In opponents' opinion, the county is on the Silk Road, so there were many chances for trans-national marriages and the 'foreign' origin of the villagers does not necessarily mean they are of ancient Roman origin.
In the
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