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Showing posts with label Netherlands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Netherlands. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

How Did the Netherlands Manage to Become the First Country to have no Stray Dogs?


The World Health Organisation estimates there are around 200 million stray dogs worldwide. Impressively, the Netherlands is not contributing to this statistic. It has become the first country in the world without any stray dogs! 

Dutch people love their pets. Puppies are whisked around the city in bike baskets, most cafes and restaurants are dog-friendly, and small pets can ride on public transport for a reduced price. Once, I even looked after a dog that had different flavoured meals for each night of the week (unreal, I know…). But all this dog-loving evidently pays off!

To read more on this story, click here: How Did the Netherlands Manage to Become the First Country to have no Stray Dogs?


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Saturday, February 7, 2015

Watch Chimps Speak With Scottish Accents


Researchers have always known chimpanzees were smart, adaptable creatures, but it now appears they’re even picking up new accents.

After growing up in the Netherlands, nine chimpanzees who moved to the Edingburgh Zoo in Scotland five years ago are now reportedly sporting Scottish accents, apparently learned from their new Scottish zoo-mates.

To read more on this story, click here: Watch Chimps Speak With Scottish Accents
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