Bird Nest

Merchants enlisted sham bird's nest 'experts'

17 Aug 2011

Mainland bird's nest merchants accused of selling fake or tainted products staged a press conference with Malaysian officials to defend their reputation. But the event itself was a sham and the...

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Men of the Forest

8 Mar 2010

Bornean orangutans, also known as Men of the Forest, are endangered, with a population in the wild of between 40,000 and 70,000. They are mostly found in Malaysia and Indonesia. In the wild,...

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Magpies' hazardous metal nest removed

18 Jul 2009

A unique nest built of metal rods by a pair of magpies has been removed after the birds and their chicks flew away to start a new life.

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Caged performance artist looks down on society

19 Jun 2005

Where did the idea for the survival challenge come from?

The designer of the performance piece is an arts critic. He built the steel 'bird's nest' and elevated it above a square in...

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Raiders escape with $380,000 worth of bird's nest and ginseng in burglaries

14 May 2002

Bird's nest and ginseng products worth $380,000 in total were stolen in separate raids on two shops yesterday.

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$1.1m birds' nest theft

15 Feb 2002

Birds' nests worth $1.1 million were stolen from a dried-food store in Queen's Road Central. A hole had been dug under a door.

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Opinion

The 1-2 punch heard around the world

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Wang Xiangwei

Placating graduates a work in progress

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Bird's nest

First Class Bird's Nest Stick ($11,000 per catty from Hai Sang Hong Marine Food Stuff)

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Robbers net nest egg

Three robbers escaped with $30,000 in cash and $600,000 worth of birds' nests from a dried seafood office in Sai Yeung Choi Street South, Mongkok. Three members of staff and three customers were...

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Laziness works for some animals

Some animals are either unwilling to work or just very inactive. Surprisingly, they're just as successful as hard-working animals.

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Single-parent chicks get nurturing from dad

In most species of animal, one or both parents abandon their offspring.

It is very rare for both of them to share the caring.

When only one looks after the young,...

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Wildlife's egg-cellent design tricks

The natural world produces some masterpieces of design and one good example is a bird's egg.

The shell is protective but at the same time porous to gases so that the growing embryo...

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Amorous antics

Aussie soaps have produced more than their fair share of dramatic stars, most - though their acts may be as slick as oilpaint - a little rough around the edges.

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