June 17, 2014
The giant bears had been primed to choose their food
The giant bears had been primed to choose their food from various baskets emblazoned with the national flags of the teams, thereby predicting winners.
But moments before the opening game kicked off, the Chengdu research base pulled out of the stunt.
The idea of animals predicting football scores has become a standard publicity stunt for zoos and other organisations.
The most famous example from the last tournament was Paul the octopus, who apparently correctly guessed the winners of games until the semi-final.
Giant panda cubs lie in a crib at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Sichuan province, September 23, 2013 Panda cubs would have indicated the winners through their choice of food container
This year, a whole variety of animals across the world are being touted as the successor to Paul.
The pandas' attempt to emulate Paul had been eagerly anticipated on social media SEO Hong Kong.
But late on Thursday, the Chengdu facility said it had been ordered to stop the stunt.
"The predictions have been halted by the authorities," a spokesman told the AFP news agency without giving any details.
However, the Chinese newspaper Global Times quoted a spokesman from the research enclosure as denying the authorities had stepped in.
The spokesman said the stunt had been cancelled by the research centre because it would have harmed the pandas by requiring too much contact with humans dermes vs medilase.
But moments before the opening game kicked off, the Chengdu research base pulled out of the stunt.
The idea of animals predicting football scores has become a standard publicity stunt for zoos and other organisations.
The most famous example from the last tournament was Paul the octopus, who apparently correctly guessed the winners of games until the semi-final.
Giant panda cubs lie in a crib at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Sichuan province, September 23, 2013 Panda cubs would have indicated the winners through their choice of food container
This year, a whole variety of animals across the world are being touted as the successor to Paul.
The pandas' attempt to emulate Paul had been eagerly anticipated on social media SEO Hong Kong.
But late on Thursday, the Chengdu facility said it had been ordered to stop the stunt.
"The predictions have been halted by the authorities," a spokesman told the AFP news agency without giving any details.
However, the Chinese newspaper Global Times quoted a spokesman from the research enclosure as denying the authorities had stepped in.
The spokesman said the stunt had been cancelled by the research centre because it would have harmed the pandas by requiring too much contact with humans dermes vs medilase.
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June 11, 2014
The other has evolved circular suckers on the end of each leg bristle
The micro-scale study revealed how bristles on male beetles' legs attach to females. 百åˆç©ºé—´
Tiny suckers on these bristles stick to the females' bodies. miewe
As well as shedding light on evolution at the very tiny scale, understanding this could inspire the design of devices for underwater attachment in engineering.
The results are published in the Royal Society journal Interface. 浪美心的blog
The team, led by Dr Kai-Jung Chi from National Chung Hsing University in Taiwan, directly measured the gripping force of the "attachment devices" on the leg bristles of two diving beetle species.
Microscopic images reveal that one of the species they studied - a more primitive insect - has a spatula-like attachment. ã¶ã‚ã™ãˆ
Micrograph of diving beetle leg bristles Microscopic images revealed how primitive "spatula-shaped" bristles worked
The other has evolved circular suckers on the end of each leg bristle, which look like a microscopic plungers. ãµã™ã†ã‡ã˜
While these tiny plungers created a stronger attachment, the more primitive bristles had some sticky, aquatic secrets.
Tiny channels between the hairs in the more primitive beetle appear to produce a sort of glue.
Tiny suckers on these bristles stick to the females' bodies. miewe
As well as shedding light on evolution at the very tiny scale, understanding this could inspire the design of devices for underwater attachment in engineering.
The results are published in the Royal Society journal Interface. 浪美心的blog
The team, led by Dr Kai-Jung Chi from National Chung Hsing University in Taiwan, directly measured the gripping force of the "attachment devices" on the leg bristles of two diving beetle species.
Microscopic images reveal that one of the species they studied - a more primitive insect - has a spatula-like attachment. ã¶ã‚ã™ãˆ
Micrograph of diving beetle leg bristles Microscopic images revealed how primitive "spatula-shaped" bristles worked
The other has evolved circular suckers on the end of each leg bristle, which look like a microscopic plungers. ãµã™ã†ã‡ã˜
While these tiny plungers created a stronger attachment, the more primitive bristles had some sticky, aquatic secrets.
Tiny channels between the hairs in the more primitive beetle appear to produce a sort of glue.
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June 04, 2014
The retired field marshal overthrew President
The former army chief said he wanted "freedom" and "social justice", echoing the slogan of the 2011 revolution.
Mr Sisi spoke after election officials announced that he had received 96.9% of the vote and his sole challenger, left-winger Hamdeen Sabahi, only 3.1%.
The retired field marshal overthrew President Mohammed Morsi last July.
He has since been locked in a battle with Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, which urged a boycott of what it called "the election of blood".
Liberal and secular activists, including the 6 April youth movement which was prominent in the 2011 revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak, also shunned the poll in protest at the curtailing of civil rights.
'Historic day'
Some journalists and government officials burst into applause and started dancing after the final results of the election were announced at a news conference in Cairo on Tuesday.
Thousands of Sisi supporters also celebrated in the capital's famous Tahrir Square, cheering, singing songs and setting off fireworks.
Mr Sisi spoke after election officials announced that he had received 96.9% of the vote and his sole challenger, left-winger Hamdeen Sabahi, only 3.1%.
The retired field marshal overthrew President Mohammed Morsi last July.
He has since been locked in a battle with Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, which urged a boycott of what it called "the election of blood".
Liberal and secular activists, including the 6 April youth movement which was prominent in the 2011 revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak, also shunned the poll in protest at the curtailing of civil rights.
'Historic day'
Some journalists and government officials burst into applause and started dancing after the final results of the election were announced at a news conference in Cairo on Tuesday.
Thousands of Sisi supporters also celebrated in the capital's famous Tahrir Square, cheering, singing songs and setting off fireworks.
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