The Asian small-clawed otter is the the smallest otter species on the planet and had not ... swamps, swift rivers, stagnant pools, and rice paddy fields. In fact, rice farmers consider them ...

Rice paddy farming is believed to have originated in China, where the earliest known paddy field dates back more than 9,400 years, according to a new study.

Before the paddy art, the village’s only claim to fame was the discovery here in 1981 of the archaeological remains of 2,000-year-old rice paddies, making it one of the oldest rice-growing ...