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Photos of a female hunter from Kentucky proudly showing off the results of her “dream hunt” – a dead black giraffe in South Africa – have ignited a firestorm across social media after being picked up by a local African media outlet. “White American savage who is partly a Neanderthal comes to Africa and shoot down a very rare black giraffe courtesy of South Africa stupidity,” read the June 2018 tweet, posted by Africa Digest. “Her name is Tess Thompson Talley. Please share.” The controversial images, which were posted by a Kentucky woman identified as Tess Thompson Talley a year...

This "Born Free" is at the top of my list. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu3rsha1ZtI

BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. - The grizzly bear that wrestled Will Ferrell's character in the recent film "Semi-Pro" seemed to obediently follow cues — which made its killing of its trainer with a bite to the neck all the more stunning. Three experienced handlers were working with the grizzly Tuesday at the Predators in Action wild animal training center when the bear attacked Stephan Miller, 39, said San Bernardino County sheriff's spokeswoman Cindy Beavers. Stephan Miller is the cousin of training center owner Randy Miller, she said. Pepper spray was used to subdue and contain the bear, and there were...

For ten years their home has been a 20ft cage set into the cliffs of Monte Carlo. But last week - for the first time in their lives - leopards Sirius and Pitou ran free across the plains of Africa. They tasted their new freedom in a game reserve after being rescued from Monaco zoo following a five-year campaign by The Mail on Sunday and The Born Free Foundation. Female Pitou, aged 14, set off with a roar after leaving her cage - while 13-year-old male Sirius had to be coaxed out before bounding into the veldt. The leopards had...

CALIENTE, Calif. -- Several chimpanzees escaped from their cages at an animal sanctuary and attacked workers, injuring two, authorities said. At least one chimp was shot to death. One of the employees was badly injured and had to be airlifted to a hospital after the attack at the Animal Haven Ranch, about 20 miles from Bakersfield, said Cheryl Longwith, a sheriff's spokeswoman. The other employee's condition was not disclosed. Animal Haven employees shot and killed at least one of the escaped chimpanzees, Longwith said. Longwith said she did not know how the chimpanzees had escaped their cages or whether any...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The osprey that died after being deliberately struck with a baseball by a Cubs minor-league pitcher succumbed to a burst liver abscess, wildlife experts said. Necropsy results released Tuesday by the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey in Maitland found the official cause of death was septic shock, caused by the ruptured abscess. "Most likely, that abscess burst or was ruptured when it was hit by the baseball," said Bob Mindick, director of centers for Audubon of Florida. Jae-kuk Ryu, a 19-year-old South Korean pitcher for the Class-A Daytona Cubs, knocked Ozzy the osprey from its...