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  • Bear linked to multiple attacks in Japan found dead alongside its final victim

    03/06/2024 10:18:05 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 21 replies
    LIVESCIENCE ^ | Harry Baker
    Japanese officials found the body of a missing student alongside the corpse of a brown bear that likely killed him. The bear is also suspected of attacking several other people in the area.The body of a missing student in Japan has been found alongside the corpse of a bear that likely killed him. The bear is linked to a string of other attacks in the area and follows a trend of increased bear attacks in the country this year. On Nov. 2, police found human remains on Mount Daisengen near Fukushima in Hokkaido island. DNA analysis revealed that the remains...
  • 30 Exquisite and Uncommon Animals Caught on Camera

    02/23/2024 8:50:26 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 7 replies
    MSN ^ | 2/23 | Sophia Maddox
    Borneo Pygmy Elephant © Source: pinterest Welcome to the wild side of our planet, where nature's most extraordinary and elusive creatures come to life! We embark on a journey to explore the hidden treasures of our natural world—30 rare and exotic animals that have been fortunate enough to grace the lens of a camera. From the depths of dense rainforests to the icy peaks of remote mountains, each of these remarkable species offers a glimpse into the awe-inspiring diversity of life on Earth. Join us as we delve into the realms of the mysterious, the enigmatic, and the endangered. These...
  • Pet Gila monster bites Colorado man, who dies in what experts call a "rare event"

    02/21/2024 5:56:10 AM PST · by Red Badger · 73 replies
    CBS News ^ | February 20, 2024 / 9:54 AM MST | By Brian Maass
    The Jefferson County coroner has confirmed that a 34-year-old Colorado man died this month, days after being bitten by one of his two pet Gila monsters. "I think this case highlights that any venomous animals should be respected," said Dr. Nick Brandehoff, a medical toxicologist and expert in reptile bites with the Asclepius Snakebite Foundation, who was consulted on the Lakewood Gila monster case. Gila monsters are venomous reptiles found in the southwestern United States. While their bites can be painful, they are normally not fatal to humans. Experts say that the last report of a human dying from a...
  • Video Shows Alligator Submerged In Frozen Pond In US. Here's Why

    01/26/2024 5:56:47 PM PST · by Red Badger · 21 replies
    www.ndtv.com/ ^ | January 26, 2024 11:59 am IST | by Bhavya Sukheja
    The video has accumulated more than 2.4 million views. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To survive extremely cold temperatures, some reptiles undergo brumation, which is a state of inactivity equivalent to hibernation in mammals. Now, a video showing how alligators conserve energy in freezing temperatures has caught the attention of social media users. The footage shows the reptile poking its nose through the ice of a frozen pond to avoid suffocation. The gator was spotted "frozen" inside the giant pond-shaped ice cubes at Swamp Park, a tourist attraction and alligator sanctuary near Ocean Isle Beach in North Carolina, US, the BBC reported. In the...
  • More than 160 elephants die in Zimbabwe, with many more at risk

    01/17/2024 9:00:45 AM PST · by Red Badger · 36 replies
    Guardian ^ | Wed 17 Jan 2024 03.00 EST | Tawanda Karombo in Harare
    Drought in Hwange national park was the cause of most of the deaths, and wildlife experts fear the climate crisis could make such events look normal One of the 160 elephants that died in late 2023 in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park as drought hit the region. Photograph: Courtesy of Bhejane Trust At least 160 elephants have died as drought conditions hit Zimbabwe, and with hot, dry weather likely to continue, conservationists fear there could be more deaths to come. The elephants died between August and December last year in the 14,651 sq km Hwange national park, which is home to...
  • City of Victoria employee fired for decapitating cougar

    01/09/2024 7:35:18 PM PST · by Loyalist · 16 replies
    Vancouver Sun ^ | January 9, 2024 | Andrew Duffy, Victoria Times-Colonist
    VICTORIA — The City of Victoria has terminated a city employee who cut the head off a dead cougar in November. The city said in a statement that it had “concluded its investigation process into this incident and we can confirm the individual responsible is no longer employed by the city.” The city confirmed the employee had been fired. The city worker had initially been given a written warning after the head of a dead cougar was cut off while the carcass was being stored in a city facility. Victoria police shot and killed the cougar on Nov. 21, 2023,...
  • People Are Blown Away By The Remarkable Mimicry Talents of This European Starling

    01/04/2024 10:51:35 AM PST · by allen592 · 6 replies
    The Pet Zealot ^ | January 03, 2024 | James Alain L.
    When it comes to birds with the gift of mimicry, parrots usually steal the show. However, there is a common bird native to the UK that has proven to be just as talented in this area. The European starling has astounded people worldwide with its remarkable ability to mimic various sounds, including the human voice. In a video shared by Nature Is Amazing on Twitter, viewers are treated to an incredible display of this bird's mimicry skills. With over six million views and six thousand bookmarks, it's evident that people are truly blown away by this unique talent.
  • VIDEO: Wild hogs inflict damage on far West Side neighborhood [San Antonio]

    01/02/2024 5:56:32 AM PST · by Red Badger · 49 replies
    www.ksat.com ^ | January 01,2024 | Staff
    Pack of feral pigs caught on camera damaging lawns in Bexar County neighborhood VIDEO AT LINK............. A pack of 10 wild hogs rooted up several lawns in a Bexar County neighborhood over the holiday weekend. The pigs were caught on camera damaging multiple yards as they used their snouts to forage for underground food. The neighborhood, located about three miles south of SeaWorld, was hit a few weeks earlier, resulting in major damage to multiple yards. One of the homes that was initially hit had its yard completely uprooted. The more recent incursion left damage to at least four properties....
  • Wokeism Is a Cruel and Dangerous Cult

    12/30/2023 1:16:11 AM PST · by spirited irish · 6 replies
    PatriotandLiberty ^ | 1/22 | Victor Davis Hanson
    ...few have described wokeism as the cruel creed that it is.Wokeism’s natural logic is to destroy the lives of people of both genders, of all races, and—if need be—those of every age, all to leverage an otherwise unworkable ideological agenda. It is nihilist and destroys everything it touches. It tears apart foes and friends alike, whether by fueling media-driven hatred of Donald Trump or faux-deification of the disaster that is now Joe Biden.
  • Reindeer Have This Bizarre, Innate Trait That Helps Them Sleep Soundly

    12/23/2023 9:25:47 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 22 replies
    DEC. 22, 2023 | Elana Spivack
    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Ruminant, more like.Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and yes, even Rudolph have evolved an excellent strategy to rest efficiently, a new study finds. Published today in the journal Current Biology, this paper by researchers in Switzerland and Norway gifts us a discovery about how rumination — the process of rechewing partially digested food called cud — rejuvenates reindeer. Like cows, deer, camels, and llamas, reindeer are ruminants. All ruminants are four-stomached herbivores who feed on rough plants, regurgitate the partially digested cud, then chew it again and swallow. But the new paper, which analyzed...
  • Man Caught Smuggling Live Elvers Worth €200,000 ($218K)

    12/18/2023 9:19:19 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 45 replies
    EuroWeekly News ^ | 16 Dec 2023 | John Ensor
    Wildlife trafficking is an ongoing problem in Spain and throughout Europe. In a recent crackdown, authorities in Guadalajara have made a significant arrest and seized 170 kilos of live elvers. On a routine inspection, Guardia Civil officers apprehended an individual on Tuesday, December 12, near Cifuentes, Guadalajara. During a Citizen Security patrol, officers identified a rental van which was parked at a service station. Upon questioning the driver of the vehicle appeared nervous. The officer’s suspicions were well-founded as the van, which seemingly carried clothing, hid a more sinister cargo. Elver Smuggling Exposed In what appeared to be an ordinary...
  • Escaped kangaroo punches cop before being caught by the tail after days on the lam

    12/04/2023 12:35:47 PM PST · by DFG · 8 replies
    NY Post ^ | 12/04/2023 | Snejana Farberov
    That was no roo-tine call. Police in Canada tried to capture an escaped kangaroo that had been on the run since last week by grabbing it by the tail — but not before the hopping-mad fugitive punched one of the cops in the face. A pair of kangaroos were being transported to a zoo in Quebec last Thursday when one of them, a 4-year-old female born in captivity, escaped its handlers by jumping over their heads during a rest stop at the Oshawa Zoo and Fun Farm in Ontario, the park’s supervisor and head keeper, Cameron Preyde, told CBC Toronto....
  • Here's Why Kangaroos Might Try to Drown Your Dog

    12/02/2023 1:10:09 PM PST · by allen592 · 32 replies
    The Pet Zealot ^ | December 02, 2023 | James Alain L.
    In October of this year, a video emerged online, capturing a kangaroo's attempt to drown a dog in a river in Australia. However, this incident is not an isolated occurrence, as it turns out that marsupials have employed this peculiar tactic before. Mick Moloney, while strolling along the banks of the Murray River in northwestern Victoria, Australia, suddenly realized that his loyal companion, Hutchy, was nowhere to be found. His gaze shifted towards the water, where he witnessed a kangaroo standing waist-deep, with its arms submerged. To his astonishment, Hutchy emerged from the water gasping for air, expelling water from...
  • Rare giant rat that can grow to the size of a baby and chew through coconuts caught on camera for first time

    11/29/2023 12:48:00 PM PST · by Red Badger · 49 replies
    CBS News ^ | NOVEMBER 29, 2023 / 9:51 AM EST | BY LI COHEN
    An ultra-rare gigantic rat so big that it puts New York City's subway-dwelling rodents to shame has been caught on camera for the first time. Uromys vika, a giant rat known for being "one of the world's rarest rodents" according to the University of Melbourne, is found in just one isolated spot throughout the world – the island of Vangunu in the Solomon Islands. The species was only first identified by a single animal discovered in 2017, but recently, university researchers said that after placing out glass oil lamps filled with sesame oil, they captured 95 images of four different...
  • Rail Conductor Says There Are Too Many Drunk Grizzlies On Train Tracks

    11/26/2023 7:36:45 AM PST · by DFG · 44 replies
    Cowboy State Daily ^ | 11/23/2023 | Mark Heinz
    As odd as it might seem, a train conductor confirmed to Cowboy State Daily that grizzly bears and other wild animals frequently get intoxicated on fermented grain spilled from rail cars, and too many of them end up getting killed as a result. Paul Summers told Cowboy State Daily he’s seen it with his own eyes. “Especially in the summertime, it’s common to see bears, including grizzlies, drunk on grain. You will see them wobbling,” he said. “You will see them staggering.” In fact, he said the bears’ own stubbornness often works against them, as they don’t want to move...
  • Watch: 'World's Most Dangerous Bird' Emerges From Ocean in Australia, Stunning Beachgoers

    11/18/2023 9:05:17 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 38 replies
    Fox Weather ^ | November 15, 2023 | Kelly Hayes
    The endangered southern cassowary, a giant flightless bird native to Australia and New Guinea, was spotted by onlookers on Oct. 31 along the shores of Bingil Bay in the Australian state of Queensland, according to the local government. Beachgoers in Australia last month initially thought it was a turtle or a shark’s dorsal fin in the ocean. But upon closer inspection, they were stunned to see a cassowary – sometimes dubbed "the world’s most dangerous bird" – emerge from the ocean and shake itself off. The endangered southern cassowary, a giant flightless bird native to Australia and New Guinea, was...
  • Florida Hunters Bag Giant Python, But This ‘Monster’ May Still Be Loose

    11/18/2023 6:03:13 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 29 replies
    Yahoo! News ^ | Sat, Nov 11, 2023 | Pete Thomas
    The recent capture of a 17-foot, 198-pound python in Florida generated national headlines, mostly because it was the second-heaviest python ever caught in the Sunshine State. The main image showed five men posing with the dead python, which, as one meteorologist remarked, boasted a head “the size of a football.” Such captures are indeed noteworthy. Burmese pythons are highly invasive and threaten native wildlife. They do not belong in Florida and the state encourages hunting and removal. But what people rarely see, because the swamp-dwelling reptiles are nocturnal, are giant live pythons roaming in broad daylight.
  • Weekly Garden Thread - November 18-24, 2023 [Gardening For Wildlife Edition]

    11/18/2023 6:28:34 AM PST · by Diana in Wisconsin · 87 replies
    November 18, 2023 | Diana in WI/Greeneyes in Memoriam
    The Weekly Gardening Thread is a weekly gathering of folks that love soil, seeds and plants of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first potted plant, to gardeners with some acreage, to Master Gardener level and beyond, we would love to hear from you. If you have specific question about a plant/problem you are having, please remember to state the Growing Zone where you are located. This thread is a non-political respite. No matter what, you won’t be flamed, and the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked. It is impossible to hijack...
  • Cincinnati Zoo Employee Bitten by Most Venomous Rattlesnake in North America

    10/24/2023 9:42:52 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 37 replies
    New York Post ^ | Oct. 21, 2023 | Katherine Donlevy
    A Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden employee was hospitalized Thursday after she was bitten by a highly venomous rattlesnake. The eastern diamondback rattlesnake snapped at the employee around 4 p.m. in a “behind the scenes area” not open to guests, the zoo’s communications director Michelle Curley told the Cincinnati Enquirer. The unnamed staffer — who works in the reptile house — was taken to the hospital in stable condition. She had only received a partial bite and did not require antivenom, Curley said, adding her prognosis is good.
  • Terrifying New ‘Vampire’ Wasp Discovered in The Amazon

    10/16/2023 10:40:24 AM PDT · by allen592 · 18 replies
    The Pet Zealot ^ | October 16, 2023 | James Alain L.
    Scientists in South America have made a remarkable discovery just in time for the spooky season. They have identified a new species of wasp that possesses a rather macabre method of hunting and feeding. These vampiric vespids inject their larvae beneath the skin of their prey, causing a slow and agonizing demise from the inside out.