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  • Authorities take 750-pound alligator from upstate New York home

    03/18/2024 3:48:15 PM PDT · by where's_the_Outrage? · 18 replies
    The Hill ^ | March 17, 2024 | LAUREN SFORZA
    Authorities removed a 750-pound alligator from a residence in upstate New York last week, officials announced Friday. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation wrote in a Facebook post that its officers seized a 750-pound alligator from an individual’s residence in Hamburg, New York on March 13. The department noted that the individual had a license for the alligator but that it had expired in 2021. The department said the individual “built an addition to his house and installed an in-ground swimming pool for his roughly 30-year-old alligator, and allegedly allowed members of the public to get into the...
  • France's Love for Frog Legs Is Causing a Potential Environmental Disaster on the Other Side of the World

    03/18/2024 3:24:02 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 44 replies
    Food & WIne ^ | March 15, 2024 | Stacey Leasca
    It's time to say non merci to cuisses de grenouille.The French love their frog legs. Apparently, a little too much. Eating frog legs has been a French pastime for hundreds of years, beginning with a few ingenious monks who had the Church classify them as fish rather than meat, bypassing religious rules of only eating meat on certain days. However, now, estimates state that French diners consume some 4,000 tons of frog legs a year, putting a few species of amphibians in peril. A group of more than 500 environmentalists, including participants from the French nonprofits Robin des Bois and...
  • Bear attack leaves one person dead, two injured

    03/18/2024 12:24:33 PM PDT · by george76 · 25 replies
    UPI ^ | MARCH 17, 2024 | Mark Moran
    Two people were hospitalized after being attacked by a bear in Slovakia, officials reported Sunday. The Environment Ministry may propose making the animals easier to hunt to reduce their population. A 49-year-old woman suffered a wound to her shoulder and a 72-year-old man was treated for a gash on his hand from the bear in the town of Liptovsky Mikuláš, emergency services said. Police drove the bear out of town.. A day prior to the latest attack, a 31-year-old Belarussian woman apparently fell to her death trying to escape a brown bear in the nearby Low Tatra mountains. She and...
  • Man brought his service duck to World's Largest Buc-ee's. Now he's banned from all stores for life.

    03/16/2024 3:13:30 PM PDT · by Responsibility2nd · 70 replies
    San Antonio Express News ^ | 03-16-2024 | By Annasofia Scheve, Staff writer
    A man has been banned from all Buc-ee’s locations for life after bringing his “service duck” along for a jaunt around the store. Circus performer Justin Wood and his online celebrity duck Wrinkle filmed their latest adventure at the world’s largest Buc-ee’s in Sevierville, Tennessee. A circus performer captured a video of the moments when he was allegedly banned from Buc-ee's for life for bringing his service duck inside. The duo were allowed to go on their way once Wood presents IDs proving Wrinkle is a service animal, but shortly after another employee approaches. “Even if it’s considered a service...
  • It's Science: Petting Dogs Is Good for You

    03/15/2024 7:39:03 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 25 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 03/15/2024 | Stephen Green
    A new study shows what dog lovers have known all along: petting dogs isn't just nice for the dog—it's good for you, too. Scientists being scientists, they had to headline today's best story with this buzzkill of a buzzword salad: "Psychophysiological and emotional effects of human–Dog interactions by activity type: An electroencephalogram study."I'm curious why Dog is capitalized but human isn't. Maybe these guys like Dogs as much as I do. Or maybe the AP Stylebook considers Dogs to be a marginalized group worthy of capitalization, like "Black" but not "White." Also, I had to look up "electroencephalogram," and I'm...
  • 3-month-old baby mauled to death by family pit bull in NJ: reports

    03/15/2024 4:17:53 AM PDT · by george76 · 33 replies
    New York Post ^ | March 14, 2024, | Steve Janoski
    A baby was mauled to death by a family dog in New Jersey in a vicious attack that also left the mother seriously injured, .. Cops were called to a home in the Middlesex County town of Woodbridge at about 6:15 a.m. Saturday, where they found Daymon Balbuena, a 3-month-old baby boy, unresponsive, .. The county prosecutor’s office — which took over the investigation — believes the child was attacked by the family pit bull. The mother — who was seriously wounded — and father were also brought to the hospital for treatment, the prosecutor’s office said. They were released...
  • Carlos Alcaraz Attacked by Bees in Wild Scene at Indian Wells

    03/14/2024 10:49:17 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 5 replies
    New York Post ^ | March 15, 2024 | Ryan Glasspiegel
    Star tennis player Carlos Alcaraz was attacked by bees in a surreal scene at Indian Wells. Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev were tied 1-1 in the first set of the quarterfinal of the BNP Paribas Open when the attack occurred. All of a sudden, Alcaraz was swarmed as he was lining up to serve, and he had to run off the court to avoid the bees.
  • Driver Baffled After Hitting, Killing pet Kangaroo on Eastern Oklahoma Highway

    03/14/2024 5:26:13 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 12 replies
    KSBW ^ | Mar 14, 2024 | Jonathan Greco
    The driver thought he hit a deer.A kangaroo died after authorities say it was struck by a vehicle early Wednesday morning in eastern Oklahoma. The Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office said that Deputy Jeff Neighbors was patrolling the Liberty area north of Roland when he saw a kangaroo jump out of the woods and onto the higher before being hit by a passing vehicle. Advertisement The driver thought he hit a deer, and the sheriff's office said he was "shocked" when he learned he had hit a kangaroo. Sister station 40/29 News reported that a family later claimed the kangaroo's body,...
  • A venomous snake is slithering somewhere in this picture... but you'll struggle to find it

    03/14/2024 1:23:50 PM PDT · by Morgana · 36 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | March 14, 2024 | Freddy Pawle
    A photo of a venomous snake barely visible beneath dead leaves has reminded Aussies to be wary of the creatures. The pictures was taken in bushland near the aptly named Snake Valley, west of Ballarat, on Wednesday. It was found by Hodgson's Snakes, a snake-catching business based out of Ballarat, who revealed the snake in question was a venomous lowland copperhead that can grow up to 1.7m-long. The snake's brown scales can barely be seen as it's almost perfectly camouflaged among the layer of dead leaves on the ground. Hodgson's Snakes' owner, Gianni Hodgson, told Daily Mail Australia they relocated...
  • Montana Man Used Animal Tissue and Testicles to Breed ‘Giant’ Sheep for Sale to Hunting Preserves

    03/14/2024 12:27:41 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 74 replies
    Epoch Times ^ | 3/14/2024 | By Matthew Brown
    BILLINGS, Mont.—A Montana rancher illegally used tissue and testicles from wild sheep killed by hunters in central Asia and the United States to breed “giant” hybrid sheep for sale to private hunting preserves in Texas, according to court documents and federal prosecutors. Arthur “Jack” Schubarth, 80, of Vaughn, Montana pleaded guilty to felony charges of wildlife trafficking and conspiracy to traffic wildlife during an appearance Tuesday before a federal judge in Great Falls. Each count carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Court documents describe a yearslong conspiracy, beginning in 2013, in which Mr....
  • ‘Hand Is Gone!’: Man Loses Hand To Huge Alligator While Fishing

    03/12/2024 11:05:02 AM PDT · by george76 · 55 replies
    Daily Caller News Foundation ^ | March 12, 2024 | Dana Abizaid
    A 9-foot-long alligator in Florida tore the hand off a fisherman Sunday afternoon.. The attack happened when the man was fishing in a golf course pond in Leesburg.. While the guy was on the ground, the gator got the guy in the hand, and the two rolled... Two 911 calls, including one by Priest’s wife, were released by Lake County Fire Rescue,... In the first call, the caller says, “There is an alligator attacking a man in my backyard,” while during the second call, the dispatcher asks, “Is this regarding a gator attack?” The caller reportedly responds, “Yes, he took...
  • Biotech Company Reveals Breakthrough That Could Lead to Revival of Extinct Woolly Mammoth

    03/11/2024 3:19:15 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 25 replies
    NPR ^ | March 6, 2024 | Rob Stein
    A biotech company that hopes to resurrect extinct species said Wednesday that it has reached an important milestone: the creation of a long-sought kind of stem cell for the closest living relative of the woolly mammoth. "This is probably the most significant step in the early stages of this project," said George Church, a geneticist at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who co-founded Colossal Biosciences in Dallas. The woolly mammoth was a big, shaggy species of elephant that roamed the tundra before going extinct thousands of years ago. Colossal has been working to bring the mammoth, the...
  • ‘Give him a burger’: Viral video shows raccoon walk around McDonald’s in Scarborough

    03/11/2024 2:42:41 PM PDT · by xp38 · 15 replies
    City tv News ^ | March 11 2024 | Lucas Casaletto
    One cheeky and brave raccoon decided to skip rummaging through the trash and go straight to the source: a McDonald’s in Scarborough. A video shared on TikTok has gone viral, showing a raccoon making rounds inside a McDonald’s as customers watch on. The person recording the video quickly makes friends with the raccoon as the animal takes an interest in his winter jacket before walking out of sight. An employee is then seen trying to shoo the animal outside just before the video ends.At one point in the now-viral clip, you can hear someone say, “Give him a burger,” which...
  • How Alexander the Great’s Army Horses Discovered Himalayan Salt

    03/11/2024 12:55:40 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 18 replies
    Greek Reporter ^ | March 10, 2024 | Alexander Gale
    During their numerous conquests across much of the known world, Alexander the Great and his horse Bucephalas led the elite Macedonian cavalry. According to one legend, they even discovered Himalayan salt, famous today for its pinkish tint and its essential trace elements required by the body. The horses had worked hard in battle and on the trail and during a moment of respite licked the salt-covered rocks in the hills overlooking the Hyaspes River. This alerted the soldiers to the salt deposits there. Whether the anecdote is true or not, it speaks to the bond between horse and rider and...
  • Chernobyl Worms Have Special Superpower: Study

    03/09/2024 9:21:50 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 16 replies
    A new study has found worms collected in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone have a special type of superpower. The 1986 disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant transformed the area around it into the most radioactive landscape on Earth, researchers say. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the blast caused mutations in plants and animals. After the explosion, leaves changed shape and some animals were born with physical deformities. However, researchers at New York University found that chronic radiation hasn’t harmed one creature. Microscopic worms living there today have been found to be exceptionally resilient to radiation, according to...
  • Iditarod musher Dallas Seavey penalized for not properly gutting moose that he killed to protect his dogs

    03/09/2024 7:45:09 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 16 replies
    CBS News ^ | March 7, 2024
    Iditarod officials on Wednesday imposed a two-hour time penalty on musher Dallas Seavey for not properly gutting the moose he killed during the race earlier this week. Race marshal Warren Palfrey convened a three-person panel of race officials to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of the moose, which became tangled up with Seavey and his dog team early Monday, about 12 hours after the dayslong race officially started. One dog was injured in the encounter and flown back to Anchorage for care. On Tuesday, Dallas Seavey Racing said on social media that the injured dog, named Faloo, was in...
  • ‘Persistent animal welfare violations’: Aquarium that housed Lolita the orca faces eviction

    03/09/2024 2:57:37 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 4 replies
    Euronews ^ | 08/03/2024 | Freida Frisaro And David Fischer
    Officials cited a “long and troubling history of violations” at the aquarium. The Miami Seaquarium, an old-Florida style tourist attraction that was home to Lolita, the beloved Orca that died last year, is being evicted from the waterfront property it leases from Miami-Dade County. County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava cited a “long and troubling history of violations” in a lease termination notice sent on Thursday to the chief executive officer of The Dolphin Company, which owns the Seaquarium. The company was told to vacate the property by 21 April, according to the letter from the mayor's office. “They have been...
  • Pennsylvania Woman Suffers Severe Injury After Bear Attack, Recounts Horrifying Ordeal From Hospital Bed

    03/08/2024 11:51:21 AM PST · by george76 · 35 replies
    Daily Caller News Foundation ^ | March 08, 2024 | Mariane Angela
    A Pennsylvania woman is recovering in a hospital after a vicious assault by a mother bear .. The incident reportedly took place around 8:30 p.m. just outside the victim’s house. Lee Ann Galante, 55, stepped out to let her dog, a small black Pomeranian, enjoy the backyard, ... With injuries across her arm, face, neck and head, Galante’s condition necessitated urgent medical attention, police said,.. She was rushed to the nearby hospital following the attack ... "I thought I was going to die." A woman who was hospitalized after being mauled . ... Galante shared her ordeal from her hospital...
  • June Bugs Emerge as Houston's Latest Annoying Insect

    03/07/2024 1:25:07 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 21 replies
    Houston Chronicle ^ | March 7, 2024 | Ariana Garcia
    The beetles have emerged to mate and lay eggs in this pleasant spring weather.Just when crane flies seemed to be dominating the Houston area, a different kind of bug has emerged to replace them. Droves of so-called June bugs are being spotted all over H-Town, piling up at doorsteps, buzzing underneath bright street lights, and crashing hard enough into windows and screens at night that it brings to mind the sound of popping popcorn. But why now? As their name suggests, these scarabs typically emerge from the ground during warmer weather in the late spring and early summer, typically in...
  • Rare gray whale, extinct in the Atlantic for 200 years, spotted near Nantucket

    03/07/2024 5:47:33 AM PST · by Red Badger · 45 replies
    NBC News ^ | March 6, 2024, 8:30 AM CST | By Marlene Lenthang
    The whale was spotted 30 miles south of the Massachusetts island Friday diving and resurfacing, appearing to feed. Scientists say climate change may be why the species has reappeared. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A gray whale south of Nantucket, Mass., on Friday.New England Aquarium ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A gray whale extinct from the Atlantic for more than 200 years was spotted off New England last week in an “incredibly rare event,” the New England Aquarium said. The whale was spotted Friday 30 miles south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, diving and resurfacing, appearing to feed, the aquarium said in a news release. The aquarium’s aerial survey team...