Just yesterday we reported on an elusive wolverine caught on video by a tourist in Yellowstone National Park. Wolverines are rare in that park that a three-year survey turned up only a handful. It is now reported that Utah wildlife officials are thrilled because they have captured, collared and released a male whose travels willContinue reading “Captured, Collared,Utah Wolverine Gives Scientists Glimpse Into Elusive Animal’s World”
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Rare Wolverine Sighted In Yellowstone Park By Tourist Who Snaps A Video
A tourist in Yellowstone National Park took a once-in-a-lifetime video by capturing a wolverine on film. This is a feat experienced naturalists say is very rare. The incident occurred March 5 when Carl Kemp took video of the animal. The animal was encountered between Lamar Valley and Cooke City. Wolverines are considered rare throughout theirContinue reading “Rare Wolverine Sighted In Yellowstone Park By Tourist Who Snaps A Video”
Advance in War on Ticks Big Boon For Animals Wild and Domestic and Humans Too
Ticks, small eight-legged arachnids related to spiders and scorpions, are no friends to humans and animals, wild and domestic. But now, gene editing holds out the possibility of better control of the eight-legged pests For starters it may help to virtually eliminate Lyme Disease. The tiny blood suckers attach themselves to hosts and can spreadContinue reading “Advance in War on Ticks Big Boon For Animals Wild and Domestic and Humans Too”
Brazen Bunny Breaches Building Security, Reaches Pentagon Inner Courtyard, May Have Been Airlifted
Our usual fare has been somewhat grim with conflict between humans and monkeys and tigers and wolves predominating so today we talk about a more pleasant mystery – how a bunny appears to have infiltrated one of the most secure buildings in the world – the Pentagon. Observers have spotted a rabbit where none isContinue reading “Brazen Bunny Breaches Building Security, Reaches Pentagon Inner Courtyard, May Have Been Airlifted”
Octopi From Space? Study Says Eight-legged Sea Creatures May Be Extraterrestrials
They are amazing beings as it is. Able to squeeze through tiny holes, escape in a cloud of ink and use great strength and suction to prey on their food. Now a new study says they may not have even arisen on Earth. It does sound like the plot of a bad movie, however, aContinue reading “Octopi From Space? Study Says Eight-legged Sea Creatures May Be Extraterrestrials”
Scientists Find World’s Largest Ice Fish Breeding Ground Covers 92 Square Miles in the Weddell Sea
Scientists have found what is thought to be the world’s largest fish breeding area beneath Antarctic ice. Estimates run as high as 60 million for the number of active ice fish breeding nests found. The nests are neatly spaced and guarded by an adult fish watching over an estimated 2100 eggs per nest. 60 millionContinue reading “Scientists Find World’s Largest Ice Fish Breeding Ground Covers 92 Square Miles in the Weddell Sea”
French Zookeepers Shoot Four Wolves, After Pack Escapes Enclosure
Zookeepers in southwest France recently shot four members of a 9 member wolf pack because the wolves left their enclosure. The wolves, recent arrivals at the zoo, exhibited “dangerous behavior,” zoo officials said, leading to the shootings. As a result, the zoo is now closed until late January. The exact nature of the dangerous behaviorContinue reading “French Zookeepers Shoot Four Wolves, After Pack Escapes Enclosure”
News Roundup: Stories of Interest You May Have Missed
Feds Charge Woman Who Stood Too Close to a Grizzly Bear in Yellowstone An Illinois woman is in hot water after standing too close to a grizzly bear sow and her cubs. The woman was part of a tourist group in Yellowstone Park last spring. Everyone else in the group maintained the mandatory distance fromContinue reading “News Roundup: Stories of Interest You May Have Missed”