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Orca vs. shark: Rare drone footage shows killer whales mauling great whites
New footage from off the coast of South Africa is the first direct proof that orcas are capable of hunting and killing great white sharks, scientists say.
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Dog missing for days since crash, found by police in York
Whiskey was found Saturday night by Trooper Matt Williams, who shared his dinner with the starving animal.
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Zimbabwe to remove all its rhinos’ horns to deter poaching
More than 8,000 black and white rhinos — about a third of the global population — have been lost to poaching in southern Africa over the past decade.
Posted inAnimals, Maine, News
Wayward bird seen off the coast of Maine
The breeding range for the tufted puffin normally extends from northern California to Alaska, eastern Russia and northern Japan, and they are rarely seen in Maine.
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Sound off! Trumpet is 1st bloodhound to win Westminster show
The competition drew more than 3,000 purebred dogs, ranging from Affenpinschers to Yorkshire terriers.
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Giant tortoise believed extinct confirmed alive in the Galapagos Islands
Researchers this week confirmed that a rare tortoise discovered in 2019 is part of a long-considered-extinct species, the fantastic giant tortoise – ‘with a current known population size of a single individual.’
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Russia is using dolphins to protect Black Sea naval base, satellite photos suggest
The dolphins could be used to counter specialist Ukrainian divers attempting to enter Sevastopol to sabotage Russian warships.
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The world’s oldest living land animal? At age 190, it’s Jonathan the tortoise.
‘To be honest, I suspect he’s older,’ says the veterinarian who cares for Jonathan on St. Helena island, more than a thousand miles off the coast of Africa.
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A hamster, wrongly accused of spreading COVID in Hong Kong, has its innocence proved
Around 2,500 animals, including hamsters, rabbits, guinea pigs and chinchillas, were euthanized as government feared they were spreading the virus.