Animal Antics

[Joey Russ 7,239]

27 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:

I couldn’t disagree more with either of the two statements you made.  I post 50% of the animal stuff if not more, and will use the ‘appropriate’ thread.

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And you wonder why people don’t take you seriously anymore…

[time 8,645]

4 hours ago, TQR said:

Scarborough had to cancel a New Year fireworks display to protect ‘Thor’, a walrus who stranded himself on the beach. ‘Thor’ gave onlookers a display of their own.
 

Mind, has anyone checked on the whereabouts of Boris Johnson?

Thor?

 

He should probably lay off the wanking then.

 

(stolen off twitter)

[TQR 14,414]

31 minutes ago, time said:

Thor?

 

He should probably lay off the wanking then.

 

(stolen off twitter)

Hammering away at himself etc.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Manuel López, a man in his 50s, was decapitated by a 19-foot-long great white shark off the coast of Mexico earlier this month. López was diving for mollusks in a bay on the Sea of Cortez off of the state of Sonora. According to fishermen, warnings had been issued earlier in the day to divers that great white sharks had been sighted. “He was diving when the animal attacked him, impressively ripping off his head and biting both shoulders,”

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[Sir Creep 7,070]

More than 100,000 birds are dead in the Dakotas after two reported cases of High Pathogenic Avian Influenza.

75,000 birds were culled after the virus swept through a turkey farm in the Mount Rushmore State. This is the first of the year in the state and the largest since the outbreak began last year. 58,000 turkeys died at a facility in North Dakota.

To date, nearly 60 million birds have died since the outbreak began, affecting flocks in 47 states.

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[Sir Creep 7,070]

A busy highway was shut down for hours Friday morning around 7:30 a.m. after a semi-truck rolled over in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 694 at Interstate 35E.

The crash sent dozens of pigs wandering around the roadway, according to the news outlet. About 50 were inside the trailer when it rolled over. 10 of the 50 died as a result of the crash.

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[Sir Creep 7,070]

A 69-year-old woman has died following an alligator attack in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, authorities said Tuesday.
While rescue efforts were being made, an alligator appeared and was guarding the woman, interrupting emergency efforts, according to the sheriff’s office.
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[Sir Creep 7,070]

A woman was found dead in Montana on Saturday after coming into contact with a grizzly bear on a trail west of Yellowstone National Park.

[time 8,645]

This Chinese zoo's 'bear 'is raising eyebrows.

 

[arghton 6,782]

Interesting article on Serbian gator Muja. His age is estimated 98 at highest, 86 at lowest but likely around 88-90 now. He survived WWII abandonment, both Nazi and Allied bombings, the bombings of Belgrade in 1999 and an amputation due to gangrene in 2012.

 

"Grandpa, is this alligator alive?" the girl asked.

"I don’t know, sweetie. I asked my grandpa the same thing 60 years ago," the man responded.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Lolita, an orca whale who had lived in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium since 1970, died Friday afternoon, according to the facility.

The 57-year-old whale was set to be released back into the ocean, the Miami Seaquarium announced in March. Advocates identified a natural sea pen off Washington state, including waters where members of Lolita’s family still swim. Her 95-year-old mother is believed to still be alive.

Lolita was one of the two oldest orcas in captivity and the only orca caught in US waters still in captivity.  She was captured off the Pacific Northwest in 1970. The whale stopped performing for the public in 2022 and lived in an 80 feet by 35 feet tank

[Sir Creep 7,070]

A pallet containing large boxes of alligator meat fell off of a truck onto the 600 block of the NE Evangeline Thruway, according to a spokesperson for the Lafayette (LA) Police Department.

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[Sir Creep 7,070]

A woman who was attacked by an elk last month has died of her injuries after being trampled by the animal after apparently trying to feed it, officials said.

“According to the husband, when he returned around 6 p.m., he found his wife on the ground in the backyard with injuries consistent with being trampled by an elk,” authorities said. “He also observed a bucket of spilled corn nearby. There were no witnesses to the event.”

This is believed to be the first fatal elk attack in Arizona, AZGFD said.

However, even though this is thought to be the first death due to elk attack in the state, there have been five reported elk attacks in Arizona in the past five years.

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[Bentrovato 1,096]

Bored with having a dog or cat as a pet. Pop along to Cumbria. Invasive alligator snapping turtle found in Cumbria - BBC News 

[Bentrovato 1,096]

Yacht sinks after being rammed by orcas in Strait of Gibraltar - BBC News

[GrumpyRabbit 53]

Sharks off Brazil coast test positive for cocaine: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cek9mr43x1xo.

[arghton 6,782]

On 20/09/2020 at 20:57, arghton said:

Maru the box cat

YouTube recommended me this video of Maru today. 

He seems quite well for an elderly cat on the heavier side. Reminds me of my own late cat, who the vet used to call "robust". 

 

On 17/08/2023 at 17:04, arghton said:

Interesting article on Serbian gator Muja. His age is estimated 98 at highest, 86 at lowest but likely around 88-90 now. He survived WWII abandonment, both Nazi and Allied bombings, the bombings of Belgrade in 1999 and an amputation due to gangrene in 2012.

 

"Grandpa, is this alligator alive?" the girl asked.

"I don’t know, sweetie. I asked my grandpa the same thing 60 years ago," the man responded.

Muja celebrated "87th birthday", which means 87 years at the Belgrade Zoo. The article says the gator was likely around ten years old upon arrival, so that'd put him at around 97. Looks...possibly alive. 

[GrumpyRabbit 53]

Wisdom, the oldest known wild bird at 74 years, lays an egg.

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/amandakooser/2024/12/03/worlds-oldest-known-wild-bird-lays-egg-at-age-74/