Animal Antics

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34 minutes ago, torbrexbones said:

Great that they have spare test kits for tigers in NY but NHS staff here are left untested.

 

But it will make great TV when some poor sod gets the job of trying to get it on to a ventilator.  

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A 10-year-old robust male elephant was found lying dead at Sarya village under Mohammadganj forest range in Palamu. The elephant is said to have died due to electrocution. The death is said to have occurred at 3 AM on Monday.

The elephant was said to have a rubbing with a nearby electricity pole which led to the breaking down of an 11,000 volt over head wire which fell and the elephant in contact with this wire died of shock.

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The sheep could learn from this. "Water buffalo attack leaves one man dead and two people badly injured in Wales". https://news.sky.com/story/water-buffalo-attack-man-dies-and-two-people-badly-injured-in-wales-11983680

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Bob the street cat has died aged 14.

 

Independent story.

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Crystal Palace's mascot of ten years, Kayla, a bald eagle, has died of a heart attack.

 

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Lewis Hamilton's British Bulldog Coco has died of a heart attack, aged 6.

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A Virginia charter boat operator has died after jumping into the ocean to try and rescue a sea turtle, police said.

Virginia Beach authorities responded to a possible drowning call about 2 miles offshore just before 12:30 p.m., police said on Twitter.

Investigators determined that passengers were on a fishing charter boat when the operator jumped off to try and save a sea turtle that appeared to be tangled in a rope, news outlets reported.

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Pret a manger for the wildlife. Tiger kills Zurich zookeeper in front of visitors and staff  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-53294245

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A furious bison violently attacked a woman who got a little too comfortable with its herd Wednesday.

Videos of the incident posted to Facebook...

The motorcyclist, who is an unnamed 54-year-old woman from Iowa, then plops down just feet from the bison and begins to snap photos of a cow and her calf.

In the disturbing video, you can see the animal catching her belt by its horn and swinging her around aggressively.

“She was apparently saved when her pants came off and she fell to the ground unconscious,” says a report by the Custer County Chronicle that was shared on the sheriff’s office’s Facebook page.

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Lessons to be learned. They obviously did not want to go for a walk. So leave them alone. Or just stay in the car like your more intelligent wife. "West Mathewson: South African conservationist killed by white lions". https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-53930125

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I've never understood these "if you know what you are doing these animals aren't dangerous" types.

They can be right most of the time but it only has to go wrong once.

It's Russian Roulette albeit with possibly with more than 5 empty chambers to the 1 that's loaded but it's still going to bite you in the arse in the end (pun entirely intentional).

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At least 38 dead dolphins have washed ashore on the island of Mauritius in the aftermath of a massive oil spill from a Japanese ship. The die-off has not yet been directly linked to the spill  and officials are still investigating the causes of death. 
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This made my morning slightly better.

 

 

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An Australian man has been killed in a shark attack off Queensland's Gold Coast, marking the first fatal attack at the tourist city's beaches in over 60 years.

Nick Slater, 46, was at Greenmount Beach at Coolangatta - a well-known surf spot - when a shark mauled his leg on Tuesday.

Nearby surfers found him floating in shallow water next to his board.

He was rushed to shore and given first aid but died at the scene.

Authorities closed an 18km (11-mile) section of beaches on Wednesday to conduct helicopter and jetski searches for the shark - reported to be a 3m great white.

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Britain's only vulture, currently taking in what Lincolnshire has to offer, apparently threatened with death.

 

 

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Look for the bare necessities the simple...…….. "Shanghai zoo fatal bear attack: Visitors see worker being killed"  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-54596717

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"Police officer raiding illegal cockfight gets killed by rooster". https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-54715327

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6 hours ago, Bentrovato said:

"Police officer raiding illegal cockfight gets killed by rooster". https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-54715327

Now that would liven up Corry St.

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3 hours ago, redrumours said:

Now that would liven up Corry St.

 

Even a nuclear strike could not liven up Corry. Maybe amalgamate it with EastEnders and Emmerdale and then nuke them all. Now that I would watch. 

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8 minutes ago, Bentrovato said:

 

Even a nuclear strike could not liven up Corry. Maybe amalgamate it with EastEnders and Emmerdale and then nuke them all. Now that I would watch. 

Agree 100%. The fucking lot of them Hollyoaks an all!

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Gli, the resident cat of Hagia Sophia has died of old age. Here she is in happier times with Barack Obama.

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50th Anniversary of the television report by Paul Linnman, who stood on a beach in Florence, Oregon, reporting on the dead 45-foot 8-ton sperm whale that had washed up on shore.

The Oregon Highway Division had decided the best way to remove the dead 8-ton sperm whale that had washed ashore was to stuff it with 24 cases of dynamite and blow it up.

The idea was that the rotting whale would be nearly disintegrated by the blast, and that any smaller pieces left over would be taken care of by seagulls or other scavengers.

But it didn’t go as planned.

Enjoy the video.

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An Alaska Airlines jetliner struck a brown bear while landing early Saturday evening in Yakutat, killing the animal and causing some damage to the plane. No one in the plane was hurt.

Airport crew members had cleared the runway about 10 minutes before flight 66 was expected to land, said Sam Dapcevich, a public information officer for the state’s Department of Transportation. The crews did not see any signs of wildlife during the check, but as the plane began to slow after landing, Dapcevich said, the pilots spotted two bears crossing the runway.

“The nose gear missed the bears, but the captain felt an impact on the left side after the bears passed under the plane,” a statement from Alaska Airlines said.

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Elephant rescued from a 50ft deep well.

 

Elephant rescued from deep well in a 14-hour operation - BBC News