#Octopuses spite punch fish who ‘don’t like it’: study

#Octopuses spite punch fish who ‘don’t like it’: study

“#Octopuses spite punch fish who ‘don’t like it’: study” These socktopuses throw a mean — and random — octopunch. A new paper published Friday in the journal “Ecology” has found that octopuses punch fish — sometimes to ensure collaborative hunting, and sometimes just ’cause. “OCTOPUSES. PUNCH. FISHES!!” study co-author Eduardo Sampaio excitedly tweeted of his…

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#Prize goes to photo of embracing penguins

#Prize goes to photo of embracing penguins

“#Prize goes to photo of embracing penguins” We could all use a hug like this in 2020. A touching image of two widowed penguins embracing as they gaze at the night sky in Australia won a coveted nature photography award — and plenty of praise from fans starved of affection amid the coronavirus pandemic. “During…

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#Indian shepherd combats water scarcity by building ponds

#Indian shepherd combats water scarcity by building ponds

“#Indian shepherd combats water scarcity by building ponds” DASANADODDI, India — Kalmane Kamegowda, a 72-year-old shepherd who lives in a nondescript village in southern India, has become something of a celebrity, winning national recognition from no less than Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Kamegowda, who never attended school, says he’s spent at least $14,000 from his…

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#’Naughty’ llama eats zoo’s handcrafted Christmas wreaths

#’Naughty’ llama eats zoo’s handcrafted Christmas wreaths

“#’Naughty’ llama eats zoo’s handcrafted Christmas wreaths” One London zoo experienced some major llama drama this week when its camelids ate their holiday gift before human visitors could even see them. “Ande is definitely on the naughty list this year,” Zoological Society of London (ZSL) zookeeper Hattie Sire said in a press release about the…

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#Jaw-dropping video shows heron swallow alligator whole

#Jaw-dropping video shows heron swallow alligator whole

“#Jaw-dropping video shows heron swallow alligator whole” See ya later alligator. Wild Florida photos show a bird gobbling up a live gator in a jaw-dropping animal kingdom switcheroo that went viral Wednesday. The hungry heron turned the juvenile gator into a swamp-side snack — snapping it up the reptile with its pointy beak and swallowing…

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#COVID-19 outbreak at mink farm in Canada infects 8 people

#COVID-19 outbreak at mink farm in Canada infects 8 people

“#COVID-19 outbreak at mink farm in Canada infects 8 people” Eight people have been infected by a COVID-19 outbreak on a mink farm in Canada, health officials said. The cluster was detected at the farm in Fraser Valley, which is east of Vancouver, Canadian outlet CBC reported. The infected farm operators and staffers are self-isolating…

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#Namibia auctioning off 170 ‘high value’ wild elephants

#Namibia auctioning off 170 ‘high value’ wild elephants

“#Namibia auctioning off 170 ‘high value’ wild elephants” Who wants their very own elephant?       The southwest African country of Namibia will be auctioning off 170 “high value” wild elephants to domestic and international bidders, the southern African country’s environmental ministry announced this week. All potential elephant owners will have to meet strict criteria including…

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#Endangered marmot avoids extinction on ski slopes

#Endangered marmot avoids extinction on ski slopes

“#Endangered marmot avoids extinction on ski slopes” Vancouver Island marmots are hitting the slopes in a race to save their species, which even wildlife conservationists call “unbearably cute.” The woodland rodent, a cousin of squirrels and groundhogs, can be found throughout North America, Europe and Asia, but the critically endangered Marmota vancouverensis, the largest of…

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