Shark Bites Off More Than It Can Chew, Chokes On Sea Lion
Even a shark has to chew before it swallows. In a peculiar event that is almost too odd to seem true, a 13-foot great white shark in Australia died after choking on a sea lion. This video of a shark...
View Article>Montana looks at allowing roadkill for dinner
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Elk, deer, antelope and moose: If Montana residents can scrape it up, they can eat it. State lawmakers are poised to say just that after the Senate gave its initial backing...
View ArticleMontana looks at allowing roadkill for dinner
Elk, deer, antelope and moose: If Montana residents can scrape it up, they can eat it. State lawmakers are poised to say just that after the Senate gave its initial backing Wednesday to a bill that...
View ArticleRoadkill stench leads to 200 animals in apt.
GERMANTOWN, Wis. It was a stench of decay that caused authorities to search an apartment in suburban Milwaukee. They found a home crawling with life: About 200 creatures including alligators,...
View ArticleEdible Roadkill: Montana Will Issue Permits to Salvage Animal Carcasses for Food
Salvaging roadkill for the dinner table is not only legal starting this month in Montana, but state officials plan to let drivers who accidentally kill big game to simply print out permits at home that...
View ArticleA rare, two-toned lobster; don't pose with 'dead' sharks: Oddities in the...
A Maine lobsterman got a lot of attention recently for catching a two-toned lobster. Wildlife experts say the chances of that happening are about 1 in 50 million, experts said. After taking pictures,...
View ArticleDeer overrunning three Civil War battlefields, coyotes in Skaneateles:...
The U.S. Parks Department is readying to do battle with excessive numbers of white-tailed deer at three well-known Civil War battlefields. The agency is taking steps to hire sharpshooters to lower the...
View ArticleRosamond Gifford Zoo animals to massacre innocent pumpkins at annual...
The 8th annual Squishing of the Squash encourages select animals at Rosamond Gifford Zoo to stomp and chomp on pumpkins of all sizes this Sunday in a fury of misplaced, suppressed rage family-friendly...
View ArticleThe Nation & World: Zoo food au naturel a treat for animals
WASHINGTON The tiger speared his prey with a claw and dragged it across the grass. The animal ripped it open, inhaled its scent, chewed its innards. Sniffing the air around him, he dived in for...
View ArticleDeer enclosure to get bonfire
KANPUR: The zoo administration is making arrangement to keep the animals warm during winter. A meeting was held in this regard on Thursday. The...
View ArticleCarnivores poisoned in Uganda
Kampala - Dozens of large carnivorous animals, including lions, leopards and hyenas, are dying due to poisoning by herdsmen occupying part of Uganda's second largest game park, say wildlife officials....
View ArticleBlack-colored deer, volunteers remove bucket from wild bear's head: Outdoors...
A nearly black-colored, white-tailed deer has been spotted near Cape Vincent, N.Y. Richard Wiley said he snapped a picture of the animal while it was raiding his bird feed in his yard. It was...
View ArticleHow the threat to lions, leopards and wolves endangers us all
Though fearsome killers, big carnivores are also a precious resource, as their feeding habits keep many delicate ecosystems in balance. But too many predators are now facing extinction...
View ArticleRoadkill opossums, an 'Alien-like' shark and a turkey memorial: Oddities in...
A friend of mine who works for the state Department of Transportation noted road crews have been removing a lot of roadkill opossums from local highways lately. I did a little research and found this...
View Article