Animals Zoo Mourns Unexpected Loss of Giraffe The Milwaukee County Zoo in Wisconsin announced that one of its giraffes died unexpectedly on Wednesday morning. The giraffe, Bahatika, or Baha for short, was being watched closely by staff at the zoo for the past few weeks, zoo officials said, as he was experiencing health issues related to his age. Baha was 17 […]
Blog Tanzania Confirms First Marburg Virus Outbreak Tanzania has confirmed the first outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus in the villages of Maruku and Kanyangereko in the Kagera region, the country’s government has said. The country’s Minister of Health, Ummy Mwalimu, said Tuesday that five of the eight confirmed cases have already died since the disease was reported last Thursday. Meanwhile, authorities […]
Animals ‘Winnie the Pooh’ Slasher Canceled In Hong Kong ‘Winnie the Pooh’ slasher film pulled from Hong Kong cinemas Public screenings of a slasher film that features Winnie the Pooh were scrapped abruptly in Hong Kong on Tuesday, sparking discussions over increasing censorship in the city. Film distributor VII Pillars Entertainment announced on Facebook that the release of “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” […]
Animals 90-Year-Old Tortoise Father Houston Zoo’s 90-year-old tortoise ‘Mr. Pickles’ is a first-time father of three Mr. and Mrs. Pickles are now the parents of Dill, Gherkin, and Jalapeño after 27 years of companionship Mr. Pickles, a 90-year-old radiated tortoise at the Houston Zoo, is a first-time father after his partner of 27 years, Mrs. Pickles, laid three eggs […]
Blog Hospital to Stop Delivering Babies Idaho hospital to stop delivering babies, partly due to ‘political climate’ Brooke Macumber planned to have her fourth child in the same small hospital where two of her older children were born — the same place her husband had been delivered decades earlier. But at 23 weeks pregnant, she found out that the facility, […]
Animals New Giant Spider Species Discovered Meet the New Giant Spider Species Described As ‘Rare and Secretive’ A new, giant species of trapdoor spider has been discovered in Queensland, Australia, which researchers are describing as “rare” and “secretive.” The species, Euoplos dignitas, was identified after four years of intensive fieldwork by researchers at Queensland Museum, following the discovery of an undescribed […]
Animals Mountain Lion Attacks Man Who Was Sitting In Hot Tub Mountain lion attacks man who was sitting in hot tub at Colorado rental home, officials say A man was attacked by a mountain lion while he was sitting in a hot tub at a Colorado rental home this weekend, state wildlife officials said. The man sustained minor injuries, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said, with four […]
Blog Bancorp Unit to Buy Signature Bank Assets New York Community Bancorp unit to buy Signature Bank assets – FDIC A subsidiary of New York Community Bancorp has entered into an agreement with U.S. regulators to buy deposits and loans from New York-based Signature Bank, which was closed a week ago. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said the deal would see the […]
Animals Pet Nutria Allowed To Stay Neuty, the controversial pet nutria, allowed to stay with Bucktown family Public outrage had greeted Wildlife and Fisheries’ plan to seize orange-toothed rodent Fans of Neuty, the 22-pound nutria that became became an instant Louisiana celebrity, are breathing a sigh of relief. The state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on Friday announced an agreement that […]
Uncategorized Snails In The Luggage African land snails found in luggage at Michigan airport Six giant African land snails have been found in the luggage of a traveler who flew to Michigan from the west African country of Ghana. The mollusks, which can carry diseases that affect humans, were discovered and seized March 9 during an agriculture inspection at Detroit […]