Will Harmon, the president of AFSCME Local 1632, said he was not notified the city was using goats to clear out the water plant instead of his team.
Recently, while picking up a banh mi in my neighborhood, I found myself transfixed by a TV in the restaurant showing what I assumed was a nature documentary. At first the footage soothed: Gentle humpback whales sailing through hazy blue waters and killer whales gliding in packs under glacial ice. But the longer I waited for my banh mi, which was not very long at all, the more unsettling the video…
As Arlington readies for the FIFA World Cup, Ken Goodman's Lonestar Rydables offers unique animal-themed scooter tours, showcasing the city's entertainment district.
Health officials confirm elevated tick activity across the Portland metro area after a warm winter, but say residents should still enjoy parks and trails.
The invasive parasites, which can devastate livestock, became a significant problem in the U.S. in the 1950s before they were eradicated.
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A recent video of a great white shark in the Mediterranean Sea offers the possibility of deriving valuable information for conservation strategies.
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM For decades, researchers looked for the seat of magnetoreception in all the obvious places: the eyes, the inner ear, the beak. A study just published in Science points somewhere none of them expected. The organ doing the magnetic navigation work in homing pigeons appears to be the liver. Iron […]
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The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century.
Tessa, a specially trained electronic storage detection dog, helps Royse City police find hidden devices that may hold crucial evidence.
Cunning bear managed to escape stand-off with police and hunters. As we’ve been seeing in recent years in Japan, not only has the number of bear encounters and attacks been steadily rising, but it appears bears have been coming closer and closer to populated areas as well. Once an incident that only those deep in […]
A doctor died in front of her teenage daughter after being thrown from a horse she had rescued - in a final act of generosity, she donated her organs to save five lives.</p>
A two-year-old lioness named Amali has died at a Kent reserve after developing a life-threatening intestinal obstruction, despite emergency surgery from the veterinary team.</p>
WDFW confirmed that a conflict specialist and wildlife biologist successfully sedated the deer Saturday before removing the pipe and treating a wound above it.
🐹❤️ The best news you'll read today! Debrecen Zoo has welcomed adorable capybara babies, and the tiny newcomers are already running around: see the cute video of Hungary's newest internet stars!
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I persuaded him to write a column for San Diego Jewish World to offer an Israeli-American perspective on the news. As he did so, the writing bug must have bitten him. He poured himself into writing some books for children, and now books for adults are in the works. [Donald H. Harrison]
No one knew if this idea would actually work.
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The Houston Zoo is mourning the loss of Jonah, a beloved California sea lion who spent more than a decade delighting visitors and inspiring keepers.
Scientists have found even big cats go bonkers for the stuff.
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Join Ellen & special guest science communicator and ambassador for wildlife Rick Schwartz for a review of the wise old wizards of Asian forests: binturongs. We discuss career paths for yappers, monkey software on weasel hardware, the chemical coincidence that makes binturongs smell like snacks, the fulfilling experience of finally being considered one of the girls, and so much more. Links:
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A Galveston state park is surprising beachgoers by explaining why coyotes are often seen running into Gulf waters.
Instant ramen maker shows that even hamsters will fall in love with Cup Noodle, if given the chance. Pretty much everyone loves Cup Noodle, from hungry kids to busy college students to adults who don’t want to go through the hassle of cooking after a long day at the office. As a matter of fact, […]
As the Portland Fire builds momentum in its return to the WNBA, center Megan Gustafson is capturing attention off the court with her beloved corgi, Pancake.
Alright, warning and all that: if you have a phobia of ants or crawling things, maybe you shouldn’t stay here… (I guess the top picture was a clear warning)
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Not so long ago, one of the best-known reptiles in Texas could be found in just about every part of the state. Now, conservationists are hoping to bring them back.
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The USDA this week confirmed the first known infection of the carnivorous fly larva, which feast on the flesh of living mammals, after the United States eradicated the nightmare bugs in the 1960s.
⚠️ First-ever African swine fever outbreak in a Hungarian domestic pig farm has been confirmed:
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A lightning bolt killed 14 cows in seconds during a storm in Chiapas, Mexico - all belonging to one farmer who now faces huge losses after the dramatic overnight strike.</p>
Residents are seeing large swarms as the insects emerge for their brief adult lives.
A Bulgarian tourist suffered serious bite wounds after feeding scraps to a wild bear on Romania's notorious Transfăgărășan Highway, which promptly smashed his car window.</p>
A rare southern right whale dragging 100m of rope and four buoys through open water has been rescued off New Zealand in the first recorded disentanglement of the species.</p>
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