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Cicadas are nature's weirdos. They pee stronger than us and an STD can turn them into zombies
Cicadas are clearly king when it comes to peeing, urinating two to three times stronger and faster than elephants and humans.
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Robot disguised as a coyote or fox will scare wildlife away from runways at Alaska airport
A headless robot about the size of a labrador retriever will be camouflaged as a coyote or fox to ward off migratory birds and other wildlife at Alaska’s second largest airport.
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See It: A bald eagle got stuck in a car's front grill in Maryland. It was rescued and released back into the wild.
A bald eagle and a driver accidentally collided along Route 4 in Calvert County.
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Tracking Massachusetts' black bear population
The state has been monitoring black bears for 40 years and currently, the population is estimated around 5,000
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On black bear expedition with gov., experts say population in Mass. is thriving
Massachusetts’ black bear population is healthy and thriving according to wildlife experts. “We’re kind of still experiencing the long-term expansion of our bear population from our remnant population in the Berkshires that has slowly grown and expanded to much of the state now,” said Dave Wattles of MassWildlife. Gov. Maura Healey was in western Massachusetts Friday with her family...
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Rare sighting of enormous basking sharks off California coast leaves wildlife enthusiasts in awe
Rare basking sharks made for an impressive display when they were spotted off Ventura’s coast.
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Nearly half of the world's migratory species are in decline, UN report says
A new United Nations report says nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline.
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Avian flu found in Massachusetts
Highly pathogenic avian flu has been detected in a flock of birds in Essex County, Massachusetts, the state Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) said Tuesday. Highly pathogenic avian flu is highly contagious in birds and often fatal. It is often spread from wild animals to domestic flocks and can rip through chicken flocks very quickly. While it can spread to…
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Woman arrested at Colombia airport after 130 endangered poisonous frogs found in her luggage
A Brazilian woman was arrested on charges of wildlife trafficking after police in Colombia discovered 130 poisonous frogs in her luggage.
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Behold the ‘tree lobster': Rarest insect on earth now on view in North America for the first time
The Lord Howe Island stick insect was thought to be extinct for many years until several of the species were discovered on a nearby ‘sea stack’ in 2001.
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Australia has too many sheep – and farmers are giving them away for free
Australia’s mutton glut has sent prices tumbling, and some farmers are compelled to give their sheep away to save costs instead of rearing them on-farm.
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Hanson's goat-killing bear, nicknamed Pumpkin, killed by bow hunter, officials say
The bear that had been raiding livestock in Hanson, Massachusetts, was killed by a bow and arrow last week, officials confirmed Thursday. The bear, known as Pumpkin by some of the more welcoming locals, was legally taken by a bow hunter last week, according to the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. The agency and Hanson police had previously announced…
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The University of Michigan slithers toward history with massive acquisition of jarred snake specimens
The University of Michigan Museum of Zoology recently acquired tens of thousands of reptile and amphibian specimens, including many snakes.
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Ipswich wolf sanctuary pushes back against ‘devastating' new hunting laws
A group of humans who love North American grey wolves are fighting to reinstate endangered species protections in the Northern Rocky Mountains, where 80% of the U.S. population currently lives
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Boston's zoo has new residents, and they're dog-gone adorable
A pair of endangered wild dogs has joined the pack at Franklin Park Zoo, the first time the species has been at the Boston institution in eight years. African painted dogs Madikwe and Moremi, 6-year-old sisters, are on display at the zoo in the former hyena habitat, the zoo said Friday. “These animals are incredible ambassadors for their species, and…
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Bear killing goat has Hanson residents on alert
A bear tore into a barn in Hanson and killed a goat — and it’s not the first time people in town have spotted the bear.
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Goat-killing bear hits Hanson, where sightings are on the rise
Multiple bear sighting in Hanson, Massachusetts, have residents on the lookout — especially after a bear broke into a barn on Bayberry Road and dragged a goat off into the woods on Tuesday, police say. “We’ve had I think four or five goats killed at different farms or attacked anyway this year by bears,” said Jason Zimmer, the southeast district…
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Rabid fox slipped into post office during rampage in Rochester, NH
A rabid fox attacked multiple people in Rochester, New Hampshire Wednesday, at one point slipping through an automatic door into the back of the post office while chasing after three employees before they were able to trap it and call for help. New Hampshire Fish and Game said they started getting reports about an aggressive fox in Rochester on Wednesday…
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Mass. bald eagle population threatened by rat poison
The bald eagle is making a comeback in the Bay State. But the progress of these magnificent creatures is threatened as efforts to control the rat population in metropolitan areas like Boston have introduced dangerous and deadly chemicals into the eagles’ food chain. Just four miles north of Boston, at Upper Mystic Lake in Medford, Massachusetts, John Herbert from Mass…
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Retired Massachusetts firefighter saves baby possums
The 61-year-old retired firefighter rescued six baby possums after spotting their mother on the road.