French bulldog ousts Labrador retriever to become top US dog breed Story at a glance Labrador retrievers had been the most prevalent purebred dog in the U.S. for a record 31 years, according to the American Kennel Club. The club announced Wednesday that the French bulldog was the nation’s most popular purebred dog last year. […]
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Reminded of Rules
Rishi Sunak caught breaking rules again after walking his dog off lead in park Rishi Sunak has been spoken to by police after walking his dog without a lead in a London park – right beside a sign that warns against doing just that. TikToker Lucy MacDonald Conno was taking a stroll through Hyde Park […]
Continue ReadingPlastic Eating Shark
Robot SHARK in River Thames can pick up 1,100lbs of rubbish a DAY A robotic shark hungry for plastic is to snap up waste in the River Thames as part of efforts to tackle water pollution. WasteShark is the first marine robot to take London’s river by storm, with the ability to ‘eat’ up to […]
Continue ReadingBig Cat High on Cocaine
Ohio authorities find big cat high on cocaine, attribute interest to popular ‘Cocaine Bear’ movie The serval did not have to go through detox, but it was given some meds before being transferred to the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden Hamilton County, Ohio dog wardens retrieved an exotic cat resembling a leopard from a tree […]
Continue ReadingZebra Mauls Man’s Arm
Ohio zebra badly mauls man’s arm, deputies put it down: ‘I think he tore my arm off’ Pickaway County, Ohio deputies killed a zebra on Sunday evening after it mauled a man’s arm, nearly ripping it from his body. Deputies with the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a zebra attack in […]
Continue ReadingChinook Salmon Season Canceled
The recreational and commercial salmon fishing season has been canceled along the coasts of Oregon and California, through the middle of May, due to dwindling numbers of Chinook salmon in the states’ largest rivers following years of drought. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries announced the in-season action to protect the Klamath River fall-run […]
Continue ReadingPETA Asks Pentagon to Cease Animal Testing
PETA asks Pentagon to cease animal testing related to ‘Havana syndrome’ The animal rights group PETA sent a letter to the Pentagon on Monday, demanding that they cease testing on live animals in their quest to understand the mysterious ailments known as “Havana syndrome.” Havana syndrome was first reported in 2016 by diplomats working at […]
Continue ReadingGhost Catfish
Watch This Ghost Catfish Glow with Dazzling Rainbows If you’re a millennial, there’s a good chance you’ve read The Rainbow Fish, a delightful children’s book where the titular character is illustrated with shiny foil that seems to glitter with all colors of the rainbow. It turns out it isn’t the only multi-colored fish out there […]
Continue ReadingH5N1 in Bald Eagles
Bird flu is killing bald eagles at an ‘alarming rate,’ researchers say Bald eagle nest failures and deaths are piling up at an “alarming rate” as a result of the highly infectious avian influenza, University of Georgia researchers announced this week. The avian influenza strain known as H5N1 is killing an unprecedented number of mating […]
Continue ReadingDogs of Chernobyl
Can the dogs of Chernobyl teach us new tricks on survival? Scientists are studying hundreds of dogs at the Chernobyl disaster site that have managed to survive in extremely harsh conditions More than 35 years after the world’s worst nuclear accident, the dogs of Chernobyl roam among decaying, abandoned buildings in and around the closed […]
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