Tag: wildlife & nature
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Rocky Mountain National Park gives tips for busy season visits
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With more than 4.5 million visitors last year, Rocky Mountain National Park was the fourth most visited national park in the country, and it remains busy this year, so park staff is offering tips for…
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WATCH: Startling video shows sea lion snatching girl from pier
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save RICHMOND, British Columbia — A college student has startling video of a sea lion snatching a girl off a dock and yanking her into the water on Canada’s West Coast. It happened Saturday in Richmond,…
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Rabid bat found at southwest Colorado Springs lake
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A rabid bat was recently found living close to a playground at Quail Lake, and anyone who handled or touched bats in that area is being urged to seek medical care. The bat was found…
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Scientists name new dinosaur after “Ghostbusters” beast
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save TORONTO — Scientists in Toronto have named a newly identified dinosaur after a monster from the original “Ghostbusters” film. The Royal Ontario Museum says it acquired the skeleton of Zuul crurivastator (ZOOL’ crer-uh-vas-TAYT’-or) last year.…
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Researchers name loud shrimp after Pink Floyd
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save OXFORD, England — A newly discovered species of shrimp that uses a bright pink claw to create a sound loud enough to kill small fish has been named for Pink Floyd. The shrimp found on…
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11 goats, sheep and rabbits killed at urban farm in Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Eleven animals were killed late Saturday or early Sunday by stray dogs at the Urban Farm at Stapleton, the nonprofit said on its Facebook page Sunday. The state veterinarian responded to the slaughter on Smith…
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Colorado lynx touted on social media died of natural causes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DURANGO — Colorado wildlife managers say a rare lynx that was found dead just days after creating a stir on social media died of natural causes after a relatively long life of 11 years. The…
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‘Miracle on the Hudson’ legacy: 70,000 slain birds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEW YORK — Birds took the blame for bringing down the jetliner that “Sully” Sullenberger landed on the Hudson River eight years ago this weekend. They have been paying for it with their lives ever…
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Bear gets stuck in SUV and destroys it while escaping
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – A mama bear destroyed an SUV in Steamboat Springs after getting stuck inside Tuesday morning. Colorado Parks and Wildlife says while Tuesday’s snowfall should help bears move into hibernation, they say residents aren’t out…
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Elk Fest returning to Estes Park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The 18th annual celebration of the elk in Estes Park; all day Saturday and Sunday at Bond Park; free At the start of every October in Estes Park, children and adults alike call for the…