Tag Archives: wildnature

Fisherman hooks prehistoric 200-pound alligator snapping turtle before catching monster alligator gar

A Kentucky angler has found himself back in Texas to reel in some massive monsters. Art Weston, state and world record fisherman, returned to Sam Rayburn Lake in the hope of setting another International Game and Fishing Association record. Last year, with the help of professional fishing guide Captain Kirk Kirkland, Weston set the all-tackle world record after reeling in …

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'Kittens' dropped off at Arizona Humane Society turned out to be something else

The Arizona Humane Society is warning people to be certain that baby animals are actually orphans before attempting to rescue them — and to be sure of the species of the animal. “Last week, a Good Samaritan found a den behind their shed full of tiny baby animals,” Jennifer Armbruster, senior manager of public relations at the Arizona Humane Society, …

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Sea lion numbers surge at popular California pier, reaching 15-year high

They’re lounging, biting each other and generally making a ruckus in numbers not seen in more than a decade. And don’t even think about stealing their anchovies. San Francisco’s famed Fisherman’s Wharf district is seeing a surge in sea lions. First appearing at Pier 39 after the 1989 earthquake, the sea lions have become a well known tourist attraction. The …

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Wild orangutan in Indonesia appears to use medicinal plant to disinfect wound: 'Likely self-medication'

An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant — the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported Thursday. Scientists observed Rakus, a wild male Sumatran orangutan in Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia, pluck and chew up leaves of a medicinal plant used …

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Wild monkeys spotted roaming Florida neighborhoods: 'Absolutely crazy'

There has been some monkeying around in one central Florida county, causing people to capture the rare occurrences on camera and call police. Reported primate sightings from last week came from Groveland, and days later, neighbors in Clermont said they were spotting the wild animals as well. “I was picking up my daughter at school, and then I saw [what] …

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Biden expands 2 California national monuments in Pasadena and Sacramento

President Joe Biden on Thursday expanded two national monuments in California following calls from tribal nations, Indigenous community leaders and others for the permanent protection of nearly 120,000 acres of important cultural and environmental land. The designations are part of the Democratic president’s “America the Beautiful” initiative, launched in 2021 in line with Biden’s campaign promises, and builds on the …

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Teacher captures images of 'very rare' bird never before seen in US

An amateur photographer captured a subject in Oregon last week that has bird lovers chirping — as it’s said to be the first U.S. sighting of this particular species. Some experts are calling it the “bird of the century.” “It’s just a very rare thing to have a country-first record in Oregon,” Brodie Cass Talbott, senior educator and trips specialist …

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Rare storm leads surge of more than 500 baby sea turtles to South African aquarium

An aquarium in South Africa is stretched beyond capacity after more than 500 baby sea turtles were washed up on beaches by a rare and powerful storm and rescued by members of the public. The little turtles are mostly endangered loggerheads and should be cruising the ocean. Most of them instead will spend the first few months of their lives …

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Thousands of mysterious jellyfish-like creatures wash up on California shores

Southern California beachgoers may notice a plethora of jellyfish-like creatures washed up on local shores – but sea jellies these blue blobs are not. Thousands of Velella velellas, or by-the-wind sailors, have recently emerged on Golden State beaches from San Diego to Marin County. Pictures taken on April 28 in San Clemente show thousands of gelatinous hydrozoans strewn across a …

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North Carolina child says she hears 'monsters' in the wall, turns out to be 50K buzzing bees

A mother has gone viral on TikTok after she revealed that her little girl’s complaint about hearing “monsters” inside her walls ended up being a swarm of 50,000 bees that somehow entered the family’s home. “Three weeks ago, we saw some bees flying around at the top of our attic vent, but nothing to be alarmed about,” Ashley Massis Class …

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