animals

Good news for Troy McClure.

Great article about Wotjek the Bear, who served with the Polish Army in World War 2 . " A bear, famed for his love of beer, cigarettes and boxing and who was by the side of Allied troops in World War Two, has been made the subject of a play. Wojtek was adopted by the 2nd Polish Corps in 1943...

Apparently everything has to now be viewed through the prism of TikTok and Netflix: Woman films shark in River Thames – everyone's saying Netflix horror 'warned us' A shark has been filmed swimming in London's River Thames this week and one particular haunting film keeps getting mentioned by...

I used to be a deer stalker and owned a patch of forest. The local farmers allowed me to take deer off their land as well, so I had a large area over which to control the deer numbers. They asked me to shoot foxes, being under the impression that foxes kill lambs. I was reluctant to do this but...

Iranian spies tasked Israeli citizen with delivering severed animal head, Shin Bet says By Pauline Lockwood, Benjamin Brown, Mike Schwartz and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Updated 3:39 PM EDT, Tue July 16, 2024 Jerusalem CNN — An Israeli citizen has been charged with colluding with Iranian spies...

Alerted to this sighting on the CFZ blog https://cfz.org.uk (after reading the harrowing tale of @lordmongrove and the jam-less dodger). When I saw the headline I wasn't expecting much and immediately thought "Huskie-type dog" but her description was quite compelling: "April Collier was walking...

Just saw a few Bats flitting about here in the UK, Dorbenton maybe nice to see. Central UK Stafforshire location. Is there a thread on this? I did search. If so please merge

@Fabio Picasso This is the thread for us. And everyone else of course :twothumbs: This includes the Green Man phenomenon but that already has its own thread: https://forums.forteana.org/index.php?threads/the-green-man.435/ This topic includes but is not limited to * Adam's Pips (!) *...

Great story made better by the intervention of mobile phone autocorrection. Mystery as doctor finds live goldfish in garden 2 June 2024 By Pamela Bilalova & PA Media, BBC North East & Cumbria A junior doctor has ended up with a new pet after a goldfish mysteriously appeared in his garden. Dr...

While birds are fast asleep, their brains remain active, firing off electrical signals that can mimic those that occur while they’re awake and singing. This silent brain activity can even make the vocal muscles in their chests and throats move—similar to the way a sleeping dog’s paws might...

Fascinating new episode of the 'Mysterious Universe' podcast made all the more intriguing for me as it all happened about seven miles from where I'm typing this: 31.15 - MU Podcast - Gengha King of Dogs "Strange things are said to lurk in the seaside mist of England's Cornwall—strange...

The myth of elephant graveyards has pervaded popular culture, and recent observations of buried Asian elephant calves may finally give that legend some credence. In the research published in the Journal of Threatened Taxa, two scientists describe five instances where elephant calves have been...

‘Never seen anything like this before’: P.A. resident baffled by unusual tracks in snow /pics of what they found are attached. https://panow.com/2024/03/08/never-seen-anything-like-this-before-p-a-resident-baffled-by-unusual-tracks-in-snow/ Could there be supernatural happenings going on in...

The Minneapolis Star (Sunday) Tribune 19 October 1930 - Page 62 Is the Planet Mars Really Ruled by a Race of Beavers? SINCE scientists, after years of earnest and competent research, have been unable to detect one clear sign of manlike life on Mars, an amazing theory is now being presented to...

The Winfield Daily Free Press Kansas, Mon 30 Jan 1911 (Page 8) Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-winfield-daily-free-press-cat-ghost/133949146/

In an Incredible Discovery, Wrens Teach Their Babies to Sing Before They're Hatched Nature08 January 2024 By Carly Cassella A little over a decade ago, researchers in Australia were placing recorders in the nests of superb fairywrens (Malurus cyaneus) when they discovered something entirely...

A strange question - but they seem to be regarded as funny all around the world. Is it their long history of domestication - but we don't seem to imbue ducks, geese, doves or pigeons with quite the same mirth-index. Could it be their appearance or demeanour? But turkeys are far odder looking...

Mouse on Mars or would it prefer the cheesy Moon? Which animals will be the first to live on the moon and Mars? By Donavyn Coffey ( lifes-little-mysteries ) published 1 day ago Spaceborne animals could help humans survive on the moon or Mars. But which creatures would be the best for...

The horse is in a stable condition. Horse stuck between trees rescued by firefighters Millie's owner, Michelle Faul, was on hand to keep Millie clam by Alex Pope BBC News, Bedfordshire Published 2 hours ago A seven-year-old horse has been rescued by firefighters after she became stuck between...

Sounds like Homer Simpson. Reindeer can sleep while they chew Time spent chewing cud eases the reindeer’s need for sleep, a new study finds Arctic reindeer make time for digesting by doing it in their sleep, a new study suggests. By Laura Sanders DECEMBER 22, 2023 AT 11:00 AM In this busy...

Poor wee creatures! It's a step up from 'budgie smugglers' to be sure. From https://metro.co.uk/2023/12/08/man-attempts-smuggle-two-otters-a-prairie-dog-trousers-19949022/?ico=mosaic_weird "A tourist tried to smuggle two otters and a dog out of Thailand by hiding them in his trousers. The...

Luckily, no harm seems to have been caused and the young owl was released into wide blue yonder via the family's back garden! From https://news.sky.com/story/family-find-baby-owl-living-in-christmas-tree-13031464 "...Every year the White family of Lexington, Kentucky, pick their own tree and...

This bird is half male, half female. ' A striking and extremely rare half female, half male bird has been spotted by a University of Otago zoologist. Sesquicentennial Distinguished Professor Hamish Spencer. Sesquicentennial Distinguished Professor Hamish Spencer was holidaying in Colombia...

A heartbreaking video has filmed a monkey mourning at the funeral of a man who fed him for months after following the body 25 miles to be there. The tear-jerking footage reportedly shows the monkey grieving the loss of the man he had formed a bond with over a few months. Local media in Amroha...

A couple claim their old house could be home to a real-life Paranormal Activity - after their dog was caught on camera fleeing a tall 'floating' figure dressed in white. Victoria Hepworth was dog-sitting her sister's one-year-old black Labrador Kiwi at their home last week when she spotted a...

Discovered this story on Yahoo News today. Dog Born with Six Legs Stuns Animal Rescue After Being Found Abandoned in Parking Lot Alexis Jones Sun, 8 October 2023 at 9:19 am GMT+9 Greenacres Rescue in the United Kingdom said vets plan to remove the female spaniel's "additional limbs and explore...

Travellers were left baffled after walking into a railway office to find a real-life monkey “working” behind the desk. One customer captured the langur monkey sitting behind the desk in an office chair on video. The footage also showed the beast typing away on the keyboard and flipping through...

"‘Unusual’ creature found in Brazil is world’s first known fox-dog hybrid, study says" https://amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article279365014.html

Animals seem to have good clocks cows turn up at the gate at milking time cats and dogs seem to know it's time for things, the hedgehogs turn up around the same time and so on. Anyway I was sat having a brew overlooking the Lune estuary next to a very large field that runs down to the sea...

Not sure whether this belongs here or not, but had it been seen in the wild it may have started a debate. I'd have thought it was more all spot than spotless, interesting though. https://www.npr.org/2023/08/22/1195279578/spotless-giraffe-born-tennessee-zoo

A diver who is best friends with a huge 15ft tiger shark that could attack at any moment says she is really just a big softie. Jim Abernethy, from Palm Beach Florida, has spent most of his life swimming with the top ten most dangerous shark species and says he’s never encountered an aggressive...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-66361506 What an amazing story! He was digging a pool for his children when he struck a bone. More details at the link.

From CNN, mods please merge into another thread, if appropriate. A worm has been revived after 46,000 years in the Siberian permafrost Scientists have revived a worm that was frozen 46,000 years ago — at a time when woolly mammoths, sabre-toothed tigers and giant elks still roamed the Earth...

Police search for suspected lion roaming Berlin area By Antoinette Radford BBC News German authorities are searching for what they believe is a wild lioness that was reportedly spotted in the south-western outskirts of Berlin. Authorities were first alerted to the animal's presence after...

A thread for decomposing animal carcasses that make the news because people think they are mysterious creatures It's a common thing for people to post their pictures of odd remains to social media. Sometimes these get picked up by news outlets because curious people love to click on stories...

'We love each other': Why a Mexican mayor married an alligator /and you thought your spouse was cold blooded...

Crow drops mystery clue propelling murder probe in Istanbul BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES JUN 22, 2023 9:56 AM A bizarre and chilling incident unfolded at a local fuel station, capturing the attention of authorities and leaving the community bewildered. The discovery of a human foot's [sic]...

There were a couple of mentions of "Judas Goats" on the forums, but no information on what they actually were. tldr: tobacco addicted goats led lambs to the slaughter. Judas Goats: Agriculture’s Bizarre, Drug-Addicted Masters of Deceit Once Ruled the Killing Floor...

A rare rock pool find Rare rainbow sea slug found in Falmouth rock pool Published 2 hours ago I MAGE SOURCE, VICKY BARLOW Image caption, Vicky Barlow was looking around the pools of Falmouth when she found the rainbow sea slug A rock pooler has found a rare sea slug while searching around...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew of any folk tales which contain references to wolves and are likely to have been in circulation in Britain and Ireland during the 19th century. Thanks for reading.

Were they trying to inspire incipient serial killers? New Zealand cat-killing competition for children axed after backlash A children's cat-hunting competition in New Zealand has been cancelled following backlash to the event. Organisers of an annual hunt were criticised after they announced...

A research team in New Mexico is converting taxidermic birds into drones in order to study flight patterns. Mostafa Hassanalian, a mechanical engineering professor leading the project at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro, said the team started looking into deceased...

https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-dairy-explosion-leaves-least-18000-cattle-dead-person-critically-injured

I'm not counting those freakish creatures that evolved back in the Cambrian epoch, but was thinking of the most alien-looking animals around today. Here's my top 3. In 3rd place, the Devil's Flower Mantis. Thank goodness they don't grow to human size: 2nd, my favourite fish (and Predator...

Here's one I'd not heard of before. The idea that elephants self domesticated and a reference to the theory that early humans may have as well. https://www.sciencealert.com/wild-elephants-appear-to-have-been-domesticated-but-not-by-humans Research article at...

https://abcnews.go.com/US/dolphin-harassment-cases-opened-33-swimmers-hawaii/story?id=98198737

This entry from this weekend's Jeff Kacirk's Forgotten English was a doozy, served with a size order of night soil.

The reason gorillas spin themselves around in circles Apes turn rapidly to achieve an altered mental state and feeling of euphoria, just as the earliest humans did millions of years ago Gorillas and other apes spin themselves around in circles to get “high” – and early humans who lived...

Persian criminals who included tortoises, cats and apes in their gangs...

Who is attacking Dallas Zoo? Monkeys missing from Dallas Zoo in fourth suspicious incident IMAGE SOURCE,STEVE CLANCY By Imogen James BBC News Two monkeys have allegedly been taken from Dallas Zoo - adding to a series of suspicious events including the release of a leopard and a vulture's death...