World's largest captive crocodile dies
"So long, Lolong." That was the phrase echoing around social media on Monday after news emerged the night before that Lolong, the world's largest crocodile in captivity, had died in the southern...
View ArticleFinal take in Florida hunt is 68 pythons
They can reach lengths of 18 feet and their numbers are estimated to be in the tens of thousands, but Burmese pythons, a nuisance in the Everglades, aren't easy to find. "It's an amazing challenge to...
View ArticleAnti-whaling group says Japan attacked ships
The anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd said ships from the Japanese whaling fleet attacked its vessels, ramming them and hurling concussion grenades. "There's been the most outrageous attack on the Sea...
View ArticleShark kills swimmer in New Zealand
A wimmer in New Zealand died Wednesday after he was attacked by a great white shark on the country's west coast, authorities said. The man was found dead in the water on Wednesday afternoon at Muriwai...
View ArticleJapan minister sees no end to whaling
Japan will never stop its annual hunt for whales, a government minister has reportedly said, amid recent clashes on the high seas between environmental activists and Japanese whaling ships. "I don't...
View ArticleLion kills woman at California sanctuary
A 26-year-old female intern was killed Wednesday afternoon by an African lion inside a cage at an exotic cat sanctuary in California, authorities said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with her and her...
View ArticleBus riders: Trip turned into roach-fest
Roaches crawling out of air vents. Roaches climbing up seats and windows. Roaches on people's coats and hats. Roaches everywhere. It sounds like a scene from a horror movie - but is in fact what...
View Article7 people mauled by bears in recent days
Bears rarely attack humans unless they feel threatened or territorial. But a 12-year-old girl jogging in Michigan is among the latest victims in a spate of bear attacks that has left seven people...
View ArticleSeaWorld takes out ads to defend itself against whale mistreatment accusations
Faced with a growing backlash from entertainers and others responding to a documentary film claiming mistreatment of whales, SeaWorld bought full-page ads in newspapers nationwide Friday to call the...
View ArticlePython kills security guard in Bali
A python has killed a security guard near a luxury hotel in Bali, Indonesia. A doctor told CNN that a man's corpse was brought to the RSUP Sanglah Denpasar Hospital in Bali on Friday. A large snake...
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