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No More Junk Food for Ducks
According to Britain’s Canal & River Trust, feeding leftover bread to ducks is bad for their health. Soggy bread might bring algae and disease and also encourage rats. Too much bread can give birds a lung disease that can kill. … Continue reading
Lions
The video shows the cubs at the San Diego zoo playing, fighting and posing for tourists’ cameras. Web Links In the WildCheck out these stunning photographs of lions in the wild and then go to Mission Animal Rescue and print … Continue reading
The Anglerfish
Deep in the dark waters below California’s Monterey Bay lurks an extraordinary angler. It lures its prey towards its enormous mouth using a light that is a shining spot at the tip of a pole projecting out from its head. … Continue reading
The Kraken?
Imagine fishing the Ross Sea in Antarctica for Chilean Seabass and you pull up the nets to discover a 770 lb (350 kg) squid as big as a minivan. That’s what happened to John Bennett and his crew aboard their … Continue reading
A Springtime (Froggy) Miracle
Robert Krulwich reveals an amazing frozen frog that magically comes to life with the sun.
Oarfish Discovery
What do you do when you find the body of a fish that is about 18 feet long? Jasmine Santana, a marine science instructor from the Catalina Island Marine Institute, was snorkeling in Toyon Bay on the east side of … Continue reading
Elk Saves Marmot
Shooter, a four-year-old elk, saves the day for a tiny marmot. Earlier this year, zookeepers in Pocatello, Idaho watched in confusion as their 10-foot tall elk, Shooter, first put a foot in his drinking trough and then his whole head. … Continue reading
