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Extremely rare dolphin with 'thumbs' photographed in Greek gulf

Sascha Pare
Live Science
Mon, 11 Dec 2023 15:30 UTC
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© Alexandros Frantzis/Pelagos Cetacean Research InstituteA striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) with hooked "thumbs" photographed in the Gulf of Corinth in July 2023.
A dolphin with deformed flippers that look like thumbs was spotted in the Gulf of Corinth in July 2023. It likely acquired what appears to be a genetic defect during development in the womb, experts say.

A strange dolphin in the Gulf of Corinth has developed intriguing, hook-shaped "thumbs" carved out of its flippers, photographs show.

Researchers with the Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute spotted the dolphin on two occasions this summer during boat surveys off the coast of Greece. Despite the unusual appearance of its flippers, the animal kept pace with the rest of its pod and was seen "swimming, leaping, bow-riding, playing" with other dolphins, said Alexandros Frantzis, the scientific coordinator and president of the Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute.
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Attention

Bear attacks in Japan are at a record high - 212 people attacked, 6 killed in 2023

Chris Lau and Francesca Annio
CNN
Mon, 11 Dec 2023 18:25 UTC
Seishi Sato attacked by a bear while picking mushrooms, in Iwaizumi, Iwate prefecture.
© Seishi SatoSeishi Sato attacked by a bear while picking mushrooms, in Iwaizumi, Iwate prefecture.
Seishi Sato had an ominous feeling when he saw something rustling in a bush during a recent stroll in a forest in northern Japan.

Before he knew it, two Asiatic bears had sprung from the shrub, one charging at him as he frantically tried to fend it off while fearing for his life.

"When I saw them, I was so close and I thought I was in deep trouble," the 57-year-old from Iwate prefecture, in northeast Japan, told CNN.

He survived the attack — but not without plenty of scratches and puncture wounds on his arm and thigh.

Sato is among at least 212 people who survived what has been a record year for bear attacks in Japan, according to the Ministry of Environment. Six people have died.
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Doberman

Dogs attack, kill 50-year-old Greek woman


Punch
Mon, 11 Dec 2023 18:19 UTC
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A 50-year-old Greek woman has died after she was attacked by three shepherd dogs in her garden in the village of Neochorouda, Greece, Sky News reports Monday.

According to police sources, the dogs escaped through a hole in their owner's fence about 80 metres away and ran to the woman's garden where she was working.

A man, who police said was deaf-mute, was helping the woman with the gardening but was far from her at the moment of the attack and could not hear her screams, the report stated.

The woman was severely mauled and bleeding heavily and was confirmed dead at the scene after the arrival of emergency workers with an ambulance.
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Attention

One killed in bear attack in Odisha, India

Itishree Sethy
pragativadi.com
Sat, 09 Dec 2023 13:34 UTC
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A man was allegedly mauled to death by a wild bear in the forest near Bhartasiuni area in Nabrangpur district. The incident came to light on Saturday.

The deceased was a contractor of the Bhratmala Project conducted in the area.

As per initial reports, the bear attacked the man while he had gone to the forest to attend nature's call. The police on being informed reached the spot and initiated a probe into the matter.
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Bug

Swarms of locusts flood the skies of Merida, Mexico


wnct.com
Thu, 07 Dec 2023 12:25 UTC
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Swarms of locusts were spotted in the skies over Yucatan's capital, Merida, on December 6.

This footage, posted to Facebook by Gonzalez Jose, shows the swarm zooming across the sky in the Mexican city.

The locusts were expected to leave the city in two days and would not endanger crops, local news reported, citing officials.

Credit: Gonzalez Jose via Storyful

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Fish

Thousands of dead fish wash up on beach in northern region of Japan


Lastly.com
Thu, 07 Dec 2023 14:07 UTC
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Thousands of dead fish mysteriously wash up along the coast of northern Japan. A video showing the lifeless fish being washed onto the shore has surfaced on X, formerly twitter.

People on the social media platform have reacted to the viral video. "Something fishy is going on", wrote one user.

Another raised concerns and said if the phenomenon had anything to do with the nuclear waste dumped in the ocean.

While another deemed it as a sign of an earthquake.

The real cause of the fish fatalities remains unknown.

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Doberman

Pit bull dog attacks, kills 89-year-old owner in Logansport, Indiana

Gregg Montgomery
wishtv.com
Wed, 06 Dec 2023 12:31 UTC
PIT BULL ATTACK
An 89-year-old woman died Wednesday after her pit bull attacked her in her rural home, the Cass County sheriff says.

The county coroner declared Beverly Hayden died at her home after the dog's attack.

Sheriff Edward Schroder said in a social media post that a "large-scale search" for the dog that included a drone from the Logansport Police Department was unsuccessful.

First responders were called about 5:50 a.m. Tuesday to her home in the 200 block of County Road 400 West. That's off U.S. 42 about 3 miles west of the Cass County city of Logansport.

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Doberman

Boy killed after being mauled by 2 dogs in Portland, Oregon

Gina Martinez , Aliza Chasan
CBS News
Tue, 05 Dec 2023 12:09 UTC
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A six-year-old boy was killed and a woman was injured after a mauling attack in a Portland home, authorities said.

On Tuesday morning Portland Police responded to reports of a dog attack, police said in a statement.

Upon arriving at the home, officers discovered that a pair of dogs, believed to be Great Dane-Mastiff mixes, mauled the young boy and the woman as she tried to stop the attack, police said.

The boy was pronounced dead at the scene and the woman was taken to a local hospital to treat minor injuries, according to police.

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Woman killed in shark attack while swimming with young daughter off Mexico's Pacific coast


CBC News
Mon, 04 Dec 2023 10:48 UTC
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A Mexican woman who was swimming with her young daughter died after she was severely bitten in the leg by a shark in the Pacific Ocean off the beach town of Melaque, authorities said Sunday.

Rafael Araiza, the head of the local civil defense office, said the attack occurred Saturday a short distance from the beach in Melaque, just west of the seaport of Manzanillo.

The town is in the western state of Jalisco, and is located next to the better-known beach town of Barra de Navidad.

Ariaza said the woman, 26, was swimming with her five-year-old daughter toward a floating play platform about 75 feet from the shore.

The victim was trying to boost her child aboard the floating platform when the shark bit her. The daughter was not harmed.
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US tourist from Boston killed in shark attack in Bahamas, police say

Danica Coto
Yahoo! News
Mon, 04 Dec 2023 10:38 UTC
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A female tourist from Boston was killed Monday by a shark while paddleboarding in the Bahamas, police told reporters.

The victim, who was not identified, was attacked less than a mile off the western end of New Providence island, where the capital, Nassau, is located. She was paddleboarding with a man who was not injured, according to Police Sgt. Desiree Ferguson.

"We extend our heartfelt condolences...for this most unfortunate situation," she said.

Police said a lifeguard rescued both people with a boat upon seeing what was happening, but the woman suffered serious injuries to the right side of her body and was declared dead at the scene despite CPR efforts.
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