Most of the dead dolphins varied in size and weight and were in a highly decomposed state. (Representational)
In the past two months, 40 dead dolphins (including the present 23) have been washed ashore in the coastal belt of Nagapattinam district.
The carcasses of 23 dolphins were washed ashore in Vedaranyam coast in this district in the past two days, forest department officials said. Most of the dead dolphins varied in size and weight and were in a highly decomposed state, they said.
Ayub Khan, Forest Ranger, Kodiakarai, said the forest department had passed on the information to the district administration and other top government officials.
Chaos ensued as people were seen running in panic in the Indian city of Indore's Palhar Nagar neighborhood on Friday morning, when a leopard strayed into a residential area and injured four people.
A video has been released showing a ferocious feline attacking an Indian man, jumping out from a construction site in a busy area.
The leopard was first noticed entering a house under construction; from there it went into the residence of a local businessman, where it sat for about three hours, occasionally jumping out to attack a team of forest officials and onlookers.
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Thousands of starfish wash up in Andalusia, Spain after 'Beast of the East'
After the European Superfreeze which the media termed The Beast from the East to avoid talking about Arctic temperatures in March in Southern Europe, the animal die offs are staggering along with the crops. Hundreds of thousands of starfish wash up with countless other types of sea life, sheep buried in snow drifts are being rescued by the tens of thousands as thousands already froze. Vegetable production from Spain to New Zealand being lost due to freak strong weather events sweeping the globe.
Contaminated drinking water and disrupted rivers are making the aftermath of several powerful earthquakes in Papua New Guinea even worse.
Dead fish, eels, prawns and other debris are clogging silt and mud-laden waterways, causing stench and unsafe water, while properties have also been damaged.
The situation is being described as "disastrous" by the Governor's Office in the badly-hit Gulf Province.
In a public notice, the office stated: "Given the magnitude of the earthquake and its resulting damage upstream in Southern Highlands and Hela Province, consequential effects and changes in the rivers systems downstream is disastrous ...
Thousands of starfish wash up in Andalusia, Spain after 'Beast of the East'
The storm that swept across Spain's southern tip last weekend not only caused damage to boats, cars and buildings along the coast but also brought devastation to the starfish population.
A carpet of the marine animals were washed up on Punta Umbria beach in Huelva on Monday in what conservationists believe was a direct result of Storm Emma.
A video uploaded by Juana Salas on Facebook showing the extent of the stranding has been viewed over half a million times:
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Better food sources and lack of predators mean moose are becoming more prominent in Alberta
More and more in recent years, moose have been making their way onto the prairies in what biologist and author Chris Fisher calls an "opportunistic adaptation."
Normally found in the boreal forest and Rocky Mountains - where they usually spent the winter months feeding on trees and bushes - moose have moved in recent years as they seek out new and easier to acquire food sources.
A Queensland farmer says the death of six cattle found lying in a row along a fence line on his property is a warning about the dangers of lightning strikes.
Derek Shirley discovered the dead animals two days after a storm at his mother's property in Beaudesert last month.
Three calves and three cows, worth approximately $10,000, were all dead following a lightning strike.
Mr Shirley said it was the first time he'd encountered a lethal lightning strike.
"The storm was on the Monday afternoon and at about 6pm there was one hell of a bang," Mr Shirley told AAP.
According to Sheriff Gary Parsons of the Lee County Sheriff's Office, a family dog mauled an 8-day-old baby at their home Wednesday.
He told News Channel 11 the baby girl passed away at UT Medical Center.
Sheriff Parsons said the call came in around 11:40 a.m. that a family pet had attacked a child. Within a matter of hours, the child was initially taken to Lonesome Pine Hospital, then Holston Valley Medical Center and then to UT Medical Center in Knoxville.
Parson said the baby girl had extensive injuries to the upper part of her body.
The animal was earlier spotted chasing some children outside the mosque before it ran inside and charged at the man.
A wild boar interrupted prayers when it burst into the main hall of a mosque and attacked a man on Tuesday night, local media reported.
The man suffered lacerations in the attack in Sungai Buloh near Kuala Lumpur, the New Straits Times said Wednesday.
"It took us more than 30 minutes before the animal finally ran out of the mosque," a witness was quoted as saying.
The animal had also reportedly chased children outside the mosque before it was shot dead by a resident. Police were later informed of the incident.
Muslims make up 60 percent of the population of Malaysia. Pigs are viewed as unclean by Muslims and both breeding them and consuming their meat is haram or forbidden.
Katherine Lam New York Post Wed, 07 Mar 2018 20:26 UTC
A 77-year-old woman received stitches and treatments for rabies after a wild otter viciously attacked her while she was kayaking down a Florida river.
Sue Spector and her husband, Marty, were kayaking down Braden River early Sunday morning with a group of 10 people when they spotted an otter. Spector told FOX13the animal suddenly jumped on her and began clawing at her.
"It was very pristine and very nice and I heard someone make a comment that, 'Oh, there's an otter!'" Spector told FOX13. "And then all of a sudden he jumped on the kayak and two seconds later he jumped on me."
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