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Gorilla in Berlin zoo throws rock at tourists


Daily Telegraph
Sat, 22 Nov 2014 18:55 UTC
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Gorilla roams around enclosure as unsuspecting tourists film it
This gorilla at Berlin zoo shows a group of unsuspecting Irish tourists exactly what he thinks of their company, as he throws a rock at them from close range

A gorilla at Berlin zoo shows a group of Irish tourist exactly what he thinks of their company as he throws a rock directly at their group.

According to his Youtube account Stefan Nolan and his friends were waiting for a flight back to Ireland when they decided to visit Berlin zoo.

Finding themselves at the gorilla enclosure Stefan decided to film the impressive creature on his phone.

The gorilla approached the group then seemingly out of nowhere threw a rock at them from close range.

According to Mr Nolan, "apparently gorillas aren't a fan of the Irish ..."


Video courtesy Stefan Nolan - YouTube
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Bizarro Earth

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Sichuan province in China

Clarence Fernandez and Dominique Patton
Reuters
Sat, 22 Nov 2014 12:15 UTC
earthquake sichuan province

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes remote region of Sichuan province
An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 hit a remote part of China's southwestern Sichuan province on Saturday, with one death reported so far, the official Xinhua news agency said.

The quake struck more than 40 km from Kangding town at 4:55 p.m., at a depth of about 18 km, according to information from the China Earthquakes Network Centre.

The quake caused buildings to shake violently and an elderly woman was killed after being hit by broken glass.

Residents of Chengdu, the provincial capital, also felt the quake strongly.

Earthquakes frequently strike in China's southwest. A quake in Sichuan province in 2008 killed almost 70,000 people.
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Attention

Rogue kangaroo attacks elderly man in Queensland

Harry Clarke
The Courier-Mail
Tue, 04 Nov 2014 18:14 UTC
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ROO ATTACK: Bargara resident Bevan Irwin wants something done about the rogue kangaroo that attacked him in his backyard, fearing it may kill a child.
The Bundaberg Regional Council is hunting a rogue kangaroo which hospitalised an elderly man, but some within council believe killing the animal would be doing the State Government's dirty work.

Bevan Irwin was locking his car outside his home at Bargara on September 14 when he was violently attack by a large male kangaroo.

Mr Irwin suffered severe gashes to his head and stomach and spent two-and-a-half weeks in the hospital at Bundaberg, including two visits to the intensive care unit.

The 67-year-old considers himself lucky he wasn't killed.

Despite calls for the animal to be destroyed and reports of the same kangaroo behaving aggressively towards other people, it is still on the hop.

Almost two months after the attack, the Bundaberg Regional Council and the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection are still in disagreement over who should deal with the rogue roo.
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Queensland woman fights off angry kangaroo with backpack

Kristian Silva
Brisbane Times
Thu, 09 Oct 2014 17:33 UTC
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A Queensland woman has recounted the moment she fought off an angry kangaroo while walking to work.

Last Thursday's incident was the second time in a year a kangaroo has attacked someone in Toogoolawah, a small town about 120 kilometres northwest of Brisbane.

Petra Oligmuller suffered grazes and scratches in the most recent encounter, which happened while she was walking to her job at the local aged care centre at 6am.
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Bizarro Earth

Central Japan hit by 6.8-magnitude earthquake


RT
Sat, 22 Nov 2014 16:27 UTC
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A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has hit central Japan at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres, Japan's Meteorological Agency reports. No tsunami warning has been issued.

The quake struck at 22:08 local time (13:08 GMT) and was centered in the Nagano Prefecture on the main island of Honshu, about 16 kilometers northeast of the city of Omachi.

An official from the village of Ogawa, near the epicenter of the quake, told Japan's NHK broadcaster that the residents felt a long shake and saw documents falling off the shelves.
Magnitude 6.8 Intensity 6- earthquake 22:08 Nov-22 JST at Nagano-ken Hokubu (36.7N/137.9E) Depth 10 km http://t.co/rgy1dqBnov #earthquake

- Japan Earthquake (@jEarthquake) November 22, 2014
The authorities from Nagano Prefecture haven't reported any casualties or damage yet.

According to the USGS, the quake was registered at a magnitude of 6.2 on the Richter scale.
長野市やばい。家ぐっちゃぐちゃ。震度６弱の脅威。 pic.twitter.com/ouJ3SzQZEw:HygNtoLuv63

- ニュースな話題つぶやき＠移転作業 (@new_2_twit) November 22, 2014
The tremor was felt as far away as the capital, Tokyo, which is about 170 kilometers northwest of the epicenter. The JMA said there was no direct threat of a tsunami after the quake. The cities of Hotaka and Suzaka, also in Nagano Prefecture, are also in proximity of the tremors - 33 and 36 kilometers away, respectively.
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Ice Cube

Disturbing! The Gulf Stream now stalling in two broken areas

Gary Walton
The Big Wobble Almanac
Thu, 20 Nov 2014 21:44 UTC
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Are we witnessing the Gulf Stream closing down? Is the cold November in the US just a precursor of what is to come?

A massive snowstorm has wreaked havoc in the north-eastern US and left seven people dead in upstate New York. After sweeping across the Great Lakes, the storm dumped 5ft (1.5m) of snow in the Buffalo area, with more forecast. The storm caused seven deaths there - one in a car crash, one trapped in a car and five from heart attacks.

Freezing temperatures were recorded across all 50 US states, including Florida and Hawaii, and there were more deaths elsewhere in the country.

New data from The Earth Wind Map and The NOAA Data Satellite both agree and are now showing the Gulf Stream is colder than average in not one area but two!

The huge section in the North Atlantic is still showing colder than average on both website's (see links above) but more alarming they are also both showing the Gulf itself is now colder than average and this was not the case last month.
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Attention

A second major earthquake off Indonesia this week: Magnitude 6.9


Reuters
Fri, 21 Nov 2014 10:27 UTC
A shallow 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck at sea 96 miles northwest of Ternate in the Indonesian Moluccas on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

There was no threat of a tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. The quake was only 6.2 miles deep.

A 7.3 quake was recorded off the Moluccas on Saturday, causing residents near the quake to flee their homes.

Indonesia is located inside the so-called "Pacific Ring of Fire," a seismically active zone where different plates of the earth's crust meet and create a large number of earthquakes and volcanoes.

(Reporting by Nick Macfie; Editing by Jeremy Laurence)

Comment: The 7.3 earthquake that struck off Indonesia on Saturday is reported here. It looks like the Pacific Ring of Fire is becoming increasingly more active once again.

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Eagle

Symbolic? 2 bald eagles crash to ground after mid-air battle in Sarasota, Florida


wtsp.com
Tue, 18 Nov 2014 16:35 UTC
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A Florida Fish and Wildlife biologist was in the right place at the right time for one lucky bald eagle.

In a Facebook post, FWC says traffic on a Sarasota road screeched to a halt as drivers witnessed an "epic mid-air battle" between two eagles. Still fighting, the two birds crash landed into a nearby muddy ditch.

A 16-year-old girl saw the fight and told her mom that one of the eagles needed her help. She would be a good choice to come to the animal's aid; Michelle van Deventer is both an FWC biologist and Florida's bald eagle coordinator!

Van Deventer pulled to the side of the road and jumped into the ditch after seeing the winning eagle fly off, leaving the loser behind. With help from the Wildlife Center of Venice and Sarasota County Animal Services, she was able to secure the exhausted and stressed bald eagle.

The male eagle was taken to a WCV clinic and kept overnight. After determining it had no serious injuries, it was safely released the following morning.
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Black Cat

Bobcat attacks dog in Chelmsford, Massachusetts

Liz Taurasi
Chelmsford Patch
Tue, 18 Nov 2014 15:39 UTC
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Sightings of the wild animal are on the rise throughout the state.

Chelmsford, like many neighboring towns, is seeing its share of bobcats in the area. But after a neighborhood dog was attacked, some residents want them relocated.

The Miller family of North Chelmsford told WHDH, 7-News a bobcat attacked their dog and the vet bills are climbing into the thousands. The dog is recovering from his injuries, and the family is glad he survived. Now the Millers and others want the bobcats removed.

Neighbors told the news station there's a family of four bobcats they've been seeing for weeks. But relocating them is unlikely to happen. State guidelines don't allow for wild animals to be removed or relocated.

Comment: See also: Bobcat attacks and kills family dog in Ahwatukee, Arizona

Bobcat attacks woman sitting on a bench in Solvang, California

Massachusetts man attacked by bobcat in his garage

Bobcat attacks hiker's dogs near Squamish, Canada

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Ice Cube

Prompted by frigid temperatures, early Loon migration underway


US Geological Survey
Thu, 20 Nov 2014 21:33 UTC
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As freezing air swept into the Upper Midwest this past week, juvenile common loons took a cue from the weather and began their migrations to the warm Gulf of Mexico. By this past Monday, eight young loons, recently tagged by the U.S. Geological Survey and partners, had reached the Gulf of Mexico from the midwestern United States, and eight were en route to southern wintering areas. The scientists captured and radiomarked the juvenile common loons on lakes scattered across Minnesota and Wisconsin during the last two weeks of August 2014 to study the challenges facing these birds during their first two years, when they are most vulnerable.

"Midwest loons are susceptible to avian botulism in the Great Lakes and pollution found in U.S. waters during migration and overwintering," said Kevin Kenow, USGS lead scientist for the study. "Resource managers need information on the iconic birds' first critical years to develop effective conservation strategies."

Common loons are large, black-and-white, fish-eating waterbirds with haunting calls and are bioindicators, or living gages of ecosystem health, in the Great Lakes states. The survival rate of loons during their first few years of life - about 50 percent over three years - is much lower than that of adults, which have a rate of about 93 percent annually.
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