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Pack of 6 dogs kill man in Birmingham, Alabama

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The Jefferson County Coroner's Office says a man whose body was found Tuesday morning was attacked by a pack of dogs.

The man has been identified as Joe Cleveland Scott. He was 65. Authorities say Scott lived in the McDonalds Chapel Community. His body was found in the 5700 block of Iceland Avenue.

Authorities say Scott was a pedestrian who was attacked by several dogs. An autopsy has found the death is due to the injuries he sustained during the dog attack.

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and Jefferson County Animal Control are investigating.


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After stray dog attack, three-year-old girl dies in hospital in Karnataka, India - 3rd such death in Ballari district in 2 months

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A three-year-old girl, who was critically injured after stray dogs attacked her 23 days ago in Ballari, died at NIMHANS, Bengaluru. She was among 25 people, including seven children, who were attacked by stray dogs in Ballari city on February 3. The deceased, Tayyaba Kizar, was initially admitted to Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Science and was later shifted to NIMHANS. She did not respond to treatment and died.

Tayabba's father Kizar Khan said, "If VIMS authorities had shifted my daughter to NIMHANS earlier, she might have survived."Rudresh SN, Commissioner, Ballari City Municipal Corporation, said, "After the incident, we immediately shifted injured children and adults to VIMS. Three children were serious and were provided treatment in the ICU ward."

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11th dead whale found off New Jersey coast

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Another dead whale has been spotted off the New jersey coast, making this 11 dead whale in the area over the last few weeks.

The whale was found floating in the Ambrose Channel. This is a shipping lane for boats that runs between New Jersey and New York.

The cause of the whale's death was not immediately known.

Some groups have claimed that the deaths are related to the development of off shore wind farms. But this claim has not yet been proven.

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British woman dies in Spain after being attacked by a rescued pit bull

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A 67-year-old British ex-pat died at the Hospital de la Fe in Valencia, Spain as she was severely injured after a dog attack.

According to local reports, the dog which was a pit bull had been rescued by the woman from the countryside a few days earlier, when she found him abandoned.

She had then taken the dog to her house in the province of Macastre, according to a statement by officials cited in Heraldo.

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Rare, alien-like giant phantom jellyfish spotted in frigid waters off Antarctica

Cruise liner guests encountered giant phantom jellyfish off the coast of Antarctica while diving in submersibles, a new study finds.
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© Antony GilbertA giant phantom jellyfish (Stygiomedusa gigantea) encountered off the Antarctic Peninsula during a Viking cruise.
Rare sightings of giant phantom jellyfish — deep-sea creatures that look like UFO spaceships with thick ribbons streaming from their undersides — have been reported by cruise liner passengers who spotted the otherworldly animals off the coast of Antarctica, a new study finds.

The giant phantom jellyfish (Stygiomedusa gigantea), one of the deep sea's largest invertebrate predators, met the guests while they were riding in a submersible deployed by cruise line operator Viking in early 2022. Researchers estimated that the jellyfish were longer than 16 feet (5 meters), with one stretching to at least 33 feet (10 m) in length, according to a study published Jan. 30 in the journal Polar Research.

Study first author Daniel Moore first realized guests had encountered the giant phantom when he saw a picture of one on a guest's camera. "I instantly recognised it for what it was and, given the rarity of sightings, was flooded with excitement," Moore, one of Viking's chief scientists, told Live Science in an email.

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Two elephants rescued from sinkhole in Kanchanaburi, Thailand

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A backhoe and a team of veterinarians in a forest in Thong Pha Phum district of Kanchanaburi province have helped an elephant and its calf to get out of sink hole, in which they had become trapped.

Officials of the Lam Khlong Ngu National Park were informed by villagers yesterday (Sunday) that they found the two pachyderms trapped in a hole in Khao Bo Rae national forest reserve in Chalae sub-district, which is outside the territory of the national park.


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Person dead after attack by 3 pit bulls in Pensacola, Florida

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One person died after being attacked by three pit bulls Friday night in Escambia County

It happened about 10:15 p.m. in the 400 block of Norris Avenue, off Massachusetts Avenue.

"A witness observed a male being attacked by three pit bulls. The witness managed to scare the dogs away and immediately called 911," the Escambia County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. "Unfortunately, due to the victim's injuries sustained in the attack, he later died."

Escambia County Animal Control was unable to locate the dogs Friday night. They returned with deputies at 8 a.m. Saturday.


Comment: On the same day: Elderly man killed and 2 others injured in 'horrific' dog attack in San Antonio, Texas


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Pack of 4 pit bulls maul man in Houston, Texas

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A Baytown man is recovering from a vicious dog attack Thursday night that sent him to the hospital and left him on crutches.

During his routine evening walk, four pit bulls that got loose from their yard started following him before he could be heard screaming throughout the neighborhood as they attacked him.

"I've never heard anything like that, like in my entire life," neighbor Jordyn Burks said.

She and her mother heard the hollering and called 911 while the mauling unfolded in Marisol Arredondo's front yard.

"Scary because it could have happened to us," she said. "That guy could have died right there."


Comment: A day later in the same state: Elderly man killed and 2 others injured in 'horrific' dog attack in San Antonio, Texas


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Elderly man killed and 2 others injured in 'horrific' dog attack in San Antonio, Texas

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An 80-year-old man was killed and three others wounded in a dog attack on the West Side of San Antonio on Friday.

Two Staffordshire terriers bit and mauled an elderly couple in the afternoon off Highway 90 and Cupples Road, the local news outlets reported.

When the first responders arrived on the scene, they saw the elderly man being dragged by one of the dogs and had to fend off the dogs with pickaxes and poles.

San Antonio Fire Department chief Charles Hood said "no one expects to go out and fight dogs in the way they did today".

"It was a horrific scene, horrific for the people who had to experience it and for the firefighters who were part of the rescue who had to save themselves and these people attacked today," he told reporters.


Comment: Just day earlier in the same state: Pack of 4 pit bulls maul man in Houston, Texas


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Two-year-old girl dies after attacked by 3-4 dogs in Gujarat, India

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In a shocking incident a two-year-old girl lost her life after bitten by three to four dogs in Gujarat's Surat. The toddler received 30 to 40 dog bites.

The deceased girl was the daughter of daily wage labourers. The incident happened on February 19 when the couple were out for work. The father said he rushed to his home after getting the information that his daughter was attacked by 3-4 dogs.

The girl was admitted to a government hospital by her father. The girl's family stay in labour colony near Diamond Bourse in Khajod area.

A doctor said that the girl had 30-40 dog bite marks all over her body. The doctors of the government hospital had carried out a minor operation, however, after three days of treatment, she succumbed.