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Signs and Portents: Goat gives birth to kid with 2 heads, 3 eyes in Kerala, India


Mathrubhumi
Mon, 09 Mar 2020 13:21 UTC
Two-headed kid
Two-headed kid
In a bizarre incident, a goat gave birth to a two-headed kid here the other day. The goat kid has three eyes. The goat is owned by Kanjikkuzhi Churulippathal native Kuttiyachan.

The kid was taken out with the help of a veterinary doctor. Though the goat kid seems to be healthy at present, it is being fed milk with a feeding bottle.

Dr Gladis Vembally of Kanjikkuzhi veterinary hospital said that the double-headed kid is born due to genetic disorder and the kid is not likely to survive more than a month.
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Spring arriving earlier across the US throwing wildlife into disarray

Theresa Crimmins
The Conversation
Wed, 04 Mar 2020 12:59 UTC
trout lily
© Katja Schulz/Wikipedia, CCYellow trout lily flowers nearly a week earlier now than in previous decades in the Appalachian Mountains.
Across much of the United States, a warming climate has advanced the arrival of spring. This year is no exception. In parts of the Southeast, spring has arrived weeks earlier than normal and may turn out to be the warmest spring on record.


Comment: An early and warm spring does not equal a warming climate, because the US and much of the planet are also breaking numerous cold records.


Apple blossoms in March and an earlier start to picnic season may seem harmless and even welcome. But the early arrival of springtime warmth has many downsides for the natural world and for humans.

Rising temperatures in the springtime signal plants and animals to come alive. Across the United States and worldwide, climate change is steadily disrupting the arrival and interactions of leaf buds, cherry blossoms, insects and more.

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Woman killed by pack of dogs in Washington County, Florida


wtvy.com
Fri, 06 Mar 2020 11:14 UTC
dog attack
A resident of Home Sweet Home, an assisted living facility in Washington County, about 8 miles south of Chipley, Fla., died after being mauled by a pack of dogs earlier this week.

Washington County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call in reference to a dog attack just after 4 p.m., Tuesday afternoon. Upon arrival, deputies found the victim severely injured on the side yard of an adjoining property.

EMS responded to the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital, where she later succumbed to her injuries.
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Three dogs killed man in Crawford County, Georgia

Joe Kovac Jr.
The Telegraph (Macon)
Thu, 05 Mar 2020 12:48 UTC
dog attack
A 76-year-old Crawford County man found dead last month outside his house with bite marks on his body is now thought to have died in a dog attack, the sheriff said Thursday.

Lee Alvin Becham, whose body was discovered Feb. 23 outside his residence in the 1900 block of Marshall Mill Road south of Lizella, is believed to have been attacked by three dogs, Sheriff Lewis Walker said in a statement.

"The preliminary autopsy results for Lee Alvin Becham was traumatic injuries due to dog attack," the statement said. "Three dogs that are suspected in this case have been removed from their owners."

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Over 150 dead seagulls found on beach in New Zealand

Abbey Wakefield
tvnz.co.nz
Fri, 06 Mar 2020 12:30 UTC
Local Beverley Dowling watched a bird go from healthy looking, to paralysed and unable to move in 10 minutes.
© MURRAY WILSON/STUFFLocal Beverley Dowling watched a bird go from healthy looking, to paralysed and unable to move in 10 minutes.
The Department of Conservation is investigating the deaths of dozens of seagulls found today by a member of the public on Waikawa Beach, near Levin.

It comes after a Manukau resident says she saw over 150 dead seagulls on the beach this afternoon.

Beverly Dowling was walking on Waikawa Beach and Kuku Beach where she saw some birds struggling to fly and others that were dead.

"They were struggling to fly, trying to take off and failing," she said.

The seagull in the video in this story died about 10 minutes after she finished filming.

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Big cat fatally attacks man in Valle de Bravo, Mexico


Mexico News Daily
Thu, 05 Mar 2020 14:18 UTC
Police search for animal that killed a 50-year-old man.
Police search for animal that killed a 50-year-old man.
The México state Ministry of Education suspended classes indefinitely in 13 schools in Valle de Bravo after a resident of the municipality was killed by what is believed to have been a big cat.

A man of around 50 years of age was found dead on Sunday in the community of Cerro Gordo. The nature of the wounds found on his body have led authorities to believe that the attack was carried out by a species of large cat.

México state Governor Alfredo del Mazo Maza issued an alert for the communities of Cerro Gordo and El Pinal del Marquesado and urged residents not to go to the area where the attack occurred.
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Severe winter weather kills over 55,700 livestock in the province of Khuvsgul, Mongolia

Xiang Bo
Xinhua
Mon, 02 Mar 2020 20:00 UTC
livestock dead
Extreme wintry weather, known as dzud in Mongolia, has killed more than 55,700 livestock animals in the northwestern province of Khuvsgul alone since late last year, the provincial agricultural department said Monday.

"Dzud" is a Mongolian term to describe the frigid winter that comes after a dry summer and causes the death of a great number of livestock due to starvation or cold weather.

"A total of 55,764 livestock animals have died in 11 soums (a type of administrative district in Mongolia) of our province since late last year due to the severe wintry weather. Heavy snowfalls have hit the province 16 times since the beginning of November," the department said in a statement.

The agricultural department and other relevant provincial organizations have been distributing grass and fodder to local herders free of charge or at discounted prices, it added.
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Alarming rise in dolphins washed up dead on Irish beaches - at least 37 so far in 2020

Brian Moore
The Southern Star
Tue, 03 Mar 2020 19:36 UTC
A dolphin found with a head wound on a beach near Durrus recently
A dolphin found with a head wound on a beach near Durrus recently
Locals were shocked to discover a dead dolphin, with what appears to be blue rope tied around its tail, washed up on Kilkilleen beach in Roaringwater Bay last week.

Julie Williams discovered the dolphin, while walking on the beach, which is popular with families in the area.

'I was shocked. The dolphin had been there a few days at this point I think,' Julie told The Southern Star.

'To see a beautiful animal like this with a rope tied around its tail is awful and would be a terrible sight to see for any young kids.'

The dead dolphin was reported to the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) who confirmed to The Southern Star that the numbers of dead dolphins found stranded on beaches in West Cork and Kerry has increased alarmingly in recent times.

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Parrots are the second animal found that can grasp probabilities

David Nield
Science Alert
Tue, 03 Mar 2020 12:00 UTC
parrot
© (Amalia Bastos)
Up until now, only human beings and other great apes have demonstrated an ability to understand probabilities - being able to weigh up the odds based on the available data, or statistical inference, as it's formally called. Now, for the first time, a parrot species has demonstrated this skill.

Tests on six kea (Nestor notabilis) parrots have shown they were able to understand and act on probabilities in a variety of scenarios that have previously been tested on humans and apes.

The findings have some wide-reaching implications - from understanding more about how the minds of non-primates might work, to producing more realistic and detailed artificial intelligence systems of our own.

Comment: Considering the recent discoveries of the variety of animals that use tools, it's likely only a matter of time that other creatures are found to be able to consider probabilities: And check out SOTT radio's: The Truth Perspective: Unlocking the Secrets of Consciousness, Hyperdimensional Attractors and Frog Brains

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Elderly woman dies in vicious dog attack in Kerala, India


New Indian Express
Wed, 04 Mar 2020 11:50 UTC
dog attack
An 87-year-old woman died in a suspected stray dog attack in Haripad on Tuesday. According to the police, the deceased is Rajamma, Vadekattu House, Pilappuzha.

It was a woman of the neighbourhood who found her in an unconscious state with severe dog bite injuries all over her body. The woman had arrived at Rajamma's house at 7pm to keep her company. But as she did not see the elderly woman inside her home, she alerted neighbours and launched a hunt, only to find her nearby with deep injuries on the back of her head and hands.

Though neighbours took her to Haripad Government Hospital, her life could not be saved. She was the headmistress of Aroor LP School.
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