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Lightning bolt kills 100 farm animals in Kashmir, India


Kashmir Life
Sun, 16 Sep 2018 08:31 UTC
100 Animals Perished In Lightning
100 animals perished in lightning strike
At least 100 cattle head, mostly sheep and goat, were burnt to death when lightning struck a herd in Kalgai, a remote Uri location closer to the LoC, reports reaching here said.

Reports said that when it started massively raining, two herdsmen Nazir Ahmad Piswal and Mohammad Sharief located a shed on a hill and took their herd there. The shed belonged to JKPCC. They had barely got the herd in and were hunting for some shelter for themselves that the lightning struck the same shed.

The two herdsmen barely had a providential escape. Later some revenue officials moved to the spot and assessed the damage. "We now know that Piswal lost 90 goat-heads and Sharief 10," local revenue official Nazr Din said. "I visited the two and assessed the losses personally."

The spot is located almost 10 km from Uri on way to the Kaman Post. The area is prone to thunder and lightning. Police have also been informed for registration of a formal case.
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40-tonne sperm whale found dead on Kwale beach in Kenya

Andrew Kasuku
The Star
Sun, 16 Sep 2018 08:19 UTC
Residents mill around the dead 40-tonne sperm whale on the shores of the Indian Ocean, Kaya Waa beach, Kwale county on Sunday.
© Andrew KasukuResidents mill around the dead 40-tonne sperm whale on the shores of the Indian Ocean, Kaya Waa beach, Kwale county on Sunday.
Researchers are investigating the death of a rare male sperm whale found on the shores of the Indian Ocean near Kaya Waa beach, Kwale county on Saturday.

The 16-meter 40 tonne whale was found by fishermen who are part of a science network called 'Kenya Marine Mammal Network".

Michael Mwang'ombe who works as Marine Mammal Project Coordinator at the Watamu Marine Association said the whale might have spent a week in the waters before being washed offshore.

The remains of the fish only found in deep seas are still at the shores after residents cut off huge chunks of the mammal for food.

Its size and resting position on the beach has made it difficult to carry it away.
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Attention

Man killed in shark attack at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Massachusetts

Manoella Macedo
boston25news.com
Sat, 15 Sep 2018 19:19 UTC
Shark attacks
A man has died after being attacked by a shark off Newcomb Hollow Beach on Saturday afternoon, officials say.

Wellfleet Police confirmed the shark attack happened just after noon about 300 yards south of the beach.

Wellfleet Police Lt. Michael Hurley tells The Associated Press the victim, identified only as a man in his mid-20s, succumbed to his injuries following the attack.

The man was pronounced dead at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis.


Comment: Another attack (non-fatal) for the region was reported in August: 'Get me out of the water' man yells following first shark attack in years at Cape Cod, Massachusetts

See also: More than 150 great white sharks spotted stalking coast of Cape Cod

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More than 150 great white sharks spotted stalking coast of Cape Cod


The Sun (UK)
Mon, 03 Sep 2018 19:39 UTC
Sharks swim close to shore off Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge in Massachusetts
© APSharks swim close to shore off Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge in Massachusetts
Shark experts are baffled by a sudden surge in shark sightings and encounters in Massachusetts - including the state's first attack since 2012.

Marine biologists spotted 149 great whites off Cape Cod in July, more than double seen in the region last year.

Cape Cod is only a few miles north of Martha's Vineyard, better known to locals as Amity Bay - the island where the Jaws films are set.

The local authority have expressed concern about the safety of beachgoers in the coming weeks, especially when lifeguards stand down.


Comment: See also: Man killed in shark attack at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Massachusetts

In addition this report from August: 'Get me out of the water' man yells following first shark attack in years at Cape Cod, Massachusetts

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Shark attacks 23-year-old surfer at Hawaii beach

Elizabeth Llorente
ZlotoNews
Sun, 09 Sep 2018 19:29 UTC
shark
A young man sitting on an 8-foot surfboard in Oahu on Saturday was attacked by a shark, which bit his elbow and wrist, leaving him to bleed profusely.

"You kind of just saw blood everywhere," KHON2.com quoted surfer Ryan Hailstones, who was about 20 feet from the attack, as saying. "It was beautiful, glassy, really good waves and all of a sudden you hear someone yelling 'Help! Shark! Help!'"

"I just saw the fin going back-and-forth, back-and-forth while he's screaming trying to fight the shark off," he said.

Several surfers sprung into action, bringing the man, who is 23, to the shore and making a tourniquet from their surf leashes, reported KHON2.

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Black Cat 2

Mutant calf born with two heads and three eyes stuns owners by surviving in Tamil Nadu, India

Mark Morris
Mirror
Thu, 13 Sep 2018 19:04 UTC
The calf walks around happily with its mother after surviving more than a month
The calf walks around happily with its mother after surviving more than a month
A mutant calf born with two heads and three eyes has stunned its owners - by surviving.

The bizarre creature was born Thanjavur in southern India more than a month ago and reportedly suffers from an extremely rare genetic disorder.

Vets predicted the animal wouldn't survive as it's rare for cows with conditions like this to live very long.

But against the odds the animal is seen walking around with its mother in footage, filmed on September 11.

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Doberman

Caught on video, dog severely mauling girl in Haryana, India


Latestly
Fri, 07 Sep 2018 13:07 UTC
dog attack
A dog attacked a minor girl in Rohtak on Monday evening. The dog was a pet, and the owner was arrested after the attack. He was later granted bail. The dog mauled a six-year-old girl whose condition is said to be critical after the incident. The attack took place at Omex City in Haryana's Rohtak, and was caught on a CCTV camera.

The girl was playing outside her house when the dog attacked her. Her mother saw the animal attacking her daughter in a CCTV camera installed outside the house and rushed to rescue her. The dog bit the victim's neck, chest and ear. Locals somehow managed to rescue the girl from the clutuches of furious animal. A complained was filed in Urban State police station.

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Black Cat

Cougar blamed for fatal attack on woman in Oregon park - first for the state

Kelly Murray and Susannah Cullinane,
CNN
Wed, 12 Sep 2018 11:53 UTC
A cougar
© DreamstimeA cougar
A cougar is likely to have killed a woman whose body was found in an Oregon park on Monday in the state's first-ever confirmed fatal attack by a wild cougar, authorities said Tuesday.

Diana Bober, 55, of Gresham, Oregon, was last heard from on August 29 and was reported missing by out-of-state relatives on Friday, Clackamas County Sheriff Craig Roberts said.

Sheriff's deputies found Bober's car at the Zigzag Ranger Station in Oregon's Mount Hood National Forest over the weekend, CNN affiliate KPTV reported.


Comment: Back in May: Mountain lion kills biker near North Bend, Washington

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Dead humpback whale washes ashore near Oceano Dunes, California

Liz Gonzalez
kmph.com
Wed, 12 Sep 2018 11:40 UTC
The young, 20-foot-long Humpback Whale
© Stephanie LittleThe young, 20-foot-long Humpback Whale washed up near Oceano Dunes Monday night.
A Humpback Whale washed up Monday night on the Central Coast, leading to fascination— and concern over what killed it.

"It's very sad to see the animals die... especially not knowing if there was something we could do to help them," said Julie Morgan, who lives in Oceano.

While the death of any animal is a natural occurrence, the death of a whale is not something people see every day.

Morgan says she saw the young Humpback's carcass floating in the water off-shore Monday afternoon.
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Doberman

11-year-old girl dies following attack by dog pack in Bengarulu, India

S. Bhuvaneshwari
The Hindu
Tue, 11 Sep 2018 09:28 UTC
canine attack
© Angela Antunes / CC by 2.0
Gangadharaiah, the father of 11-year-old Thejaswini, who succumbed to injuries after being attacked by a pack of stray dogs near Doddakere in Kunigal, Tumakuru district on Sunday, is inconsolable.

"My daughter had asked me to buy a new jeans pant and a shirt for her for the Gowri festival, but even before I bought the clothes for her, she left us," he said on Monday, still in shock.

Thejaswini's mother, Gangamma, is in no better state. She fell unconscious after the incident and was shifted to Kunigal taluk government hospital where she is being given intravenous fluids, Mr. Gangadharaiah told The Hindu.
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