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Locals panic as various sea fish wash up on beach in Kerala, India

Haritha John
The News Minute
Thu, 24 Aug 2017 12:03 UTC
The reason for this unusual occurrence has not yet been established as no marine department has yet turned up to study it.
The reason for this unusual occurrence has not yet been established as no marine department has yet turned up to study it.
The residents near the Alappuzha beach in Kerala were greeted with the horrifying sight of different sea creatures lying dead on its shores on Saturday. From Jellyfish, Balanus amphitrite, to the poisonous Pufferfish and Physalia Physalis (man-of-war) these marine animals were found lying dead on the beach by locals.

The reason for this unusual occurrence has not yet been established as no marine department has yet turned up to study it.

Most of these species are found in the deep sea. Locals noticed these marine animals dying on the shore since Saturday afternoon and it continued until Monday.

According to Professor AA Mohamed Hatha, Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry in Cochin University, the occurrence might be due to climate change, variation in the saline content of the sea or the monsoons.
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Cape Cod beaches close after shark attacks seal just feet from shore

Alyssa Meyers
Boston Globe
Mon, 21 Aug 2017 17:42 UTC
shark attack seal
A shark took a fatal bite out of a seal off Cape Cod's Nauset beach, and the water turned red, while a man swimming nearby and two surfers scrambled for shore.

Pat O'Brien was swimming with his 9-year-old daughter when the shark bit the seal 25 feet behind him, he said.

"I was in the water with my daughter," he said. "She had just gotten out and I was looking up at her, and she yelled something down to me, but I didn't hear what it was."

When other beachgoers started yelling, "Shark!" Pat made his way to shore.
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Thousands of millipedes appear outside a subway station in Hangzhou, China

Tiffany Lo
Daily Mail
Wed, 23 Aug 2017 13:07 UTC
The millipedes were spotted outside a subway station exit on August 7 in Hangzhou, China
The millipedes were spotted outside a subway station exit on August 7 in Hangzhou, China
For those who aren't so fond of bugs you might want to avert your eyes from these millipedes in eastern China.

Footage posted online shows a large number of black millipedes at a subway station exit in Hangzhou, China.

There were rumours spreading that the miilipede appearance could be a sign of earthquake, but was later refuted by professionals.

According to Zhejiang Daily, the millipedes were spotted at the exit of Yingfeng Road station on Hangzhou metro's line no. 2, in Xiaoshan district on August 7.

Footage shows hundreds of black millipedes crawling on the floor, covering the tiles in a huge pile.

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Another whale dies on the coast of Belize


7newsbelize.com
Mon, 21 Aug 2017 08:42 UTC
Another whale has died in the waters of Southern Belize. TIDE, Toledo Institute for Development and Environment reports that on Friday the massive 30 foot whale was sighted south of Punta Gorda in the vicinity of Orange Point. They say that the baleen whale was beached and local fishers were trying to dislodge it from shallow water. One of the fishers told TIDE that he saw the whale making an effort to swim out to the deep for at least three hours, but it kept circling back to shore. They note also that blood was coming from the whale's blowhole and one of its fins seemed injured.

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It died at about 5pm. Samples were taken to determine the cause of death.

It is the second whale to have died in southern waters in a year: the first was a humpback that died near Barranco.
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Signs and Portents: Two-headed sea turtle found on Florida Space Coast


Brevard Times
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 12:27 UTC
A marine research group found a turtle with two heads in Florida last week.
© L. RittenburgA marine research group found a turtle with two heads in Florida last week
Researchers with the University of Central Florida Marine Turtle Research Group discovered a rare two-headed Loggerhead sea turtle while conducting sea turtle nest surveys along beaches in Brevard County, Florida.

The condition is called Dicephalic parapagus, a rare form of partial twinning where there are two heads side by side on one torso.

Although rare, two-headed sea turtles are not unheard of. In 2012, a two-headed sea turtle hatchling was discovered on Jupiter Island in Broward County, Florida.

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Two family dogs maul 8-week-old infant to death in Houston, Texas

Miya Shay
abc13.com
Sun, 20 Aug 2017 11:36 UTC
canine attack
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A tragedy is unfolding on Houston's north side where an 8-week-old baby boy is dead after being mauled by the family pets.

Sources tell ABC13 the baby boy was in his bassinet when the parents stepped away. That's when the family's dogs, a giant schnauzer mix and a Labrador retriever mix, apparently attacked. The baby was mauled mainly in his torso area.

Parents called 911, but the little boy's life could not be saved.

"I just broke down when I heard about the baby, I didn't expect that," said neighbor Maria Medina, who saw the ambulance take the little baby away. "It was, I have no words for it, it was really bad."

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Polluted river in India turns dogs blue!


Press TV
Sun, 20 Aug 2017 14:02 UTC

Have you ever seen or heard about a blue dog? It might be funny and odd, but the reason behind it makes animal lovers furious.
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© Press TVPhotos and videos of blue stray dogs in the Indian town of Navi Mumbai have gone viral this week.
Photos and videos of blue stray dogs in the Indian town of Navi Mumbai have gone viral this week. But what's causing it?
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Sad ending for beached humpback whale near Red Cliff, Australia

Clair Morton
The Daily Examiner
Sun, 20 Aug 2017 15:17 UTC
Volunteers work in vain to save a humpback that beached itself north of Red Cliff.
© Tegan SmithVolunteers work in vain to save a humpback that beached itself north of Red Cliff
Despite the best efforts of volunteers, a humpback that beached itself north of Red Cliff over the weekend could not be saved.

It is believed the "severely emaciated" whale washed ashore on the beach north of Brooms Head some time on Friday, and died on Saturday.

Rescue organisation ORCCA co-ordinated a volunteer response with the National Parks and Wildlife Service, using sheets and towels to cover the 13.5m mammal and keep it wet, cool and as comfortable as possible while it was still alive.

But Dolphin Marine Magic's manager of life sciences Aaron Tolley said by the time his team arrived to assess its condition on Saturday, it had drawn its last breath 10 minutes before.

There will now be a discussion between Clarence Valley Council and National Parks and Wildlife about what to do with the body, he said.
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Dead minke whale found on beach in Rye, New Hampshire; second such incident in a month for the state

Kevin Landrigan
New Hampshire Union Leader
Sat, 19 Aug 2017 15:05 UTC
Officials said they believe the small whale was dead before it came ashore on Foss Beach in Rye.
© Seacoast Science Center RescueOfficials said they believe the small whale was dead before it came ashore on Foss Beach in Rye. It was discovered Saturday.
A second dead minke whale in less than a month has washed ashore off New Hampshire's seacoast, Fish and Game officials confirmed Saturday.

Officials said they believe the small whale was dead before it came ashore on Foss Beach in Rye.

The whale was spotted Saturday morning and removed from the beach during the early afternoon.

A necropsy will be done to determine the cause of death but officials stress they don't believe the death is suspicious.

Officials with the Seacoast Science Center's Marine Mammal Rescue say the frequency of these dead whales is concerning.
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12-metre-long whale washes up dead on the coast of Iran


Iran Front Page
Sun, 20 Aug 2017 14:56 UTC
Bryde’s whale
Bryde’s whale
A gigantic Bryde's whale weighing nearly 10 tonnes has been found washed ashore on the coasts of Shibkooh in Bandar Lengeh, southern Iran, an environment official announced.

Saman Qassemi, the head of Bandar Lengeh Department of Environment, said the 12-metre-long and 10-tonne Bryde's whale was found stranded on Saturday, August 19.

According to a Farsi report by ISNA, these whales can swim as fast as 25 kilometres per hour and as deep as 300 metres down the sea.

Qassemi says they are usually found worldwide in warm temperate and tropical waters, including the Persian Gulf, and Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans.

They are usually killed after being hit by fishing instruments and vessels, he went on to say.
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