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Portents and signs: 5-legged lamb born in Wales


RT
Tue, 21 Apr 2015 16:52 UTC
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In defiance of all natural odds, a healthy, bouncing, lamb has been born at a farm in Wales - with five legs.

The chipper little lamb, named by the farmer as Jake in reference to the song 'Jake the Peg', can be seen walking happily around his pen in a video uploaded to YouTube after his birth on April 17.

The farmer, Bethan Davies, who runs Rhiwlas Farm in Wales, told the BBC the lamb was thriving and had total control of his extra leg.

"He seems really happy, he's feeding well and bouncing around like a normal lamb. He is doing really well."

"We have never had anything like this before, apparently it's really rare," she added.


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Five-legged lamb born at Whitehouse Farm, Morpeth, UK


BBC
Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:12 UTC
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Quinto is proving a hit with visitors
A lamb has been born with five legs at a farm in Northumberland.

Named Quinto by staff at Whitehouse Farm Centre in Morpeth, it was among three born on Sunday.

The additional front limb is fully formed and does not appear to be causing the animal any problems, according to manager Heather Hogarty.

Ms Hogarty said a vet was due to assess Quinto in the next day or so and a decision made whether or not to amputate her extra leg.

Quinto has quickly become one of the star attractions at the farm, which also features llamas, wallabies and meerkats.

Ms Hogarty, who has run the farm's visitor centre for 16 years, said: "We've never come across anything like this before and neither has anyone we've spoken to.

"She's doing absolutely fine at the moment and does not appear to have suffered any adverse effects from being born with an extra leg.
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Dead grey whale washes up near Ucluelet, Canada


cbc.ca
Mon, 20 Apr 2015 17:30 UTC
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© CHEK NewsA grey whale carcass was discovered on April 20 on Wickaninnish beach near Ucluelet, B.C.
A grey whale carcass was discovered on Monday morning on Wickaninnish beach near Ucluelet, B.C.

Some of its injuries indicate it may have collided with a boat.

Grey whales are common this time of the year as they migrate from California to the cooler waters of Alaska.

Parks Canada is studying the carcass, but there are no plans to remove it.
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Firefighters discover parrots calling for help in burning Boise home

Fred Lambert
upi.com
Sun, 19 Apr 2015 15:35 UTC
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© KBOI/CNNThe parrots were given oxygen after being rescued from a house fire.
Firefighters said they heard calls of "Help!" and "Fire!" before rushing in to save what they thought would be human beings.

Firefighters responding to screams for assistance in a burning Idaho home said they thought they were saving people but instead rescued a group of parrots.

Emergency crews first heard the pleas for help as they approached the outside of the residence in Boise.

"What was actually recorded was them saying 'fire, fire,' " Victor Islas with the Middleton Fire Department told KBOI. "That's what we got. 'Help. Fire.' Yeah. It's a smart bird, smart bird. So there was actually nobody besides the birds inside the house."

The birds were removed and given oxygen. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Leopard kills boy after entering house in Junnar, India: 'Very abnormal activity'

Anurag Bende
Puna Mirror
Mon, 20 Apr 2015 18:33 UTC
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The spot where the boy was found
Two days after a boy lost his life in Khamundi village, the forest dept is still looking for big cat, confused over reason of attack

Over 48 hours after a six-year-old boy lost his life following a leopard attack at Khamundi village in Junnar, forest officials are still clueless about the big cat.

Now, to speed up the hunt before the animal decides to hit human settlement again, the forest department is planning to set up a quick response team (QRT) consisting of local villagers in order to increase vigil in the area. "Forest department staff, along with local villagers, will be keeping vigil and carry search operations to find the hiding animal. So far, there is no clarity behind the purpose of the attack and till the animal is captured, the additional staff will remain in that area," said chief conservator of forests Sunil Limaye.

As the leopard did not eat any flesh of the boy, forest officials are ruling out the possibility of the leopard being a man-eater. Now, they are taking the help of conservation experts to understand the motive behind the attacks on children.
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Pit bull kills young boy in Dallas


dfw.cbslocal.com
Mon, 20 Apr 2015 18:11 UTC
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© Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images
A pit bull attacked and killed a Dallas toddler Sunday afternoon, after the dog was left along with the child for a few minutes, according to the parents.

Police responded to the 6800 block of Beechnut Street, shortly before 5 pm on Sunday, to reports of an animal attack.

Police say the father told them he had stepped outside to turn off the sprinkler system and returned to find the dog attacking the child in his bouncing seat. The child's mother was also bitten twice by the dog while trying to free the child from the dog.

Police say the father grabbed the dog by the neck, took it outside and shot it twice.

No word on the mother's condition.

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Wild boar kills hunter in Malaysia


The Sun Daily
Mon, 20 Apr 2015 16:45 UTC
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A wild boar killed a hunter in Tapah, Perak, on Sunday.

Tapah district police chief Supt Som Sak Din Keliaw said yesterday the 36-year-old victim, identified as Ali Pak Kateh, was hunting alone in the jungle when he was attacked by the animal, which bit him in the thigh.

Som Sak said the victim died from excessive blood loss and his body was later discovered by other hunters.

He said based on initial investigations, the bite wounds on the victim were from a wild boar.

Source: Deutsche Presse-Agentur
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3-year-old girl in critical condition after being mauled by family dog in Philadelphia

David Chang
nbcphiladelphia.com
Sat, 18 Apr 2015 14:05 UTC
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© Police | NBC 10 Philadelphia3-year-old girl in critical after being mauled by family dog
A young girl is in the hospital after she was mauled by a family dog Saturday.

Police say the 3-year-old girl was visiting her grandmother at her home on the 5900 block of Washington Avenue in Philadelphia, shortly after 5 p.m. The girl was being held by her grandmother when the family dog, which police say is a Cane Corso, suddenly attacked.

"We're making the assertion that the dog got jealous that the grandmother was holding the child and the dog attacked the child, mauling it in the head area," said Philadelphia Police Captain Anthony Ginaldi.

Police say the grandmother tried to protect the girl and was bitten on the hands. The girl was taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia by responding police officers. She underwent surgery and is currently in critical but guarded condition, according to police.
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Dog attacks increase by more than 50% in five years in Monash, Australia

Julia Rabar
heraldsun.com.au
Sun, 19 Apr 2015 11:42 UTC
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Monash Council has put the increase in dog attacks down to “better awareness”. Do you agree?
Dog attacks in Monash skyrocketed by more than 50 per cent in the past five years.

Monash Council said in 2014 there were 85 dog attacks, up from 56 in 2010.

The council said about 40 per cent of the attacks were on people, with the remainder on other dogs or animals. Only two attacks involved restricted breed dogs, and both of those dogs were euthanised.

Yet by March 30, there had already been 17 dog attacks since the start of the year.

Mayor Paul Klisaris said the increase was due to better awareness as a result of patrols and community education.

"People are much more aware of who to contact if they are attacked by a dog," Cr Klisaris said.

He said phone calls and emails about wandering or stray dogs also tended to spike after media reports on restricted breed dogs.
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Dead killer whale found near Fort Bragg, California

Jennifer Savage
lostcoastoutpost.com
Sat, 18 Apr 2015 10:56 UTC
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© Nadia El AdliDead killer whale
Update, Sunday, 7:30 a.m.: More from Naked Whale Research's Facebook page:
Just finished up a long day on the beach. The Marine Mammal Center, who is the "locally" permitted stranding coordinating body came up with a team and equipment to collect skin and organ samples. Humboldt State also made their way down to collect samples. As you can imagine, lots of folks are interested in the findings and the re-articulation of the skeleton, especially our own Noyo Marine Science Center.

The animal was a male, 25ft in length with a 5ft tall rounded dorsal fin and a solid saddle patch. There was notable "human interaction" with crab pot floats and rope wound around the animals tail stock near the tail flukes and up around it's right pectoral fin. This had created some deep grooves on both sides of the tail stock.

The animal was not emaciated and had a thick blubber layer: stomach contents included a large harbor seal, nearly completely intact. This is, of course, what our transient marine mammal eaters feast on. There was also lots of scarring, possibly from this type prey. However, the animal's teeth were quite worn and it did have a few cookie cutter shark marks on it which may be more typical of an offshore type killer whale.
Dorsal and saddle patch photos have been sent out to several colleagues between California and Washington, in hopes that someone can help us make a match. Until then we have to wait for the genetics results to come in.

Director Jodi Smith is giving a talk at Fort Ross State Park today at 3 p.m. See more photos of the whale from yesterday here.
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