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6 school children attacked by stray dogs in Lasjan, India

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Six school children attacked by dogs in Lasjan

Stray dogs Saturday attacked half a dozen students in Lasjan area in the outskirts of Srinagar city. The attacks from dogs on little children created panic among parents while locals alleged that such attacks have become the order of the day and no measures are being taken to curb the dog population in the area.

Eyewitnesses told CNS that a group of school children were attacked by stray dogs during morning hours when they were on way to their respective schools. "Stray dogs attacked six students in Lasjan resulting in bites and other injuries. The injured were shifted to hospital for first aid and anti-rabies vaccination," said a police official who identified the injured as Shafia Javid, Mudasir Nazir, Rehana, Salma, Ajaz Ahmed and Roohi Jan.

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Signs and Portents: Two-headed piglet found abandoned outside Buddhist temple in China

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Piglet: The poor animal was found abandoned outside a Buddhist temple in the town of Xinkou, Tianjin, China
A two-headed piglet abandoned outside a Buddhist temple in China has been adopted by a kind-hearted passerby.

The pig, found outside the temple in Xinkou town, Tianjin, has three ears and is able to eat using both its mouths.

However, the weight of its heads means the poor animal is unable to stand up or walk.

New owner Yang Jinliang feeds the piglet baby formula with a bottle and claims it is able to eat from both its mouths.

The pet owner hopes to receive help from animal experts to keep the pig, which has become a local celebrity in the eastern Chinese town, alive.


In June, another two-headed pig was born in Chongqing, southwest China, but died three days later.

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Dead whale washed ashore at Moree, Ghana

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Whale found on the shores of Moree
A whale has been found dead and washed ashore today, August 27, 2015 in Moree, the Central Region of Ghana.

The whale, which is not common to be found dead in Ghana, was seen at the seashore by the fishermen and arrangement is underway to pull it out from the sea.

The cause of death of the whale is not yet known, but fishermen in the area are seen chanting fisher folk songs as they try to pull off the dead whale from the sea.

In September 2013, a whale was washed up on the coast of Nkontompo near Sekondi in the Western Region.

However, another whale also appeared in the communities of Asanta and Kikam (Western Region) and other areas in the Greater Accra Region.


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Rare Pygmy whale washes up on a beach in Victoria, Australia

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It is unknown whether the young pygmy right whale found stranded was dependent of its mother
A rare whale has been found dead and washed up on Apollo Beach, on the west coast of Victoria on Wednesday.

The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning's senior biodiversity officer Mandy Watson told Daily Mail Australia that the pygmy whale carcass was 2.6 meters and probably weighed in at 500 kilograms.

'There's not a lot of evidence that suggests any struggle.... it's very likely that the whale died at sea and washed up,' officer Watson said.

The whale's carcass has been sent to researchers to determine its cause of death, which officer Watson said will take weeks.

'There's very little known about them, they're not endangered but very cryptic', Officer Watson said.

She indicated that they are not sure when it died or if it was independent of its mother.

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Tourist attacked by orangutan in Indonesia

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© iStockManager of the Sumatra Orangutan Observation Centre in Bukit Lawang, Riswan Bangun said the man was currently being treated at the Colombia Hospital in Medan.
A Kiwi is in hospital after an angry orang-utan bit him on the knee at a sanctuary in Indonesia.

New Zealander Binula Wickramarachchi, 27, was attacked by an agitated ape while trekking through the national park of Sumatra Orangutan Observation Centre.

The attack happened after one of the orang-utans swung down from a tree as Mr Wickramarachchi's tour group passed by, the Daily Mail reported.

Manager of the Sumatra Orangutan Observation Centre, Riswan Bangun, told the Jakarta Post that Mr Wickramarachchi was treated at the Colombia Hospital in Medan.

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Family pit bull euthanized after attack on toddler in Fayetteville, North Carolina

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A Fayetteville toddler is fighting for his life after a dog attack in his home.

Authorities say the attack happened just before 8 p.m. Tuesday at a house on Quimby Court in Fayetteville.

Katherine Rodgers told investigators that the family's 5-year-old pit bull mix, Kratos, attacked her 18-month-old son, Kenneth, in their home after he wandered away from her into another room.

"That was her original statement," said Cumberland County Animal Control Director Dr. John Lauby. "She's recanted that statement and says she was playing ball with the dog and the dog got excited and attacked the child is what I'm understanding now from other reports."

Authorities says the 90-pound dog bit the child in the face and neck causing severe facial trauma. A what report? Animal control? Police?report also says that the child's airway was obstructed.



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Lucky escape for Swedish hunters after 'dead' bear attacks

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© Per Løchen/NTB scanpixIt is legal to hunt bear in Sweden between August and October.
A Swedish man has spoken about his close brush with death when a bear he believed he had killed lunged up and launched a violent attack on himself and his hunting partner on the first day of Sweden's annual cull.

Roles were reversed at the start of Sweden's annual bear hunt on Friday when two Swedish hunters had to be taken to hospital after they were attacked by their own prey.

"I had had my eye on this bear for a week and a half, because it had been walking around eating oats in this area," Per-Anders Wärme from Bollnäs in northern Sweden told regional newspaper Hela Hälsingland after the incident.

He and his friend had fired two shots at a bear just after the hunt got under way early on Friday morning. But when they walked up to the prey it turned out it was still alive.

Keen to exert his revenge, the 270-kilo beast lunged at Wärme's colleague, who fell to the ground. And as the 49-year-old tried to get hold of his rifle and rescue the other man the bear came towards him instead.

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Dead baby whale found in water at Alexandra Headland, Australia

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A dead whale, about 4m long, was found floating inside shark nets in front of Alexandra Headland Surf Life Saving Club this morning.
A dead whale has been found floating on the beach side of shark nets in front of the Alexandra Headland Surf Life Saving Club.

It was noticed about 11am by lifesavers and beach goers from the shore who then alerted authorities.

The beach was closed and surfers were cautioned for fears of possible nearby sharks.

Lifesavers believe the mammal, about 4m long, was a juvenile and it had puncture marks on its body.

The animal was towed out to deeper water.

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Dead whale found in dock at Oakland Estuary

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© KGO-TV/Wayne FreedmanA dead whale was found beneath a dock at the Oakland Estuary on Wednesday, August 26, 2015.
A John Beery Yachts employee found a dead whale under a dock in Alameda Wednesday morning.

The dead whale is at least 36 feet long and was found floating in the Oakland Estuary.

The U.S. Coast Guard notified the fisheries service of a stranded whale floating in the waters between Alameda and Oakland at about 4:30 a.m., according to Justin Viezbicke, the fisheries service's California stranding network coordinator.

The whale has washed in and wedged into the pilings at Berth 46 in Alameda.

Researchers arrived Wednesday afternoon to take tissue and blood samples to determine what kind of whale it is. Right now, it is hard to tell because its head remains submerged.


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Bison attacks hiker on Santa Catalina Island, California

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© Jeff GritchenA man was hospitalized Wednesday morning after a bison attack on Catalina Island, officials said.
A man was hospitalized Wednesday morning after a bison attack on Santa Catalina Island, officials said.

Los Angeles County Fire Department officials helped Chris Baker, 43, around 8:40 a.m. after he was gored by a bison near Isthmus Pier, near the Two Harbors area.

He was airlifted by helicopter to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center about an hour after the attack, said Matt McClain, director of marketing and communications for the Catalina Island Conservancy.

Baker was on a hiking trail near Tower Peak on the isthmus side of an 8-foot fence, where two or three bison roam, McClain said.

"Every once and a while, they get through that gate," McClain said.