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Frenzied hyena attack on 5 people in Buhera, Zimbabwe

Freeman Razemba
The Herald (Zimbabwe)
Fri, 05 Sep 2014 20:24 UTC
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Buhera South legislator Cde Joseph Chinotimba is overcome with emotion alongside Jimmy Musapukira and Anna Musapukira at the bedside of Noriah Musapukira at Parirenyatwa Hospital yesterday. Noriah was attacked by hyenas in Chin’ombe Village, Chief Nyashanu’s area in Buhera over the weekend.
Five people, including a 10-year-old girl, were seriously injured after they were attacked in separate incidents by a stray hyena in Buhera on Tuesday afternoon.The victims are admitted at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, Mutare General Hospital and Murambinda District Hospital in Buhera where they are reportedly in critical condition.

Noria Musapukira, a Grade 5 pupil at Muchuwa Primary School who had her right eye plucked out, right buttock mauled and has bruises all over her body, is admitted at Parirenyatwa Hospital. She was on her way home with a relative, Melody Mundopa (17), while coming from Mutiusinazita market when the incident occurred at around 5pm. Noria's aunt, Mrs Anna Musapukira, who was travelling with the two from the market, said she separated with them when she passed through Mutiusinazita Township while they headed home.
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Attention

Aggressive black bear reported in Kalispell neighborhood, Montana


KXLH.com
Thu, 25 Sep 2014 17:55 UTC
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An aggressive black bear wouldn't take the hint to leave Monday night after several warning shots were fired in it's direction.

According to the Flathead County Sheriff's office, a caller that lived on Rockwood Road near the Jewel Basin encountered a black bear that was trying to attack his dogs.

The caller also told authorities that the bear had been bothering people in the neighborhood for more than a week.

According to the caller, a family member fired several shots into the air which only angered the bear further.

In spite of the bears demeanor, no one was injured and the bear eventually ran away from the property.
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Attention

Woman injured in Carpinteria Valley bear attack, California

John Palminteri
keyt.com
Wed, 24 Sep 2014 17:17 UTC
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A Carpinteria Valley rancher was injured when she took on a 300-pound Black Bear Monday in what is called an "unprovoked" attack in an avocado grove.

Emily Miles was on a walk around noon in Rincon Canyon near her home, when her two dogs bolted out of the trees followed by the bear.

In moments the animal was on its hind legs and swinging at the woman who was trying to defend herself. Long red scratches on her back shows where the bear claws shredded Miles' shirt and tore her skin.

Miles tried to get away, turning and running a short distance. That is when the bear chased her down, and took a bite into her upper left thigh. She hit the ground hard, breaking a rib and still vigorously turned over to kick towards the bear while screaming.

"He took me down. He grabbed me. He sunk his teeth into my thigh and knocked me down," said Miles.

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Wolf

Fox attacks several people and child near East Windsor school, Connecticut

Bob Wilson
wtnh.com
Mon, 22 Sep 2014 20:33 UTC
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A student and several other people were attacked by a fox outside an East Windsor school Monday.

A reverse 911 call was sent out to warn people about the incident. The fox was put down by police. It's believed it was rabid based on its behavior but tests were done.

Victims say that fox just wouldn't go away, running around the neighborhood and attacking. The first attack happened at 8:30 Monday morning on Church Street then at around 10 a.m., the fox attacked again on Mill Street.
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Attention

Elephant kills man in Bara, Nepal


The Rising Nepal
Tue, 23 Sep 2014 19:05 UTC
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A tusker killed a youth in Bara district while he was heading to his home at around 9:20 pm on Monday.

Badri Sonar, 35, of Nijgadh Municipality-9 died on the spot after the wild elephant attacked him. The elephant suddenly attacked Sonar, who was later killed on the spot as he was heading to his home via the Hospital Road, according to District Police Office, Bara.
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Attention

Elephant kills 70 year old woman in Kenya

George Otieno
barakafm.org
Thu, 18 Sep 2014 18:57 UTC
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A 70 year old woman was on Thursday trampled to death by an elephant in Ghazi village, Voi, withinTaita Taveta County.

Her daughter Elina Mwakio, said the deceased met her death while she was fetching firewood in a nearby forest frequented by elephants in search of grazing fields.

"We heard screams from the forest, when we rushed there we found our mother already dead," Mwakio said, adding that the body had been taken to Voi district hospital mortuary.

Locals said the attack happened a few hours after Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) personnel had visited the area and assured them of security against attacks from wild animals.

Taita Taveta County, which boarders Tsavo National Park, has in the past reported several cases of human and wildlife conflicts prompting locals to call for KWS to erect electric fences around the park.
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Wolf

Tiger kills young man at Indian zoo (graphic video)


RT
Wed, 24 Sep 2014 16:14 UTC
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© Reuters / Anindito MukherjeeZoo workers carry the body of a school student who was mauled to death by a white tiger at the National Zoological Park in New Delhi September 23, 2014
An Indian school student has been attacked and killed by a white tiger at a New Delhi zoo. The young man jumped over security barriers before falling over five meters into the tigers' enclosure, where he was mauled to death.

The incident happened just after 1 pm local time Tuesday, when the youngster, identified as Maqsood, fell or jumped into the enclosure. He was immediately confronted by the animal. Onlookers tried to throw stones at the tiger to distract it, but to no avail.

"After he fell down, the white tiger which was further inside the enclosure came towards Maqsood. As the tiger came closer, he clasped his hands and seemed to be praying. The tiger watched Maqsood closely for almost 15 minutes," an onlooker told the Indian Express.

After the standoff, the big cat swiped at him before crushing his neck with a single bite.

"We are all in a complete state of shock," said Amitabh Agnihotri, the director of the city's National Zoological Park.
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Question

Mystery of hundreds of fish found dead in popular east London park

Rose Troup Buchanan
The Independent, UK
Tue, 23 Sep 2014 22:20 UTC
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© The Independent, UKEnvironment Agency is investigating after Harrow Lodge Park volunteers discovered the dead fish.
Hundreds of dead fish have been discovered mysteriously dead in a popular London park.

On Sunday Harrow Lodge Park volunteers, in the east London borough of Havering, discovered hundreds of dead fish, washed up and floating in the shallows of the large lake, which is fed by the River Ravensbourne.

Tom Waller, 61, who discovered the dead fish, described the scene as "upsetting."

Havering Council's clean-up operation was launched yesterday, alongside an investigation into the cause of death.

Mr Waller, a park volunteer for two years, said: "There was some fish still alive and gasping for air when I got there. To walk along the edge of the lake and see that is quite upsetting."
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Health

Grizzly bear bites hunter near Dubois, Wyoming


The Salt Lake Tribune
Mon, 22 Sep 2014 20:46 UTC
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A grizzly bear bit a hunter in an attack in western Wyoming, sending him to a hospital with minor injuries, but officials said Monday they found no link to a bear that killed a man earlier this month.

Two elk hunters surprised a female grizzly with two cubs Sunday just north of Dubois. The bear bit one of the hunters on the side, Wyoming Game and Fish Department Regional Wildlife Supervisor Jason Hunter said.

The bow hunters fended off the animal with bear spray before one was treated for minor injuries at a hospital in Lander. Their names were not immediately available.

Hunter said they did everything right by hunting in pairs and carrying bear spray. "The individuals knew what they were doing out there," he said.
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Cow

Six-legged calf born in Shandong, China

Matthew Blake
Daily Mail, UK
Mon, 22 Sep 2014 13:28 UTC
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Leggy: The youngster emerged on a farm in Shandong with four normal legs and two more growing from its neck.
* The calf was born with two extra legs sprouting from its neck, making six

* It was born at farm belonging to farmer Zhang Gongxun in Shandong, China

* He says the calf cannot use extra limbs but doesn't seem bothered by them

* Vets say its NOT down to pollution but absorbed its own twin inside womb

When farmer Zhang Gongxun delivered this deformed calf, he knew the story would have legs in the Chinese media ... and indeed it ran and ran.

That's because the baby cow in question was born not with four limbs, but with six.

As well its usual hind and forequarters a cow should have, the animal managed to sprout an extra two from its neck while in its mother's womb.

Zhang, from Shandong, China, said: 'I've raised the mother for five years and seen her through four births and I've never seen anything like this before.'
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