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Pit bull terrier kills one of its owners in Clark County, Kentucky

Fred Petke
The Winchester Sun
Mon, 05 Nov 2018 18:57 UTC
PIT BULL ATTACK
A pit bull that killed one of its owners in Clark County had bitten her on two other occasions in the last month, according to investigators.

April Collins, 45, of 403 Verna Drive, died Friday morning in the University of Kentucky Medical Center from her injuries, according to a statement from the Fayette County Coroner's office.

Clark County Sheriff Berl Perdue Jr. said Collins was found by her husband Thursday evening when he got home around 6:30 p.m.

"His wife had been mauled by their dog and was unresponsive," Perdue said. "She was transported to Clark Regional Medical Center and then they flew her to UK."
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Doberman

Toddler dies after being mauled by family dog in York County, Pennsylvania

Ted Czech
York Daily Record
Mon, 05 Nov 2018 18:49 UTC
canine attack
© Angela Antunes / CC by 2.0
A 19-month-old toddler was pronounced dead Sunday night after she was mauled by her family dog in Windsor Township, according to York County Coroner Pam Gay.

The attack occurred at the home about 10:15 p.m. York Area Regional Police, along with emergency medical responders, arrived at the home. The toddler was then taken to York Hospital, Gay said.

"Despite emergency medical intervention, the female toddler was pronounced dead at 11:03 p.m. Sunday night," Gay said.

York Area Regional Police Chief Tim Damon said Monday the dog was euthanized after the attack. He said he had been told what breed the dog is, but had yet to confirm it.
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Bizarro Earth

Thousands of carp die mysteriously in Euphrates river near Baghdad - Water pollution suspected


RT
Mon, 05 Nov 2018 12:57 UTC
Fish kill Bagdad Iraq
© Ruptly
While the reason for the deaths has not yet been determined, agricultural chief Safaa al-Junaibi believes that overcrowded fish farms and a rapid spread of bacterial disease could be to blame.
Iraqi fishermen have been busy scooping thousands of dead carp from the River Euphrates after the fish were found mysteriously floating in the water in Babil province, south of Baghdad.

In a development that is sure to impact local livelihoods, residents have spoken of their fears that the fish wipeout might be the result of contaminated water.

While the reason for the deaths has not yet been determined, agricultural chief Safaa al-Junaibi believes that overcrowded fish farms and a rapid spread of bacterial disease could be to blame.

One local man, Hussein Faraj, who has worked to clean up the grisly scene, said there are suggestions that water pollution could have had a hand in the incident.
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Dig

New giant dinosaur species discovered in Argentina


RT
Sun, 04 Nov 2018 14:46 UTC
Dinosaur
© AFP / Agencia CTYS
Three well-preserved specimens of a new gigantic dinosaur species, named Lavocatisaurus agrioensis, have been discovered by a multinational team of scientists in the Argentine province of Neuquén.

The remains, an adult and two juveniles reptiles which roamed the Earth some 110 million years ago, were unearthed by a team of Argentine and Spanish paleontologists. The new species, which the discoverers named Lavocatisaurus agrioensis, were herbivorous and belonged to Sauropods saurischian clade of dinosaurs with very long necks, long tails, and a small head.

In addition to parts of the neck, tail and back, the team found "most" of the cranial bones, including the snout, the jaws, and teeth, making it possible to create an "almost complete reconstruction," noted Jose Luis Carballido, a researcher at the Egidio Feruglio museum and the national council of scientific investigations.
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Sheeple

Sheep buried in deep snow in northern Spain

Robert W. Felix
Ice Age Now
Fri, 02 Nov 2018 12:02 UTC
Captura de video
© Captura de video
"Welcome to the next Little Ice Age!" says reader."SEVERAL FEET of Global Warming hit Northern Spain on October 31st and Basque farmers were caught out very badly."

"The video shows them digging sheep out from heavy, wet snow. This amount of snow this early is almost unheard of in the modern climate record."

"Herd casualties across the whole of Europe and Eurasia, are already exceeding historic records for the time of year."

Gorbea, Basque mountains (max elevation 1481 m), north Spain

Recovering sheep buried deep in fresh snow on Gorbea, Basque mountains (max elevation 1481 m), north Spain on October 31!

Thanks to Caroline Snyder for this info and link

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning bolt kills 108 goats, sheep in Rajouri, India

Sumit Bhargav
Greater Kashmir
Fri, 02 Nov 2018 10:23 UTC
dead goats
An official said the nomadic families camping in Kund Karyote area were on way to their homes in Lamberi and Teryath areas of district last night when lightning struck, killing 108 goats and sheep.

Over 100 goats and sheep were killed by a lightning bolt in Kund Karyote village area of Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district, officials said on Friday.

An official said the nomadic families camping in Kund Karyote area were on way to their homes in Lamberi and Teryath areas of district last night when lightning struck, killing 108 goats and sheep.

There was no report of any human loss in the incident, he said.

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Attention

Signs and Portents: Sheep gives birth to two-headed lamb in farm on Karnataka, India


Asianet
Sun, 28 Oct 2018 20:08 UTC
FREAK SHEEP
A lamb was born with two heads at a farm in Gadag, Karnataka.

The sheep that gave birth to this mutated lamb belongs to Devappa Sanganala.

The people of Itagi village rushed to Sanganala's farm to have a look at the lamb.

A vet hasn't been consulted yet, and the lamb's medical condition hasn't been confirmed yet.

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Heart - Black

Circus horror: Watch as lioness attacks 4 year old girl during show


RT
Mon, 29 Oct 2018 11:44 UTC
lion attack child circus

Screenshot from a YouTube video of the incident.
A traveling circus performance in Russia was interrupted in a horrible way after a lioness suddenly attacked a 4-year-old girl through the fence around the arena.

The terrifying incident, which was caught on video, happened in Uspenskoye, a town of some 12,000 residents, located in the Krasnodar region in southern Russia. The footage, filmed by one of the spectators, shows the lioness lying on the floor after instructions from the tamer. She then suddenly rushes across the arena and reaches out at a small girl standing with her back to the animal at the first row of seats. Cries of horror are heard as circus workers rush to save the child.

The girl, with claw and bite wounds on her face and chest, was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery. According to medics, her life is not in danger, but she is to be transferred to the regional capital, where a better child trauma center will continue her treatment.

Comment: Those who visit circuses that beat animals into submission to be used for entertainment shouldn't be surprised to find that the animal is still actually wild. Although it does seem that animals are going on the attack more frequently these days:

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Doberman

1-year-old dies a week after family dog attacks her in Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Ed Crump
abc11.com
Tue, 30 Oct 2018 11:07 UTC
PIT BULL ATTACK
The Edgecombe County 1-year-old injured after her family dog attacked her has died.

The attack happened Oct. 22 on the back porch of the family's home about six miles outside of Rocky Mount.

The mother of the child said she tried to stab the dog to get it off her baby.

"This animal was strong and she did try to stab it, beat it, and get him off and it did not work," said Edgecombe County Sheriff Cleveland "Clee" Atkinson Jr.

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Attention

'Unprecedented' number of dead whales have washed up in Scotland and Ireland - 10 times usual number

Tom Metcalfe
Live Science
Mon, 29 Oct 2018 10:29 UTC
This dead Cuvier's beaked whale
© Margaret Mulrooney/Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
This dead Cuvier's beaked whale was found in Sligo Bay in Ireland on Aug. 9, 2018.
A total of 80 deep-water whales have been found dead on the Atlantic coasts of Scotland and Ireland since early August — more than 10 times the usual number over that time in previous years.

Marine mammal scientists say the presence of the washed-up whales suggests an "unusual mortality event," or UME, that could have killed up to 1,000 Cuvier's beaked whales in the North Atlantic Ocean in recent months.

The cause of the whale deaths is unknown, but scientists fear they may be the result of warships using active sonar to hunt for enemy submarines, or naval anti-submarine exercises.

Simon Berrow, a marine biologist who heads the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG), a conservation NGO, told LiveScience that 30 dead beaked whales had washed up on Ireland's west coast since Aug. 4.
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