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[Kokoro Fasching]

Legit.

Alligators vs. Pests in Arkansas (Published 1976)

Work of Ark Game and Fish Comm in importing alligators from Louisiana for use in controlling beaver and muskrat populations discussed; comm official Dick Broach and farmer Wayne Hampton comment; illus (M)

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Thankfully though they also take out the idiots in AR.

Report: Woman killed by gator attempted to touch animal, told rescuers she wouldn’t ‘do this again’

A woman who died following a gator attack on Kiawah Island previously attempted to touch the animal and told people who were attempting to rescue her,"I guess I won’t do this again," according to a newly released investigative report.

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Report: Woman killed by gator attempted to touch animal, told rescuers she wouldn’t ‘do this again’

A woman who died following a gator attack on Kiawah Island previously attempted to touch the animal and told people who were attempting to rescue her,"I guess I won’t do this again," according to a newly released investigative report.

www.kait8.com

Based on the account, she wasn't an idiot for getting near the alligator; she was an idiot for whatever taking whatever drugs put her in an altered state of mind. As if the risk of an overdose isn't bad enough, now we can add "loses fear of deadly alligators" to the mix.

The friend told deputies that Covert was very talking and acting “strange,” describing Covert as “very relaxed” and excited since her boyfriend was coming to town.

 

[Free]

Not sure how much science was involved in this, but...crazy.

The Time Idaho Dealt With Its Surplus Of Beavers By Parachuting Them Into Its Backcountry

The Time Idaho Dealt With Its Surplus Of Beavers By Parachuting Them Into Its Backcountry

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Shortly after the war, people began to move nearer to Payette Lake, McCall, Idaho. The resident beavers, which had been there for decades or even centuries, were soon declared a nuisance by the Idaho Fish and Game Department, who decided to rehome them 314 kilometers (195 miles) away in the Chamberlain Basin.

The relocation of beavers was no simple task. At the time, the practice was to approach them in the wilderness and load them up on mules and horses. They were then transported to the trapper's truck, where they would be moved (in hot and dusty conditions) closer to their new location, and loaded onto horses or mules once more, to be taken to their new home.

The whole time they would be handled by the trappers, as they needed to be constantly cooled and watered. Older beavers became quite cantankerous, while beavers of all ages often refused to eat.

"Horses and mules become spooky and quarrelsome when loaded with a struggling, odorous pair of live beavers," Elmo W. Heter of the Idaho Fish and Game Department wrote in The Journal of Wildlife Management in 1950. "These problems involve further handling and too frequently result in a loss of beavers."

A solution was needed, and Heter believed that solution was to throw beavers out of an airplane. Thankfully for the beavers, a little more thought was put into it before they were jettisoned at 4,500 meters (15,000 feet).

 

[Lexxi]

First I was picturing beavers sitting in a saddle on the back of horses or mules. By the end I was picturing beavers wearing parachutes and gently falling into lakes, or less gently into trees, etc.

That creature called "human" is quite beastly, finding others to be a nuisance, and depriving them of their native homelands.

 

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Please stop calling attacks by sharks "shark attacks," okay?

Scientists say the more accurate terminology is "shark encounter," thank you very much

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Also, please stop calling them "car crashes." Instead, refer to auto accidents as "meetups with vehicles."

 

[Clara D.]

Please stop calling attacks by sharks "shark attacks," okay?

Scientists say the more accurate terminology is "shark encounter," thank you very much

www.avclub.com

Also, please stop calling them "car crashes." Instead, refer to auto accidents as "meetups with vehicles."

We can't be running into each other like this...

 

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Massive and mysterious, a 100-pound fish washed ashore. Scientists hope to learn its secrets.

 

[Erich Templar]

Not sure how much science was involved in this, but...crazy.

The Time Idaho Dealt With Its Surplus Of Beavers By Parachuting Them Into Its Backcountry

The Time Idaho Dealt With Its Surplus Of Beavers By Parachuting Them Into Its Backcountry

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QI picked this one up, and the result is one of its funniest moments, as the panel get increasingly incredulous about the whole thing:

 

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The Greenland ice sheet is melting faster.


Yes, this is Tomo News. They still exist, and yes, they still do their weird CGI news things, but this video is not one of them.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Evernote link

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Scuba-diver photographs Scotland's colourful marine life

Scuba-diver Ross McLaren has taken thousands of photos of marine life in Scotland's rivers and sea-lochs.

www.bbc.co.uk

Several more wonderful images in the article.

 

[Clara D.]

This fish is a mood.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

This fish is a mood.

It's not very impressed with the anemone, which is clearly high as a kite.

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

Gritty on acid.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Gritty on acid.

Or Animal?

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

Credible, but I think gritty's the one with the stylin' hair.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Evernote link

 

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A treasure trove of bones, apparently collected by hyenas.

Human Remains Amongst Bone Horde Found In Saudi Arabian Ancient Lava Tube

Human Remains Amongst Bone Horde Found In Saudi Arabian Ancient Lava Tube

www.iflscience.com