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Nearly 60 poisoned birds fell from the sky in front of bystanders and an elementary school in Australia, The Guardian reports. When Sarah King, founder of local nonprofit Casper’s Bird Rescue, arrived at the scene, a few of them were already dead. She told The Guardian that the rest were screaming in pain with blood flowing from their eyes […]
If you currently find yourself on the fence about whether or not you want to adopt a cassowary (uh, a big bird with enormous claws, pictured above) here’s an event that could change your mind. A Gainesville, Florida man who owned one of the rare birds died after he fell in his backyard this past […]
On Tuesday, Angels slugger Mike Trout made news by establishing a new MLB standard after signing a 12-year/$430 million contract. Also, some Belgian pigeon did the same for pigeon racing…though it didn’t generate quite as much buzz. That Belgian pigeon, named Armando, was purchased by a Chinese buyer who ponied up $1.4 million in a […]
Two people died this month after contracting a fungal infection linked to pigeon droppings. According to The Guardian, investigators believe the individuals contracted the disease at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland. The patients—a child and an elderly man—were being treated for Cryptococcus, an airborne fungus that’s typically linked to wild bird feces. NHS Greater Glasgow and […]
