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Flaco, the headlines-dominating Eurasian eagle owl, has been spotted hunting and eating prey following an escape from the Central Park Zoo. Earlier this month, Flaco was initially reported as having gone missing from his exhibit after a steel mesh was cut during an alleged vandalization. That was on Feb. 2, with the Wildlife Conservation Society […]
A 20-year-old Ohio man is now expected to make a “full recovery” after being stung thousands of times by bees while cutting limbs from a tree. According to a report from regional outlet WCPO 9 News, which includes comments from the man’s mother, the incident saw the ultimately hospitalized individual being stung more than 20,000 […]
Harry Shimmin was among a group of 10 hikers on a guided tour of the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan when he captured video of a fast approaching ice avalanche that eventually swept over him. Shimmin shared the footage on Instagram Monday, explaining that he and the group had just reached the highest point of their trek […]
A lake in southwest Iowa has been closed after a Missouri resident who recently swam there was infected with a brain-eating amoeba. The Iowa Department of Public Health shut down the beach at Lake of Three Fires State Park in Taylor County after the person was diagnosed with primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection that is usually fatal […]
A Colorado man was taken to the hospital Monday after he was gored by a bison during a visit to Yellowstone National Park, NBC News reports. The unidentified 34-year-old victim was walking with his family on the boardwalk near the Giant Geyser at Old Faithful when the bison charged towards them. The group didn’t heed what […]
Researchers believe the 13-foot-long, 661-pound stingray hooked in Cambodia earlier this month is the largest freshwater fish ever caught in the world, NBC News reports. The female stingray was caught on June 13 by 42-year-old fisherman Moul Thun near the remote island of Koh Preah on the Mekong River. According to CNN, a dozen people helped retrieve the stingray, […]
The World Health Organization released its 2021 air quality standard report on Monday, and it’s pretty alarming. According to the organization’s data, 99 percent of the world’s population breathes poor-quality air. Zero countries tracking air quality in 2021 managed to meet WHO’s standards, according to the survey which collects pollution data in 6,475 cities. A staggering 99 percent of […]
A woman died after apparently falling into the rapids at the Grand Canyon during a private boating trip last week, NBC News reports. National Park Service said the Grand Canyon National Park was made aware of an emergency by a personal beacon while the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report about CPR in progress Thursday […]
Southern California was rattled by an earthquake Saturday evening. ABC affiliate KABC reports the U.S. Geological Survey measured the earthquake at a magnitude of 4.1 on the Richter scale. The quake, which had a depth of about 16 miles, hit about 6 miles northwest of Santa Paula in Ventura County, while also rocking various parts of Los Angeles County. […]
A 21-year-old hiker is said to have fallen to his death while taking a selfie on a peak in the Superstition Mountains area of Arizona. Per a report from CBS News, the hiker—identified as Richard Jacobson—was founded dead after “slipping while taking a selfie” and falling nearly 700 feet to his death. Jacobson and a […]
