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Orcas ramming boats doing some 'teenage roughhousing': UBC researchers

Gangs of killer whales have been causing chaos off the coast of Spain for the past few years, ramming into hundreds of boats, causing expensive damage to some and even sinking three since 2020. And UBC researchers have a theory why.

bc.ctvnews.ca

 

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Can humans ever understand how animals think?

The long read: A flood of new research is overturning old assumptions about what animal minds are and aren’t capable of – and changing how we think about our own species

www.theguardian.com

 

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The Arctic’s Summer Sea Ice May Be Completely Gone After 2030

A dire last warning to the world to end greenhouse gas emissions.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

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Severely entangled humpback whale rescued off Haida Gwaii, B.C.

Video shows Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) staff leading the rescue of a severely entangled humpback whale off the coast of British Columbia last week.

vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca

 

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Blind Paralympian teams up with scent-trailing dog to find missing people

Jessica Tuomela is a swimmer and triathlete, and has been on the podium at the Paralympics, but says the feeling returning a missing person home safely is no comparison.

vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca

 

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Podcast: Temple of Pythons

We visit southern Benin to learn more about one of the world's most misunderstood spiritual systems.

www.atlasobscura.com

To Reduce Conflicts With Humans, Get Inside an Elephant's Head

Understanding how the giant mammals weigh risk and reward could help prevent clashes with people.

www.atlasobscura.com

How the California Condor Comeback Was Hatched

Once on the brink of extinction, the massive birds now number in the hundreds.

www.atlasobscura.com

The Mystery of the Headless Millipedes

Every summer, hundreds of millipedes are murdered on one small Massachusetts island.

www.atlasobscura.com

 

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[Ballatician]

I ain’t never seen a shark attack and kill a human….

 

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Scientists find crocodile 'virgin birth' at Costa Rica zoo

Scientists have documented the first-known instance of a 'virgin birth' by a crocodile, which had been living in isolation for 16 years at Costa Rican zoo, according to a study published Wednesday.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

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Orcas ramming boats doing some 'teenage roughhousing': UBC researchers

Gangs of killer whales have been causing chaos off the coast of Spain for the past few years, ramming into hundreds of boats, causing expensive damage to some and even sinking three since 2020. And UBC researchers have a theory why.

bc.ctvnews.ca

Why are some orcas suddenly attacking boats?

For the past few years, orcas off the coast of Portugal and Spain have been attacking, and sinking, small boats. At least three boats have been completely sunk, and many more have needed urgent rescue. This behaviour doesn’t occur in other orcas, and nobody can figure out exactly what’s changed...

thebigstorypodcast.ca

 

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Father describes how he was forced to watch as tiger shark killed son

Yury Popov watched in horror from the shore as the beast wounded his son Vladimir, 23, before dragging him underwater in the resort of Hurghada.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

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[Pack Rat]

Thought it was one way....

 

[Ballatician]

Mom is training the next generation to fuck them up. Ain’t no truce in this shit.

 

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Severely entangled humpback whale rescued off Haida Gwaii, B.C.

Video shows Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) staff leading the rescue of a severely entangled humpback whale off the coast of British Columbia last week.

vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca

 

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Edmonton man becomes 'accidental kidnapper' in Jasper National Park

An Edmonton man recently ran into trouble in Jasper National Park after a hairy hitchhiker hunkered down under the hood of his car.

edmonton.ctvnews.ca

#TheMoment a marmot got under the hood

Vincent Bouchard was on his way back from Alberta's Jasper National Park after a hiking trip with his daughters when his dashboard lit up. Checking under the hood, he found a large marmot staring up at him.

ca.sports.yahoo.com

 

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Woman attacked by cougar while mountain biking on Sunshine Coast: BCCOS

A cougar attack on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast over the weekend has conservation officials warning people to avoid a popular trail network.

bc.ctvnews.ca

 

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B.C. family encounters bear 'eating our Doritos' at beachside camp

CTV's Jordan Cunningham has some tips to share after his family encountered a black bear while camping near Shirley, B.C., this past long weekend.

vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca

 

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'Left syrup paw prints': Bears break into Nanaimo home, raid pantry while homeowners inside

A Nanaimo, B.C., couple has quite the story to tell after a mother bear and two cubs broke into their home and raided their kitchen last week.

vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca

 

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Cyclist collides with black bear on popular B.C. trail

A man who was cycling in North Vancouver, B.C. crashed straight into a black bear on a popular trail this week.

bc.ctvnews.ca

 

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Bear Mauls 66-Year-Old Arizona Man to Death as Bystanders Watch

The bear attacked Steven Jackson while he was drinking his morning coffee at his campsite early Friday morning. Neighbors who saw the scene were unable to rescue him.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

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In the Animal Kingdom, the Astonishing Power of the Number Instinct

A host of studies examining animals in their ecological environments suggest that they have evolved to use numbers in order to exploit food sources, avoid predators, and reproduce.

getpocket.com

 

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A man found a giant megalodon tooth that experts say belonged to a shark the size of a semi-truck

Michael Nastasio found a megalodon tooth in Florida that's 6.25-inches long. It's one of the largest fossilized shark teeth ever found.

ca.news.yahoo.com

 

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Missing snake: Police seek help, warn caution

A 4-foot-long boa constrictor missing in northern Ontario.

northernontario.ctvnews.ca

 

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