The giant bird that killed its owner is now up for auction Source: https://www.livescience.com/65335-cassowary-auction.html
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Have people in the UK really been banned from shooting wood pigeons?
A legal victory means 16 species of bird, including wood pigeons and crows, can no longer be killed with impunity in the UK Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2200822-have-people-in-the-uk-really-been-banned-from-shooting-wood-pigeons/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Ancient Tomb of Mysterious Man Named Tjt Discovered in Egypt
Inside were many mummies and a statue of a ba-bird. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65323-mysterious-man-tjt-egypt-tomb.html
Male emperor penguins are good dads
In fact, they’re one of nature’s best animal dads. This month – autumn in Antarctica – their breeding cycle begins. But there’s still a long winter ahead. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/male-penguin-eggs…
Curious Tales of Mysterious Scottish Water Spirits
When people think of Scotland and strange things in the water, they are likely going to envision the famous Loch Ness Monster of Loch Ness. This is the common image of strange aquatic anomalies in the country, and it has been a mainstay of the world of the paranormal for a very long time. Yet,… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/curious-tales-of-mysterious-scottish-water-spirits/…
7 things we’ve learned about Earth since the last Earth Day
Source: https://www.vox.com/2019/4/21/18223816/earth-day-2019-climate-change-plastic-extinction…
Baby boom for the kakapo, New Zealand’s critically endangered parrot
There are fewer than 150 adult kakapo in New Zealand, but this year’s bumper crop of almost 90 chicks renews hope that the bird can be saved from extinction Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2200293-baby-boom-for-the-kakapo-new-zealands-critically-endangered-parrot/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Strange and Frightening Encounters With Forest Spirits
Throughout all of human history the forests of our world have always held a special allure. The trees have birthed countless legends and myths, as well as spawned all manner of forest entities, sprites, and spirits. Just walking amongst the tranquil woods one can feel why this might be so, as it is a place… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/strange-and-frightening-encounters-with-forest-spirits/…
The Mysterious Moss Man of Florida
The thick swamps of Florida can be a spooky place to say the least, their tangles of cypress trees, vines, and brush clouded with mosquitoes and infested by all manner of insects and snakes, the murky, muddy waters prowled by alligators lying in wait for the unwary. When the sun goes down the swamp comes… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/the-mysterious-moss-man-of-florida/…
The Speed of Viruses: Zombies vs. the Real World
If there is one thing that can be said with any degree of certainty about the fictional zombie virus, it’s that it generally takes over its host an incredibly fast pace. In both 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later, the “Rage Virus” has control of the victim in a matter of just a couple… Continue reading The Speed of Viruses: Zombies vs. the Real World