CNN — Luke, the patriarch of the Smithsonian National Zoo’s pride of African lions, has died at age 17. The big cat was euthanized October 19, according to a news release from…
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A dogwalker caught an alligator in rural Idaho
CNN — A person walking their dog in rural Idaho was in for quite a surprise when they encountered an alligator, hundreds of miles from the coast where the reptiles are usually…
Meet Massachusetts’ new state dinosaur
CNN — In addition to a state dog (the Boston terrier) and a state bird (the chickadee), Massachusetts now has an official state dinosaur: the swift-footed lizard of Holyoke. On Wednesday, Massachusetts…
DC’s one-time runaway red panda has died
CNN — Rusty, the red panda who made headlines in 2013 following his successful escape from the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, has died. Rusty escaped his enclosure at the National…
‘I got too close’: Hiker shares story of bison attack caught on camera
‘I got too close’: Hiker shares story of bison attack caught on camera Hear from Rebecca Clark, who was hiking in a remote park in Texas when she was attacked by a…
Massachusetts authorities accuse woman of unleashing bees on deputies during eviction protest
CNN — A woman is facing multiple assault charges after Massachusetts authorities say she unleashed bees on deputies who were enforcing an eviction, according to a release from the Hampden County Sheriff’s…
College wrestlers mauled in gruesome grizzy bear attack
CNN — A group of college wrestlers from Wyoming faced their toughest opponent yet over the weekend. Kendell Cummings and Brady Lowry – wrestling teammates at Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming –…
The most popular Halloween costumes of 2022
CNN — If you plan to dress up as a superhero or old-fashioned monster this Halloween, you probably won’t be the only friendly neighborhood Spider-Man or fearsome fanged vampire on the block….
NYC, in fight against rats, asks residents to take the trash out later
CNN — Noting that New York City has become an “all-night, all-you-can-eat rat buffet,” city officials are moving to limit the number of hours residential and commercial trash can sit on the…
Alaska crab season cancelled after billions vanish
CNN — The Alaska snow crab harvest has been canceled for the first time ever after billions of the crustaceans have disappeared from the cold, treacherous waters of the Bering Sea in…