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March 14, 2023

Texas capital Austin looks to hire full-time bat biologist to track its massive colony of the flying mammals

The City of Austin Animal Advisory Commission unanimously agreed to hire a full-time bat biologist to provide expertise on ways to manage growing bat populations.

March 14, 2023

Australia toddler chasing deadly snake leads to nest discovery with 110 eggs

An Australian toddler chasing a deadly Eastern Brown snake led to the discovery of a snake's nest with 110 eggs as well as two other lethal snakes.

March 14, 2023

North Carolina man startled by 8-foot-long alligator hiding in attic during home inspection

An 8-foot-long alligator was found in the attic of a three-story North Carolina home by Dean Brown, a code enforcement official, during a home inspection.

March 13, 2023

Hungry as a fox! Man shares food with a famished fox

A hungry fox was seen eating food out of the hand of a man sitting at a train station in London, U.K. Footage shared by Thomas Hill shows him giving his food to the fox, who’s seen repeatedly snatching food out of his hand. 

March 13, 2023

Scientists revive ancient ‘zombie viruses’ from Siberian permafrost that can infect amoeba cells

A team of researchers has revived ancient amoeba that has been laying dormant in permafrost for tens of thousands of years but is capable of infecting amoeba cells.

March 13, 2023

Ohio zebra badly mauls man's arm, deputies put it down: 'I think he tore my arm off'

Pickaway County, Ohio deputies shot and killed a zebra after it mauled a 72-year-old man's arm on Sunday, nearly ripping it off his body.

March 13, 2023

Ohio deputies kill zebra after it mauls man’s arm

Deputies with the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio responded to a report of a man who was attacked by a zebra. Deputies ultimately put the zebra down.

March 13, 2023

Kiska, Canada's last captive orca, dead at 47

Kiska, the last captive orca in Canada, died last week at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario, after spending over four decades at the park. She was believed to have been about 47.

March 13, 2023

Rehabilitated bald eagle released in Mississippi after getting struck by car

A bald eagle was released Saturday in northeast Mississippi after being treated for six weeks for a bruised shoulder. The eagle was struck by a car near the Natchez Trace Parkway.

March 11, 2023

Florida red tide brings burning eyes, thousands of dead fish

Authorities are warning people in Florida to not swim in or around red tide waters over the possibility of skin irritation, rashes and burning and sore eyes.