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August 30, 2022

Huge 10-foot alligator caught in Mississippi breaks state record

A massive 10-foot, 2-inch-long alligator was caught on the Pearl River in Mississippi earlier this week during the state’s public waters alligator hunting season.

August 30, 2022

Texas Marine vet, 75, vanishes while on a hike

The search continues for a missing former marine from Texas who was last seen a week ago.

August 30, 2022

Antelope gores to death employee at Swedish animal park

An employee at Oland Animal and Entertainment Park in Oland, Sweden, was gored by a large antelope and died over the weekend, the park's owner said Monday.

August 30, 2022

Shark sightings plague beaches nationwide over the weekend

Sharks put beachgoers nationwide on high alert this past weekend, with sightings temporarily closing Provincetown's Race Point Beach for an hour on Friday.

August 29, 2022

Florida rodeo: Bull escapes holding pen, runs around stadium

A bull escaped its holding pen at a rodeo on the Florida State Fairgrounds on Aug. 27 and ran around the stadium, video taken by a spectator shows.

August 29, 2022

Indigenous, last of his tribe 'man of the hole' dies in Brazil

An unidentified, indigenous man believed to be the last of his tribe has died in the western Brazilian Amazon.

August 27, 2022

New bird species is identified in remote area of Chile in South America

A new bird species, named rayadito subantartico, has been identified by scientists on the Diego Ramirez Archipelago on the tip of South America, off the coast of Chile, a report in Nature says.

August 27, 2022

Sick dolphin with 'low' chance of survival nursed back to health in Thailand

A sick dolphin calf that experts said had a "low" chance of survival after being found drowning in a tidal pool was successfully nursed back to health in Thailand.

August 26, 2022

Sheriff's deputies remove alligator from Louisiana family's patio

Deputies with the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office wrangled a three-foot alligator from a family’s patio earlier this week, according to Facebook posts.

August 26, 2022

USDA is scattering millions of rabies vaccine packets from helicopters

The USDA is scattering millions of rabies vaccine packets across 13 states from Maine to Alabama. The goal of this is to keep raccoons from spreading a deadly strain of the virus.