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A Sea Turtle Just Nested On A Southern California Beach — For The First Time On Record
A sea turtle nesting on a beach in Orange County has just made wildlife history — the first documented natural sea turtle nest ever recorded anywhere on the West Coast of the United States, according to NOAA Fisheries. A First For The West Coast An olive ridley sea turtle was spotted digging a nest and…
A Rock in a California Creek Turned Out to Be an Ice Age Mastodon’s Tooth
Brigid Lynch was surveying a creek for frog habitat when a lumpy, oddly textured object caught her eye. A few photos and a reverse image search later, it was identified as one of the best-preserved mastodon molars the Bay Area has produced. A Frog Survey Turns Up a Mastodon Lynch, a geomorphologist with Balance Hydrologics,…
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A Bizarre Discovery Has Revealed the Secrets of the Roman Empire’s Most Shocking Spectacle
Long before a lion ever roared inside a Roman amphitheater, an entire military and legal apparatus had already spent weeks moving it across the empire — and a…
A Suspected Rhino Poacher Was Trampled to Death by Elephants in Kruger National Park
A man suspected of poaching rhinos in South Africa’s Kruger National Park was killed by a herd of elephants before he could fire a shot, park officials say…
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Ten Lions Found Dead in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Poisoning Suspected
Ten lions have been found dead inside one of Africa’s most storied wildlife reserves, and Tanzanian authorities say poison is the leading…
A Foster Puppy Shyly Asked Permission to Cuddle With a Much Bigger Dog — and Got It
Bringing a foster puppy into a home with an established dog can go either way. In this particular household, there was never…