Eighteen dogs, many tied in jute sacks, are safe after three longtime dog meat wholesalers in northeastern India walked away from the trade. The rescue came with a twist: the men gave up the animals voluntarily, as part of a program that offers them a new way to earn a living. The Rescue Humane World for Animals India, formerly Humane Society International/India, … [Read more...] about 18 Dogs Rescued From India’s Dog Meat Trade — After Three Wholesalers Quit to Grow Mushrooms and Make Pickles
Scientists Found Ancient Americans Living Where No Humans Should Have Been
For decades, archaeologists believed the Clovis people, North America's first widespread culture, stayed mostly on the plains and in valleys. Now stone tools from the Beartooth Mountains of Montana are challenging that picture. A Child, an Antler and 100 Stone Tools The story starts in 1968, when construction workers in Park County, Montana, accidentally uncovered a … [Read more...] about Scientists Found Ancient Americans Living Where No Humans Should Have Been
This African Bird Wears Sunflowers Around Its Eyes — Meet the White-Crested Helmetshrike
Fluffy, stiff-crested and ringed with bright yellow around each eye, the white-crested helmetshrike looks like a cartoon character. It's a real bird, and one of the most sociable in the African savanna. A Face Like a Yellow Flower The white-crested helmetshrike, also called the white helmetshrike (Prionops plumatus), is a small black-and-white songbird about 19 to 25 … [Read more...] about This African Bird Wears Sunflowers Around Its Eyes — Meet the White-Crested Helmetshrike
25 Animals You’ve Probably Never Heard Of — From a Cuban Land Snail to a Marsupial That Mates Itself to Death
Scientists have described around 2 million species, yet new and little-known animals keep turning up, especially in the oceans and tropical forests. Here are 25 oddities worth getting to know. Animals 1–5: Bugs, Birds and a Frilly Lizard 1. Giant birch sawfly. Despite looking like a wasp, this large sawfly (about 17–23 mm) has no sting. Its larvae feed only on birch … [Read more...] about 25 Animals You’ve Probably Never Heard Of — From a Cuban Land Snail to a Marsupial That Mates Itself to Death
Woman finds cow’s tooth in takeout taco. The chain says it can happen
A takeout taco in Austin, Texas, has become the subject of a $250,000 lawsuit after a customer said she found a tooth inside. The restaurant chain has acknowledged what the object was, which makes the story unusually straightforward. What the Lawsuit Says According to court documents reviewed by Fox 7 Austin, Nohemi Castillo ordered takeout tacos from the Torchy's Tacos … [Read more...] about Woman finds cow’s tooth in takeout taco. The chain says it can happen