Meet the Pudu deer, Bambi's smaller cousin and the world's smallest deer. These tiny deers are the size of a small dog, ranging in size from 32 to 44 cm in height, and a maximum of 85 cm in length. They are indigenous to South America, where there are two species: the northern pudu in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, and the southern pudu in Chile and Argentina. In Chile, … [Read more...] about Meet The World’s Tiniest, Most Magical Deer
Giraffe Died At Upstate New York Zoo After Its Neck Became Stuck And Then Broke Inside Enclosure’s Gate
At a zoo in upstate New York, a six-year-old giraffe tragically passed away from its long neck becoming trapped inside an enclosure gate. At the Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester, the beloved giraffe Parker was discovered Sunday morning unconscious with his six-foot neck caught in the gate. Veterinary teams were called, but they were unable to revive Parker. Steve Lacy, the … [Read more...] about Giraffe Died At Upstate New York Zoo After Its Neck Became Stuck And Then Broke Inside Enclosure’s Gate
Alligator’s mouth has been taped shut since December, claims a Florida resident
One Florida resident claims that an alligator living in a neighborhood has had its mouth taped shut since December. Amber Lock, a local of Lumsden Reserve who sent pictures of the alligator to Nexstar's WFLA, referred to the practices as "inhumane." Lock claimed that as of Tuesday afternoon, nobody had gone to the retention pond in her neighborhood to capture the reptile … [Read more...] about Alligator’s mouth has been taped shut since December, claims a Florida resident
Zero Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake that struck Seattle two weeks prior to the start of the APS March Meeting caused sidewalks to crack, building facades to fall, and even the Olympia capital dome to crack. Fortunately, because the earthquake was about 30 miles below the Earth's surface, there was less major structural damage than anticipated. There was no issue with the meeting's … [Read more...] about Zero Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science
The night the stars fell from the sky
Adolf Vollmy created this famous engraving of the 1833 Leonid meteor shower for the Adventist book Bible Readings for the Home Circle. It is based on a painting by Swiss artist Karl Jauslin, which was based on a first-person account of the 1833 storm by a minister, Joseph Harvey Waggoner, who witnessed the storm while traveling from Florida to New Orleans. Hundreds of … [Read more...] about The night the stars fell from the sky