Every year, travelers go to the River Tisza to watch the 'Tisza blooming,' a magnificent mating of mayflies in which millions of larvae hatch and develop in a single week. Mayfly mating is unique not just in Hungary, but also in the globe. Even Aristotle noted these fleeting insects, known for their exquisite mass mating dance, and dubbed them Ephemeron (living but for a … [Read more...] about This River in Hungary Blooms With Millions of Mayflies Every June – A Truly Unusual Sight
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Unexpectedly, a Woolly Mammoth Tusk is Discovered Protruding From The Bank of an Alaskan river
We don't think we'll ever see a mammoth tusk in the wild. They should be displayed in museums! However, according to University of Virginia researcher Adrienne Ghaly, you might just see one on the edge of a river bank in Alaska. Ghaly took a photo of a woolly mammoth tusk jutting from an embankment on the Koyukuk River near Coldfoot, Alaska, and shared it on Twitter. The ivory … [Read more...] about Unexpectedly, a Woolly Mammoth Tusk is Discovered Protruding From The Bank of an Alaskan river
A Woolly Mammoth Tusk Was Discovered Unexpectedly Sticking Out Of An Alaskan River Bank
We don't think we'll ever see a big mammoth tusk in the wild. They should be shown in museums! However, according to University of Virginia researcher Adrienne Ghaly, if you're in Alaska, you could just see one on the side of a river bank. Ghaly posted a photo of a woolly mammoth tusk jutting from an embankment on Alaska's Koyukuk River near Coldfoot. The ivory has been buried … [Read more...] about A Woolly Mammoth Tusk Was Discovered Unexpectedly Sticking Out Of An Alaskan River Bank
A Cancer-Stricken Three-Legged Dog Saves a Newborn Otter From a Minnesota River
In Minnesota, a three-legged dog facing illness rushed to the aid of a newborn otter by diving into a river to save it. According to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota's Facebook page, Gus the Goldendoodle leapt into the St. Croix River to save the juvenile river otter. Gus has been battling cancer, according to Fox News affiliate KMSP. His owner never … [Read more...] about A Cancer-Stricken Three-Legged Dog Saves a Newborn Otter From a Minnesota River