Isa Leshko, a photographer, has a fear of getting old. She was "forced to confront her own mortality" after caring for her Alzheimer's-affected mother, but she had unique plans on how to do so. Leshko started going to agricultural sanctuaries all around the United States to take images of the old animals that resided there. But over the course of over a decade, the project's … [Read more...] about Stunning Images of Rescued Farm Animals Who Were Allowed to Age
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30 Animals Were Discovered Dead In The Home Of The CEO Of An Animal Rescue Organization In South Carolina
WARNING: The details of this story are graphic, and some people may be disturbed by them. WSPA/COLUMBIA, S.C. – An animal rescue director in Columbia, South Carolina, has been charged with 30 counts of animal cruelty. Carolina Dawn Pennington, 47, was arrested by the Richland County Sheriff's Department on Friday after she allegedly turned herself in. Pennington is the … [Read more...] about 30 Animals Were Discovered Dead In The Home Of The CEO Of An Animal Rescue Organization In South Carolina
Glowing Fish That Were Genetically Modified Have Escaped Into Brazilian Wild Creeks
People who were concerned that transgenic living forms might escape containment and prove the end of nature may feel vindicated by the finding of glow-in-the-dark fish in Brazilian wild waterways. However, zebrafish genetically modified for luminescence appear to be less harmful than many other invasive species, and may perhaps be no worse than normal zebrafish. Even the … [Read more...] about Glowing Fish That Were Genetically Modified Have Escaped Into Brazilian Wild Creeks
After Armed Cops Were Dispatched To Assist, The ‘Lion Hidden in a Thicket’ Was Discovered to be a Shopping Bag!
After seeing what they thought was a lion lurking in a shrub near Mount National Park in Kenya, residents phoned the national wildlife department in concern. Armed cops arrived on the scene to "mitigate a probable Human Wildlife Conflict case," only to discover that the 'lion' was actually a Carrefour shopping bag with a lion's face printed on it. A local resident had … [Read more...] about After Armed Cops Were Dispatched To Assist, The ‘Lion Hidden in a Thicket’ Was Discovered to be a Shopping Bag!
Dinosaur Legs Grown On Genetically Modified Chicken Embryos In World First
Sixty-six million years ago, the dinosaurs met a cataclysmic end, but some evolved into the birds we know today. In a groundbreaking feat, scientists have taken reverse evolution to a new level by growing "dinosaur legs" in chicken embryos, as detailed in the journal Evolution. Building on previous research that transformed chicken embryos to exhibit dinosaur-like traits, … [Read more...] about Dinosaur Legs Grown On Genetically Modified Chicken Embryos In World First