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Dr Who Fan ![]() Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3390 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 ![]() |
... footage shows 10ft alligator STALKING 85-year-old Florida woman from at least 100ft across lake before bursting out and dragging her to her death - as Trooper the dog survives Sadly, this is not the first time a Florida alligator has had a small dog or senior citizen for a meal and most likely won't be the last. Having visited and know people who live in this part of the Florida Treasure Coast... I have seen signs at these 'lakes' (more like retention ponds) with warning signs informing you not to walk too close to the shore lines and watch out for potential alligator encounters. |
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Dr Who Fan ![]() Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3390 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 ![]() |
It's NOT safe to go fishing here! Video shows fishing boat caught in middle of massive shark feeding frenzy off Louisiana coast At one point, more than a dozen sharks gunned toward the boat as the bait ball — a close-packed conglomeration of small fish — tried to take refuge beneath it. |
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Can the dogs of Chernobyl teach us new tricks on survival? More than 35 years after the world’s worst nuclear accident, the dogs of Chernobyl roam among decaying, abandoned buildings in and around the closed plant – somehow still able to find food, breed and survive. |
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A Florida homeowner opened his front door. He was bitten by an alligator The alligator was 7-feet, 10-inches long, said state-certified trapper, Curtis Lucas, who was called by Florida Fish and Wildlife officials to trap the reptile. |
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Watch your doggie doors: Arizona homeowner finds bobcat laying on dog bed inside house Images of the bobcat show the large feline lying in a dog bed with toys and a blanket nearby |
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Watch your doggie doors: Arizona homeowner finds bobcat laying on dog bed inside house I've had raccoons come through the doggie doors, and I completely enjoyed it. I might have had an opossum come through once, but there's a bigger chance that one of my dogs carried it in. It was hurt, but not very bad. Because of the dogs, I don't think any critter would make it through the doggy door. Also, I've taken to closing the door so that no one can use it while I'm sleeping. I wonder what kind of dog it was and was there any "interaction" between the two? ~Sue~ ![]() |
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A bewetiful ending... 7 sheep escape NJ slaughterhouse, get new chance at life at sanctuary The sheep were spotted wandering the streets of Paterson — New Jersey’s third largest city — after officials believe they fled from an abattoir on River Street early Monday morning. |
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This 1 won't be turning up to a BBQ near you. Holstein calf with smiling face markings lands role as farm lawnmower for life. Cheers. |
Admiral Gloval ![]() Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 21570 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 ![]() |
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Recent floods here have not only been over beneficial to native fish it has also done the same for an introduced pest so what happened to the Carp herpes that was meant to get rid of Australia's worst aquatic pest? ....Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 was first identified following a large outbreak at a carp farm in Germany in 1997, which was followed by similar outbreaks in the US and Israel the following year.So ATM more testing is required before it gets the go ahead to rid us of this environmental pest. Cheers. |
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An orangutan struggled to nurse her baby. A human new mom taught her how. .. |
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Monkey see. Monkey do. ![]() ![]() |
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Can't you read the sign? I'm on duty so get out of here (and I'm sick people trying to photo bomb me). King’s Guard horse bites woman’s hair as she poses for photo. |
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Climate change isn't helping some animals, but humans step in when they can. Baby loggerhead turtles returned to Shelly Beach on Central Coast and released after hatching at Taronga. Getting to the ocean is no small task for baby sea turtles.Cheers. |
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Anyone for char-b-cue on the hoof? More than 18,000 cattle killed in Texas dairy farm explosion The fire at Southfork Dairy Farm in Dimmitt, which critically injured one worker, was the deadliest barn fire on record. |
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That's a gruesomely criminal lack of regulations/oversight. Only in the USA?... Stay healthy folks... Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
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Guinness World Records announced Pearl, a two-year-old Chihuahua, is officially the shortest living dog in the world, measuring just 3.59 inches in height and five inches in length. ![]() |
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<rant on>But how long will it survive for as these "purse sized" pooches have a lot working against them genetically and I think that it's cruel to try and breed them that way as well. A fellow here was doing that and his rarely made it past 3-4yrs and their last months/weeks were very sad indeed to witness. :-( Needless to say he didn't last long in that business and if Mother Nature (the only god that is) intended them to be that small then she would've done it herself and done the job properly in the 1st place. ;-). As a long time dog owner I find that it's a very sick trade that needs to be outlawed immediately (if not last year, or the year before, at the very least as these types of super undersized dogs don't live pleasant lives in the end). ;-\ </rant off> |
rob smith ![]() ![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22674 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 ![]() ![]() |
I place these over miniaturised victims of man's arrogance alongside Pugs, Pekinese etc with muzzles so squashed they can hardly breath, dachshunds with backs so long they can (and do) break into two (or more parts) - the list of day types that are mutilated to suit man's desire at the expense of the dogs' health is very long and really gets my blood boiling. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
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