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Cicadas are so noisy in a South Carolina county that residents are calling the police
“We have had several calls about a noise in the air that sounds like a siren, or a whine, or a roar,” the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office said. “The sound is cicadas.”
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Cicadas are nature's weirdos. They pee stronger than us and an STD can turn them into zombies
Cicadas are clearly king when it comes to peeing, urinating two to three times stronger and faster than elephants and humans.
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Robot disguised as a coyote or fox will scare wildlife away from runways at Alaska airport
A headless robot about the size of a labrador retriever will be camouflaged as a coyote or fox to ward off migratory birds and other wildlife at Alaska’s second largest airport.
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See It: A bald eagle got stuck in a car's front grill in Maryland. It was rescued and released back into the wild.
A bald eagle and a driver accidentally collided along Route 4 in Calvert County.
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On black bear expedition with gov., experts say population in Mass. is thriving
Massachusetts’ black bear population is healthy and thriving according to wildlife experts. “We’re kind of still experiencing the long-term expansion of our bear population from our remnant population in the Berkshires that has slowly grown and expanded to much of the state now,” said Dave Wattles of MassWildlife. Gov. Maura Healey was in western Massachusetts Friday with her family...
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Rare sighting of enormous basking sharks off California coast leaves wildlife enthusiasts in awe
Rare basking sharks made for an impressive display when they were spotted off Ventura’s coast.
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Nearly half of the world's migratory species are in decline, UN report says
A new United Nations report says nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline.
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Woman arrested at Colombia airport after 130 endangered poisonous frogs found in her luggage
A Brazilian woman was arrested on charges of wildlife trafficking after police in Colombia discovered 130 poisonous frogs in her luggage.
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Behold the ‘tree lobster': Rarest insect on earth now on view in North America for the first time
The Lord Howe Island stick insect was thought to be extinct for many years until several of the species were discovered on a nearby ‘sea stack’ in 2001.
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Australia has too many sheep – and farmers are giving them away for free
Australia’s mutton glut has sent prices tumbling, and some farmers are compelled to give their sheep away to save costs instead of rearing them on-farm.
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The University of Michigan slithers toward history with massive acquisition of jarred snake specimens
The University of Michigan Museum of Zoology recently acquired tens of thousands of reptile and amphibian specimens, including many snakes.
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Ipswich wolf sanctuary pushes back against ‘devastating' new hunting laws
A group of humans who love North American grey wolves are fighting to reinstate endangered species protections in the Northern Rocky Mountains, where 80% of the U.S. population currently lives
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Mass. bald eagle population threatened by rat poison
The bald eagle is making a comeback in the Bay State. But the progress of these magnificent creatures is threatened as efforts to control the rat population in metropolitan areas like Boston have introduced dangerous and deadly chemicals into the eagles’ food chain. Just four miles north of Boston, at Upper Mystic Lake in Medford, Massachusetts, John Herbert from Mass…
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Retired Massachusetts firefighter saves baby possums
The 61-year-old retired firefighter rescued six baby possums after spotting their mother on the road.
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How special mosquitoes became allies in fight against dengue fever in Honduras
Preventing dengue fever has long meant teaching people to fear mosquitoes and avoid their bites. Now, scientists are promoting a potentially more effective way to control the disease with the help of mosquitoes.
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7 people killed after severe weather in China and 70 crocodiles reported to be on the loose
Rainstorms battering southern China have killed at least seven people and allowed dozens of crocodiles to escape from a farm.
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Endangered red wolves need space to stay wild. But there's another predator in the way — humans
Over 25 years, the red wolf went from being declared extinct in the wild to becoming hailed as an Endangered Species Act success story. But the only wolf species unique to the United States is once again at the brink.
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Deer in distress? Check out this unique water rescue in Cohasset
Two boaters rescued a deer from the water off the coast of Cohasset, Massachusetts, on Wednesday. Police said the two men saw the animal frantically splashing in the water near Minot Light around 1:30 p.m. When police arrived the men had already pulled the into their boat. Photos posted to the department page show the deer wrapped up in a…
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Snake falls from the sky onto a woman mowing her lawn. Then a hawk attacked them both
In a bizarre series of events, a routine lawn-mowing chore turned into a terrifying ordeal for a woman in Silsbee, Texas, after she was attacked by a snake and a hawk at the same time.
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Coyote sightings in a Boston neighborhood have residents on edge
Residents in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood have growing concerns about coyote sightings in the area. One neighbor who spoke with NBC10 Boston said the coyote sightings have ramped up in the past year or so. Now, she said, they seem to be out at all times of day, and don’t seem fazed by people. Video from another neighbor’s camera...