Man kills “aggressive” mountain lion with shovel at campground, wildlife officials say it doesn’t qualify as an attack

Man kills “aggressive” mountain lion with shovel at campground, wildlife officials say it doesn’t qualify as an attack

An investigation is underway in Colorado after a man killed a mountain lion with a shovel at a campground. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the incident took place on September 26, when they responded to a report of a man killing an “aggressive” mountain lion in a campground near CaƱon City, southwest of Colorado […]

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New Species of Hammerhead Shark Discovered

New Species of Hammerhead Shark Discovered

Named for the unusual and distinctive form of their heads, hammerhead sharks belong to the family Sphyrnidae. They are found worldwide, preferring life in warmer waters along coastlines and continental shelves. ā€œHammerhead sharks are a monophyletic lineage of carcharhiniform sharks first appearing in the Miocene epoch,ā€ said Florida International University researcher Cindy Gonzalez and her […]

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Female elephants rumble to say ā€˜letā€™s go!ā€™ New study in Namibia shows males do too, a sign of unexpected social bonds

Female elephants rumble to say ā€˜letā€™s go!ā€™ New study in Namibia shows males do too, a sign of unexpected social bonds

In elephant family groups made up of related females and their young, it is clear that the animals produce vocal sounds to coordinate action. This happens when it’s time to leave a waterhole, for example. The matriarch or dominant female steps away from the waterhole and turns to the direction she intends to move in. […]

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