Friday the beluga whales that reside in the Cook Inlet in Alaska were placed on the endangered list by the federal government. Governor Sarah Palin disagreed with this decision - but her efforts and those of her supporters were denied. The government felt that they had made the right decision.
Robert Brunette - the suspect in the animal abuse case - has an outstanding warrant against him. Authorities in Santa Cruz discovered this information after he showed up for what he believed was a scheduled court hearing. He was immediately escorted to jail.
Authorities recognized his while he walked through the courthouse metal detectors and notified the deputies in the courtroom he was headed to. “Mr. Brunette thought he had a court date today, but he didn’t. He was taken into custody,” Officer Plageman said.
Have you ever wondered why it is so difficult to use kill a fly? The little things seem to dodge the swatter or newspaper that we swing at them to try to kill them and get them out of our way - but more often then not they happen to dodge our deadly aim as if they were apart of the Matrix cast. Researchers believe that the flies are actually hard-wired in a way that protects them from the swat.
A new fish species has been named after several genetic tests were performed. The goliath grouper can grow up to six feet long and weigh as much as 1,000 pounds. It can be found in the tropical waters near the Eastern Pacific Ocean and feeds on crabs and octopuses.
If footage can be believed that the chupacabra has just been spotted. The video of the rare animal was caught by a deputy sheriff for DeWitt County. He said that he spotted the animal while driving on the back roads southwest of San Antonio.
The video shows some type of creature, which looks similar to that of a dog or coyote, running in broad daylight as Corp. Brandon Reidel followed it in his car. But while the animal may have some similarities, Reidel said from his view, it didn’t look like a dog or a coyote to him.
Researchers have finally discover the mystery of why sea turtles will mainly stay in shallow water to feed and breed instead of going deep into the water. They have often wondered for years why they wouldn’t go out into the deep parts of the water more often when they are built for it.
The southeast Kansas zoo had a surprise in store for them when one of their dogs chose to adopt three tiger cubs that were born over the weekend. The owner of the park - Tom Harvey - said that when the cubs were born the mother had problems with them and stopped caring for them altogether a day later.
Police were given a tip that led them to a home that was full of dozens of cats and dogs that were living in horrible and unhealthy conditions. “This is a problem house. We have been working on it for months and months, but again, it’s very difficult to get into somebody’s private house because of an animal report,” said city of North Miami Mayor Kevin Burns.
Many populations of African rhinos are increasing in numbers because of the conservation efforts that people have been working on. However, there is still one species that does not seem to be improving and at this time may already be extinct – the Northern white rhino. Back in 2006 only four of these animals could be found by the world’s best rhino specialists. During their most recent search they were not able to find any.
A weedy sea dragon that lives in the Georgia Aquarium is a rare creature that is pregnant. This is the third time ever at any U.S. aquarium that this creature has been pregnant. The unusual thing about this situation is that the male is the one that carries the eggs.