Wild tiger kills woman in Nepal

A wild tiger killed a 41-year-old woman who was collecting fodder for her cattle outside her home in south-eastern Nepal, police said Tuesday. Police officer Dilip Raj Jha said the animal, suspected to have come from the nearby Parsa Wildlife Reserve, on Monday pounced on the woman’s from behind and killed her on the spot.

The world's oldest cat dies at 32

The world's oldest cat has finally used up the last of his nine lives - passing away at the incredible age of 32. Nutmeg came down with breathing difficulties at the end of August, but vets were unable to save him after he suffered heart failure and he was put to sleep in early September.

World's Oldest Gorilla Turns 60

She is a mother of three, grandmother of 16, great-grandmother of 12 and great-great-grandmother of three. She recently had surgery to remove a malignant tumor, but doctors say she’s doing well. She’s Colo, the nation’s oldest living gorilla, and she’s turning 60 on Thursday at the Columbus Zoo. Colo was the first gorilla in the world born in a zoo and has surpassed the usual life expectancy of captive gorillas by two decades. Her longevity is putting a spotlight on the medical care, nutrition and up-to-date therapeutic techniques that are helping lengthen zoo animals’ lives.

Huntress Kills 'An Old Giraffe', Warns 'Haters' There's More To Come

Sabrina Corgatelli, a keen huntress from McCammon, Idaho, uploaded this image of her posing over a giraffe she shot The death of Cecil the lion has shocked the world and led to a backlash against big game trophy hunting - but this Idaho woman knows what side she's on.

Lion Escapes From Nekede Zoo, Owerri

 

There are reports that a lion escaped from the Nekede Zoo in Owerri, the Imo State capital last night. The State’s local radio station Orient FM made the broadcast.

It is said the police command and the management of the zoo are doing their best to track down the lion as the public is also advised to be on the lookout and be safety conscious. A resident says she took her child to school only to be told no school cos of the lion’s cage break. Buy Cheap Android Phones on Konga.com | Lowest Price in Nigeria
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Scientists Figured Out Which Land Animal Is The Fastest — And It's Not The Cheetah

A small mite native to Southern Californian is the world's fastest animal, at least relative to its body size, researchers announced on Sunday (April 28). Known as Paratarsotomus macropalpis, it can travel 322 body lengths in a second. That is one mighty mite. Here is how that speed would translate into human terms, as noted in the International Business Times

If a human could cover 322 body lengths in one second, she would be traveling at 1,300 miles per hour. At that speed, a human runner could circle the Earth in less than 20 hours – or make a round trip from San Francisco to Washington state for a cup of Seattle's finest coffee in about 75 minutes. In that regard, cheetahs top out at about 16 body lengths per second, [or] roughly 70 miles per hour. The previous record-holder for fastest (relative) speed was the Australian tiger beetle, which topped out at 171 body lengths per second, Science Magazine reported.

The mite's speed was documented by researchers using a high-speed camera and results were presented at the Experimental Biology 2014 meeting in San Diego, and in the FASEB Journal. Buy Cheap Android Phones on Konga.com | Lowest Price in Nigeria
Buy Cheap Android Phones on Konga.com at Lowest price. Free Delivery | Pay on Delivery. The mite can also stop and change directions quickly, and can survive on asphalt reaching temperature of 140 degrees Fahrenheit, hotter than most creatures can withstand. A better understanding of how the mite does its thing could lead to better designs for tiny robots, the scientists said.  

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Check Out The Three Deadliest Spiders In The World [PICTURED]

Nothing strikes fear into the hearts of more people than spiders. The eight-legged beasts boast a menacing appearance, and some pack a deadly, poisonous bite. Spiders form the largest part of the arachnid family, with about 40,000 different species of spiders crawling the planet. And about a dozen of these species are deadly enough to kill a human. Here i'm taking you on a tour of three of the deadliest spiders in the world, which can lurk anywhere from a forest floor to your own backyard. Brazilian wandering spider (pictured above)

The Brazilian wandering spider, or banana spider, has repeatedly ranked as the world's most venomous spider in "Guinness World Records." Fittingly, it belongs to the genus Phoneutria, which means "murderess" in Greek.  [Creepy! Amazing Photos of Spiders]

The spider's bite is potent enough to kill a human within minutes if antidote isn't delivered. Even with antivenom, on rare occasions, the bite can still prove deadly. Just 6 micrograms of venom are enough to kill a 20-gram mouse, and the spider carries more than 10 times that amount of venom in reserve. In addition, the spider's bite can cause a long, painful erection in men, scientists discovered in 2007. The venom boosts levels of nitric oxide, a chemical that increases blood flow, and some have considered using the venom in drugs for erectile dysfunction. Buy Cheap Android Phones on Konga.com | Lowest Price in Nigeria
Buy Cheap Android Phones on Konga.com at Lowest price. Free Delivery | Pay on Delivery. Found mostly in South America, the large brown spider, which sometimes sports a black spot on its belly, can reach up to 2 inches (5 centimeters) in body length, with a leg span of 5 to 6 inches (12 to 15 cm). The spider has a trademark move, raising its two front legs in an intimidating pose when frightened. This pose reveals the arachnid's red-haired fangs. The "wandering" part of its name comes from the spider's hunting habits. Instead of using a web to catch prey, the Brazilian spider "wanders" around and hunts on the ground. Black widow spider 

The ominously named black widow is a shiny black spider, but the females have an even more ominous hourglass-shaped mark on their abdomens, as if to say "time is running out."

They earned the name "widow" because the females of many species eat the males after mating. Several species of black widow spiders exist, residing in temperate areas around the world. They are the most venomous spiders in North America. Before the antivenom was discovered, about 5 percent of black widow bites proved fatal.

These spiders like to lurk in woodpiles, sheds, outdoor furniture and chain-link fences, but they have a special predilection for old-fashioned outhouses. (Perhaps that's where these lyrics from the Australian country song about the black widow's cousin the redback spider come from: "There was a redback on the toilet seat/When I was there last night. I didn't see him in the dark/But boy, I felt his bite!") Fortunately, modern home plumbing and heating make such outhouse encounters rare.

Funnel web spider

The deadly Australian funnel web spiders owe their name to the conical webs these creatures use as burrows or prey traps. In fact, there are three different families of funnel web spiders, only some of which are dangerous to humans.

The Hexathelidae family — the dangerous variety — includes about 40 species in Australia, such as the notorious Sydney funnel spider and its tree-dwelling cousins.

These spiders are usually black or brown; sport a shiny, hard, slightly hairy covering called a carapace on the front of their bodies; and range between 0.4 and 2 inches (1 to 5 cm) in body length. Nocturnal creatures, they prefer humid climates. Most live on the ground, but some dwell in trees. The bite can be life-threatening, especially in children, but is usually nonfatal if antivenom is administered.

So be careful of these little, leggy beasts. But if all these eight-legged horrors scare you, keep in mind that most deadly spiders are shy and attack only when threatened.




Via LiveScience

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Caught On Camera: Snake Devours Crocodile After a 5-hour Battle! Check It Out.. [VIDEO]

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Hippos, Black Rhinos May be Going Extinct in the Country

An environmentalist has raised a startling alarm over what appears to be the apparent extinction of some wildlife species such as hippopotamus and black rhinoceros in the country.
Mr Oludotun Babayemi revealed this Abuja Monday as on the occasion of World Wildlife Day. He urged governments at all levels to take real measures to prevent endangered species from extinction. The environmentalist said that all wildlife should be cherished because of their contribution to the economy, tourism and personal well-being.
“Conserving wildlife can generate revenue for the country; if you look at Kenya, it generates one billion dollars for the country annually. So, Nigeria should learn from that country. We should create awareness on the need to conserve these species and stop killing them; those animals are supposed to be appreciated and used for recreation.
“In fact, their contribution to well-being is so immense that human beings cannot do without them; they are used as food, medicine, recreation and for economic purposes, among others.’’
Babayemi, the Country Director of Worldwide Fund for Nature, an NGO, urged governments at all levels to create awareness on the illegality of poaching. The environmentalist said education and awareness campaigns should be taken to both primary and secondary schools for students to embrace wildlife conservation.
“We need to do more on awareness creation because if we do not conserve these wildlife, what do we want to show to our future generation?,” he asked.
The United Nations has set aside March 3 as World Wildlife Day (WWD) every year, to create awareness on the escalating crisis of wildlife poaching. The inaugural WWD kicked off on Monday with events around the world, drawing attention to illicit wildlife trade estimated to be 19 billion dollars.
March 3 is significant in creating awareness on the conservation of Wildlife as it was the day in 1973 when the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was opened for signature and it entered into force on July 1, 1975.
The CITES Convention is aimed at ensuring that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten the survival of the species in the wild.
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World Tallest Dog, Giant George dies

Giant George, the world's tallest dog ever has died at home in Tuscon, Arizona one month before his eighth birthday according to Dailymail.

Passing away surrounded by owners on October 17th, the blue Great Dane measured 43 inches tall from paw to shoulders and was able to stand seven-feet-three-inches tall on his hind legs.Weighing 245 pounds, George was in fact the runt of his litter when born but grew up to be recognized by Guinness World Records in 2010 not just as the World's Tallest Dog, but the Tallest Dog Ever.

The enormous but gentle beast consumed 180 pounds of food a month and slept in his own queen sized mattress. In a poignant posting on his own official Facebook page, owners Dave and Christie Nasser wrote, 'It is with a heavy heart that we announce Giant George died last night. George passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones; one month before his eighth birthday.'

'We appreciate the love and support you have given Giant George over the last several years. We look forward to honoring his spirit by continuing his charitable works. George would spend his days sleeping, barking at the UPS deliveryman and eating his favourite chicken and rice dinners. He weighed an incredible 100 pounds more than the average Great Dane and last year was ordered to lose a stone in weight to preserve his health.

Life for George with Dave Nasser and his wife Christie began as a seven-week-old puppy born into a litter of 13 over 1,000 miles away from Arizona in Oregon. At five months he still acted like a puppy, chasing his tail and playing games of fetch and tug-of-war with his favorite bit of rope. But he was already the size of a fully-grown Labrador,' explained Dave in his 2012 book, 'Giant George, Life with the World's Biggest Dog

Pictures : Woman keeps an adult LION as a pet in her house

Animal lover Annel Snyman and her pet cat Timba exemplify the incredible bond that can grow between man and beast. But Timba is no ordinary house cat. He’s a hulking house lion that can polish of 9lbs of raw meat a day and could bite off her head any time he liked. But Timba is really a big softie, and loves nothing more than to cuddle up to Annel on the sofa of their home in the Waterburg region of South Africa. Timba, who is one year and six months old, also enjoys going for walks with Annel’s six-year-old dog, Diesel and ‘helping out’ with everyday chores around the house. And as these remarkable pictures show, Annel has now formed an incredible bond with the 120kg lion, after adopting him as a cub in March last year. The 31-year-old, who lives in the Waterberg region of South Africa, just outside Bela-Bela, said she loved her unconventional pet. She said: ‘Family and friends have all had to adjust to the occasional tackle by a large cat while visiting.

Best fiends: As these remarkable pictures show, Annel has now formed an incredible bond with the 120kg lion, after adopting him as a cub in March last year..

Man Brings Two Big Snakes To BRT Bus Depot, Threatens Boss [PHOTO]

A man, identified as Sunday Ogbaide has been arrested by the Ketu Police Division after he brought two big snakes to the office of the depot chairman, Sunday Yusuf at the Ketu bus rapid transit depot in Lagos State. According to the man, he was sent by a yet-to-be identified person to sell the snakes to the BRT boss. Yusuf said that no one could explain how the suspect gained entrance into the depot. “I was in my office when the man presented two snakes to me. When I asked him what his mission was, he said he was sent by someone who told him that I would be interested in buying snakes. When I asked him to tell me the name of the person that sent him, he said he did not know the name of the person. I quickly raised the alarm and the security guards arrived. The man passed through three main gates before arriving at my office. No one could explain to me how he got in.” It was gathered that people attempted to beat up the suspect for bringing the snakes but Yusuf was able to restore calm after which he called the Divisional Police Officer, Ketu, SP Justin Umar who sent some policemen to the scene to apprehend the suspects and kill the snakes. However, on getting to the station however, the suspect said he was a truck pusher at Ketu Market. He got the snakes from Ibadan, Oyo State, and thought he could make a lot of money by selling the snakes to the BRT boss. Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, said the suspect would be charged to court on Thursday (today) with attempting to induce fear and wilfully endangering human life with dangerous animals.”  Source: Punch Nigeria

SHOCKING: Lion Got Stuck On A Tree, Get's Help From Brother [PHOTOS]

One day a lion wanted a nice relaxing nap in the shade and found a tree to climb. However, the scary cat climbed a little too high and needed the assistance of his older brother to get down. The two pictured lions, named Echo and Etosha, are the residents of Zimbabwe's Antelope Park. According to a photo agency which provided the photos, this was not a stereotypical lion fight, it is actually a more extreme example of a cat getting stuck in a tree...  

Big Crocodile eats man at his birthday party

DARWIN, Australia (AP) — A 16-foot crocodile snatched a 26-year-old swimmer in a notorious Australian river as several people celebrating a friend’s birthday watched, police said.

The victim and another man crossed the Mary River and were swimming back when the crocodile attacked, Senior Sergeant Geoff Bahnert said. “Several of the group in the party witnessed the male being taken in the jaws of the crocodile  for a period of time, and then he was out of sight,” he said.

The group had been celebrating a friend’s 30th birthday on Saturday at the Mary River Wilderness Retreat, an Outback tourist destination 70 miles southeast of the Northern Territory capital Darwin.

The victim was from Darwin, but his name was not released.

Police and a government crocodile management team were searching for the man’s remains, including dragging the river, Bahnert said Sunday. An officer shot one of the largest crocodiles there for the safety of searchers, but it was not yet known if it was the killer crocodile.

Alcohol may have played a part in the men’s decision to swim, he said.

“The Mary River is known worldwide to have the greatest saturation of adult saltwater crocodiles in the world. You don’t swim in the Mary River,” Bahnert said.

Crocodile numbers have exploded across Australia’s tropical north since the species was protected by federal law in 1971. The crocodile population is densest in the Northern Territory and is promoted as a major tourist attraction.

“The advice to tourists is to come, look, take photographs and stay out of the water,” Bahnert said

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PHOTOS:Human-Raised Cheetahs Play Football

These footballing cheetahs have no need to bend the rules. Guests at Akwaaba Lodge in Rustenburg, South Africa, get to see the big-cats' skills in action at the facility's predator park.

The tame brother-and-sister named Lucky and Leila have been raised by humans since they were cubs but are still capable of sprinting at 70mph.
But far from just speed machines, these photographs show the four-year-olds trapping, dribbling and passing the ball.
George Goma, from Akwaaba Lodge, said: 'They were the first babies born from our breeding pair and enjoyed each other's company so much that Leila, the wife of the owner, couldn't separate them.

'From three months old she started training them when they went out doors for some vitamin D from the sun.
'The owner's kids used to play soccer and the cheetahs decided to join in and also play soccer - that's when we realised they loved it.
'Lucky and Leila have got great skills and they can kick, dribble and even pass the ball to you.
'People are thrilled and are amazed to see them actually playing soccer.'

The cheetahs are part of a breeding programme at Akwaaba Lodge, whichruns several big-cat projects. Others include efforts to conserve Siberian tigers, jaguars and lions.
The main aim of its conservation projects is to raise awareness about the numbers of cats being slaughtered for furs or being raised in abusive circumstances.

Source: Dailymail

Video: Swallowed Fisherman Fighting His Way Out Of Shark

 

It's a photo that never fails to shock new visitors to an Australian pub. A man swallowed by a shark has managed to force his arm through the creature's gills and is desperately stabbing it. Desperate fight for survival? A picture appears to show a man swallowed whole by a shark frantically trying to release himself by forcing his arm through the creature's gills and stabbing it in the head. Presumably still alive inside the shark's stomach, he is able to plunge the knife into the its head in a desperate fight for survival. [Scroll down for video] In fact the photo has proved to be quite stomach-churning for all who see it for the first time when they walk into the Metung Hotel, in the Gippsland region of Victoria. But all is not as it seems. The unnamed fisherman did catch the shark and he did end up in its stomach. But first he made sure the shark was very dead before he gutted it and then crawled inside its body to prepare for a prank photo that would be taken by one of his friends.

The dramatic part came when he then pushed his tattooed arm out through the shark's gills and pretended to be fighting for his life by stabbing the killer fish in the head. Locals, said radio host John Burns of Melbourne's 3AW, who was sent a copy of the photo, refer to the fisherman as the Shark Slayer. "This fellow has decided as a jape to climb inside the shark with a knife, put his hand through the gills of the shark and pretended to stab it between the eyes,"Mr Burns told his listeners today. He then went on to describe the reaction of one pair of visitors. "An American couple have turned up at the Metung Hotel to see this photo (on the wall) and their immediate response from the wife was "Did he survive?" said Mr Burns. The fisherman happened to be standing behind the couple at the time. Although his response is not known, the Americans might have had the shock of their lives if he'd said: "Yes, I did!" Watch Video:

SHOCKING: Man Bitten By Crocodile On Head During Show [VIDEO]

A trainer at an animal farm in Thailand has been bitten on the head by a crocodile during a show.
Shocking video has captured the moment a trainer at a crocodile farm in Thailand was bitten on the head by one of the giant reptiles.

Pravit Suebmee, 27, was performing for a group of tourists when he put his head in a crocodile's mouth on Sunday morning.

The beast quickly clamped his jaws on Mr Pravit's head, leaving bite wounds on his face and neck. Despite the attack Mr Pravit was not seriously injured.

"This is the first time this has happened at our crocodile farm," owner Uthen Youngprapakorn said.


"I've regularly warned the performers to be careful at all times."

Mr Uthen said the crocodile was probably startled when Mr Pravit slipped, causing it to snap its jaws shut.

The video shows the crocodile thrash Mr Pravit back and forth for a moment before another handler pulls it by the tail, allowing the trainer to be released.

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How Do Lions Hunt?

First, as a wildlife journalist (lol) I must not fail to let you know that the scientific name for lion is Panthera leo...
Lions are truly one of the most captivating mammals on our planet. At one point, thousands of years ago, they ruled vast parts of our world. Lions were prevalent throughout areas of southern Asia, southern Europe, eastern and central India and over the whole of the African continent according to the Oakland Zoological Society. However, today lions are in a great deal of danger. Currently there are approximately 300 protected animals found in the Gir National Park of India and, of course, those in zoos around the world. Yet, the only remaining wild lions are found in Asia, and sub-Sahara Africa.

The Hunter's Physiology
Lions do indeed live up to their reputation as "king." At five or six, a lion is fully grown. Depending on the age and gender of a lion it can reach weights between 250 and 550 pounds. Currently it is estimated that lions can reach 14 years of age in the wild and live to be nearly 20 years old in captivity. One of the most unique and stunning features of lions is their manes. And while we use a lion's mane to distinguish its gender, there are other important features to this distinctive characteristic. A lion's mane helps to establish a males maturity and health. In fact, the general rule is the darker and thicker the mane, the healthier the lion.

The Lion's Hunting Techniques.
A lion is capable of hunting at the age of two, waoh! Lions most frequently hunt in large groups. Yet, the size of the prey determines the hunting technique. Hence, if lions are indeed hunting a large animal, they will work together. However, smaller prey is caught by single lions. Female lions do a majority of the hunting. And when hunting for large prey, they surround a herd and work together to isolate and kill a single animal. Thus, it is a highly organized operation. Lions are known for their speed which can reach nearly 40mph. However, they do not have high endurance levels. Hence, a lionesses kills must be well planned. When females are hunting in groups, they utilize their extreme stealth to stalk prey as closely as possible. Once they close in on a herd, it is then they chose the closest and easiest prey. Thus, their attack is a short burst of immense energy. And when prey is brought down, it is usually killed by strangulation as lionesses will bite the neck and snout area. Overall, lions are impressive creatures. And their sheer strength and power are constant indicators of why lions are "king of the jungle."
Source: eHow

DISCOVERY: Archaeologists Found 72 Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Tail

A team of archaeologists have discovered the fossilized remains of a 72 million-year-old dinosaur tail in a desert in northern Mexico, the country's National Institute for Anthropology and History (INAH) said on Monday.
Apart from being unusually well preserved, the 5 meter tail was the first ever found in Mexico, said Francisco Aguilar, INAH's director in the border state of Coahuila.
The team, made up of archaeologists and students from INAH and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), identified the fossil as a hadrosaur, or duck-billed dinosaur.
The tail, found near the small town of General Cepeda, likely made up half the dinosaur's length, Aguilar said.
Archaeologists found the 50 vertebrae of the tail completely intact after spending 20 days in the desert slowly lifting a sedimentary rock covering the creature's bones.
Strewn around the tail were other fossilized bones, including one of the dinosaur's hips, INAH said.
Dinosaur tail finds are relatively rare, according to INAH. The new discovery could further understanding of the hadrosaur family and aid research on diseases that afflicted dinosaur bones, which resembled those of humans, Aguilar said.
Scientists have already determined that dinosaurs suffered from tumors and arthritis, for example.
Dinosaur remains have been found in many parts of the state of Coahuila, in addition to Mexico's other northern desert states.
"We have a very rich history of paleontology," Aguilar said.
He noted that during the Cretaceous period, which ended about 65 millionyears ago, much of what is now central northern Mexico was on the coast.
This has enabled researchers to unearth remains of both marine and land-based dinosaurs.
The presence of the remains was reported to INAH by locals in June 2012.
After initial inspections, excavation began earlier this month.
The remains of the tail will be transferred to General Cepeda for cleaning and further investigation.