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.

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.  

VIA- [Science Magazine]

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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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.
(NAN)
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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