Topic: NATURE - on August 9, 2004 at 2:41:00 PM CEST
Badgers threaten Stonehenge burial sites
Determined digging by badgers living near Stonehenge's 5,000-year old circle of megaliths is damaging ancient archaeological artefacts and human remains.
The shy nocturnal animals are burrowing into pre-historic burial mounds on Salisbury Plain.
Their excavations have already disturbed some of the thousands of human remains and rare artefacts buried a few feet beneath the surface of the Plain on which Stonehenge -- a world heritage site -- sits.
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Topic: NATURE - on July 28, 2004 at 3:09:00 PM CEST
Photographing Africa's "Flying Sharks"
The phenomenon is best seen near Seal Island, a crowded seal colony near Cape Town, South Africa. There, great whites and other sharks congregate to feed on the pinnipeds.
When seals cross deep water to approach or leave their island sanctuary, the waiting sharks, swimming at depth, hurtle themselves with great strength toward the animals at the surface. The ferocity and momentum of the ascent often results in both predator and prey exploding out of the ocean like a cork from a champagne bottle—a moment that the Fallowses have caught on film for magazines, exhibits, and television documentaries seen all over the world.
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Topic: NATURE - on July 28, 2004 at 2:06:00 AM CEST
Killer Whale Attacks SeaWorld Trainer During Performance
A popular whale performance at SeaWorld Adventure Park in San Antonio, Texas turned into a horror show this past Friday afternoon. Thousands of stunned park visitors witnessed a Killer Whale attack a trainer during a sea show for several minutes.
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Topic: NATURE - on July 26, 2004 at 1:51:00 PM CEST
Kind von Rehbock angefallen
Von einem aggressiven Rehbock ist am Sonntag im Tiroler Zillertal ein sechsjähriges Kind verletzt worden. Das Tier hatte den Buben beim Sand spielen überrascht und attackiert.
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Topic: NATURE - on July 24, 2004 at 8:47:00 AM CEST
Man Offers Biscuit to Bear, Loses Hand
An unidentified 31-year old man who had just awoken from being drunk after sleeping in an Estonia zoo, tried to offer a polar bear a biscuit. Trouble is, the bear wanted more than the biscuit.
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Topic: NATURE - on July 23, 2004 at 10:17:00 AM CEST
Georgian man bitten by barracuda while fishing
On Wednesday Ziggy Zablotny, 65, was fishing just off Tybee Island where he was bitten by a 30 lb. barracuda.
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Topic: NATURE - on July 20, 2004 at 1:31:00 AM CEST
Rabbit Is World's Longest?
A 27-pound rabbit from Holland is believed to be the world's longest rabbit, according to a Local 6 News report.
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Topic: NATURE - on July 17, 2004 at 4:33:00 PM CEST
SEAGULLS "the size of small dogs" are striking terror into shoppers at a busy supermarket
Staff said they have had to arm themselves with brushes and mops to fight off the birds every time they turn on the store’s central heating system, located on the roof of the building. Yesterday, a store manager said: "The seagulls have been a problem for a while now. Some of them are the size of small dogs and everybody is scared."
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Topic: NATURE - on July 14, 2004 at 11:54:00 AM CEST
Dirt road campaign bites the dust
At a time when most country people are bombarding their council with requests to seal their local road, one group has just lost its battle to keep its road a gravel one.
Some of the residents of O'Connell, halfway between Bathurst and Oberon in central west New South Wales, wanted their seven kilometres of Bloomhill Road to remain gravel as they say it adds to the charm and historic nature of the area.
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Topic: NATURE - on July 12, 2004 at 10:11:00 PM CEST
Pelicans mistake Arizona asphalt for lakes
Over 30 endangered brown pelicans have dived onto the pavement in Arizona. Apparently they made the mistake of thinking the heat-induced shimmer of the paved surface was a lake.
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Topic: NATURE - on July 10, 2004 at 9:43:00 AM CEST
Seagull Gets Artificial Leg Made Of Barbie Doll Parts
A seagull found with a badly injured leg was saved after its infected limb was cut off by a boat's crew and replaced with Barbie doll parts.
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Topic: NATURE - on July 8, 2004 at 10:44:00 PM CEST
Mammut-Hagelkörner verwüsten 240 Kilometer langes Gebiet
Hagelkörner mit einer Größe von etwa vier Zentimetern hinterließen eine 240 Kilometer lange Spur. Der Gesamtschaden des Unwetters beläuft sich auf mehrere Millionen Franken.
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