— The 39-year-old trainer of a grizzly bear called Rocky was killed by the bear with a bite to the neck at a training site in California called Predators in Action. The 5-year-old bear was normally gentle, and had been trained to wrestle handlers on cue; he had appeared in several movies…the fate of the bear remains uncertain at present.
Archive for the ‘animals’ category
Grizzly Bear Kills Trainer
April 26, 2008Ants
April 23, 2008
— There are more insects on an acre of country land in the summer than there are human beings on the face of the earth…
I went into a garden shop, picked up an insecticide, and asked the cashier if it was good for red ants. “Nah,” he said, “It’ll kill them!”
Cougar Shot Dead in Residential Chicago
April 16, 2008
— Was it poet Carl Sandburg who described the fog as creeping in on “little cat feet?”–How about cougar paws? A 150-pound cougar was shot dead by police in a residential neighborhood of Chicago’s North Side, ending a series of recent sightings reported in recent times. The cougar will be checked for tags and implanted chips which might reveal if the cougar was someone’s pet.
As reported in a recent Monster Quest episode, however, large predacious animals have recently been reported in areas assumed to be devoid of them…intrusions which will probably become increasingly common as the natural habitats and prey of those animals are whittled away by man…
Hawk Attacks Girl
April 6, 2008
— A red-tailed hawk attack an eighth grade girl on tour of Fenway Park in Boston on Thursday, drawing blood from the girl’s scalp and sending her to the hospital for treatment. No other students in the girl’s group were attack.
The girl was within 40 feet of the hawk’s nest, which had a single egg in it…the nest and egg were moved following the attack.
Woman Bites Dog!
April 5, 2008
— If a dog bites a person, it’s not news…the reverse is news! Well, a 38-year-old woman in Minneapolis saw a pit bull attack her 12-year-old lab in her fenced-in back yard on Friday, and she couldn’t pry the other dog’s jaws loose, so she bit the pit bull on the nose! The pit bull then released its grip, and the lab named Ella was saved, although it suffered injuries. The woman actually experienced having the pit bull’s blood in her mouth.
The pit bull is being tested for rabies to see if the woman must undergo treatment…
Cheetah Attack!
April 1, 2008
— The 37-year-old owner of a wildlife sanctuary in Florida was attack by two cheetahs on Sunday, suffering over 40 puncture wounds. Her injuries are reported to be non-life threatening.
When the cheetahs had the woman in their possession, they acted instinctively, trying to retain possession of her as they would of prey or even a toy…
Kitten Bears Message Of Love
March 26, 2008
— A kitten born in California on Easter in a litter of six appears to bear a message of love for its mother; the black and white kitten’s markings seem to say, “I (heart) (dot).” The kitten’s mother is named “Dottie”…cute, huh?
Eagle Ray Fatality
March 22, 2008
–A 55-year-old woman from Michigan was killed on Thursday off the Florida Keys when the moving boat she was on was struck by a 75-pound eagle ray. This was simply a bizarre accident; the woman died when she was knocked to the deck of the boat. A barb from the ray is not what killed the woman as had been the case with Steve Irwin.
The ray is thought to have leaped to avoid predators or dislodge parasites; this was normal behavior. The woman was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time…
White Killer Whale
March 9, 2008
— An elusive, almost mystical white killer whale has been photographed off Alaska’s Alleutian Islands! The whale has been previously reported but its existence not documented. Actually only the saddle area of the whale is white; other areas are kind of a yellow or brown-white. This means that the whale is not a true albino, which is proably good…albinos tend not to live long, and are prone to health problems. The whale is thought to be a healthy male, about 25 – 30 feet long and weighing upwards of 10,000 pounds…very cool!
The Lizard Man of South Carolina
March 3, 2008
— There haven’t been many accounts of his activity since 1988, but South Carolina’s Lizard Man is now reportedly becoming more active. This is a seven-foot bipedal reptilian creature with scaly green skin, red eyes, and three elongated digits on all four limbs. He has been seen most often in swamp areas and back roads of South Carolina, and may have been seen as early as 1972 although the first “official” account is from 1988.
Lizard Man is strong, agile, and swift. In the 1988 account, a 17-year-old was changing a tire late at night near the Scrape Ore Swamp near Bishopville, S.C. and had just finished the task when a reptilian creature came running at considerable speed towards him. The kid managed to get back inside the car, but not before Lizard Man had grabbed the driver’s side mirror. The observer then took off in the car with Lizard Man in pursuit, the creature then jumping onto the roof of the car. The young man sped up and was able to shake the thing off, but damage was done to the side mirror and roof. Lizard Man was described as “strong and angry.” Other independent sightings were reported in 1988.
Recent reports of Lizard Man’s activities have included damage to cars and the slaughter of cats…
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