Fisher, mammal once eliminated in Pa., seen outside Pittsburgh
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Fisher, mammal once eliminated in Pa., seen outside Pittsburgh

ByNews Polite

Bigfoot might have some competition. An elusive and lesser-known forest predator once eliminated from Pennsylvania was spotted on a trail cam outside Pittsburgh over the summer. A fisher, an omnivorous and large mammal that’s part of the weasel family, was snapped by the camera while it walked over a grassy…

Bewildered seal spotted in the mouth of a humpback whale
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Bewildered seal spotted in the mouth of a humpback whale

ByNews Polite

SEATTLE — It’s a good thing seals aren’t on a humpback whale’s menu. A photograph by a whale-watching naturalist captured a seemingly bewildered seal in the mouth of a humpback whale after the giant marine mammal accidentally gulped it last Thursday in the waters off Anacortes, Washington. The food mix-up…

Wild video shows moment an Ohio family’s ‘fat and hungry’ dog sets kitchen on fire
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Wild video shows moment an Ohio family’s ‘fat and hungry’ dog sets kitchen on fire

ByNews Polite

That’s no Dalmatian. A kitchen fire started by their “fat and hungry” puppy could have an Ohio family out of their home for six to eight months — or nearly nine dog years. Homeowner Chris DiLuzio was at work when he received an alarming call that his house was on…

Three bison escaped from Connecticut farm, four bison came back: ‘maternity leave’
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Three bison escaped from Connecticut farm, four bison came back: ‘maternity leave’

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Three bison escaped from a Connecticut farm this week and four bison came back. The trio busted out of the family-owned 3B Ranch in North Branford on Sunday — and one of the animals was pregnant and gave birth during their multi-day excursion, CT Insider reported. “What we’ve been kind…

Pennsylvania stowaway groundhog, Colonel Custard, is elevated to local icon
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Pennsylvania stowaway groundhog, Colonel Custard, is elevated to local icon

ByNews Polite

A Pennsylvania groundhog is making a name for himself for something other than predicting an early or late spring. An intrepid varmint dubbed Colonel Custard — so named for the frozen custard shop and mini-golf outlet where he was discovered — was found stowed away with a passel of stuffed…

Colorado deputies remove 600-pound ‘meandering’ moose from resident’s yard
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Colorado deputies remove 600-pound ‘meandering’ moose from resident’s yard

ByNews Polite

A large moose is back where it belongs after wandering into the backyard of a Colorado home. Officials with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office shared the successful rescue of the “meandering moose” on X along with photos and videos. “How do you move a 600lb #moose? We found out because…

Female frogs may eat male after mating call in act of ‘sexual cannibalism,’ new theory suggests
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Female frogs may eat male after mating call in act of ‘sexual cannibalism,’ new theory suggests

ByNews Polite

It’s frog-eat-frog in the amphibian dating game. An ecologist has captured the moment a female green and golden bell frog attempted to eat a male suitor.   Dr. John Gould, from the University of Newcastle in Australia, observed the female holding onto his leg with a firm bite. Dr John Gould,…

Quick-thinking Texas family wraps baby bird in warm tortilla until wildlife experts arrive
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Quick-thinking Texas family wraps baby bird in warm tortilla until wildlife experts arrive

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This bird’s a real taco belle. A quick-thinking Texas family saved a baby bird they found lying helplessly on the ground by wrapping it up safely in a warm tortilla until wildlife experts arrived. The Amarillo family discovered what they believed to be an orphaned barn owl on Saturday while…