WARNING: This story contains graphic photos. A Colorado woman was gored by a mule deer buck outside her home and suffered a puncture wound to her leg, according to officials. The 67-year-old woman was outside the door of her home in the town of Silver Cliff when she was attacked …
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A woman went on what she thought would be an ordinary walk during her lunch break only to spot an incredibly rare insect. Leonie Verkerk, 33, was shocked to see a grasshopper that was a vivid shade of pink instead of the insect’s typical green coloring. Verkerk, an asbestos survey …
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Raja the elephant has been one of the biggest attractions — literally and figuratively — at the St. Louis Zoo for decades. Now, he’s moving away. The zoo announced Thursday that the male Asian elephant born at the zoo nearly 31 years ago will be relocated to the Columbus Zoo …
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Two archaeologists from the American heartland are embarking on an Amazonian adventure to uncover the remains of a lost civilization — proving that world-class research can emerge from the Ozarks just as easily as it can come from Ivy League schools. Missouri State University research archaeologists Daniel Pierce and Christopher …
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The mystery of the Moai stone heads has eluded onlookers for centuries — and now, researchers say they finally know how they got there. The statues, which were carved and placed on the South Pacific’s Easter Island between the 12th and 17th centuries, have puzzled travelers since the first European …
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A hobbyist’s keen eye led authorities to a human skull on the bank of an Indiana river — a find that turned out to be over 4,000 years old. The Fayette County Coroner’s Office announced the discovery in an Oct. 9 press release. The skull, which was reported to authorities …
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A baby humpback whale stranded off Long Beach Island, New Jersey, has died on a sandbar with suspected propeller injuries, according to a release by the Marine Mammal Stranding Center. The whale reportedly struggled through at least two nights trapped before passing. The 29-foot humpback was first spotted off the …
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