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► The Official Animal Wildlife & Nature Thread (feel free to post pics, articles. vids, links, Youtube, Twitter, IG, etc)
When the bird's almost eye-level with you, it can prove intimidating.
Wild pigs are one of the world’s most invasive species. They’re spreading across Canada.
It begins a couple of decades ago, with a Saskatchewan farmer spotting some black shapes sniffing around his crops. Today these wild pigs number in the tens of thousands and may even have spread as far as Ontario. And wherever they go, they leave a trail of destruction and decimated ecosystems...
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B.C. couple explain why they haven't removed hostage-taking cats from blender box
Like all epic stories, this one starts quite simply, beginning with the delivery of a blender in a box.
B.C. woman, puppy shocked by electricity walking on heated driveway
The owner of an 11-month-old puppy says her goldendoodle cross is afraid to go out for walks ever since the dog was jolted by electricity.
B.C. couple explain why they haven't removed hostage-taking cats from blender box
Like all epic stories, this one starts quite simply, beginning with the delivery of a blender in a box.vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca
B.C. woman, puppy shocked by electricity walking on heated driveway
The owner of an 11-month-old puppy says her goldendoodle cross is afraid to go out for walks ever since the dog was jolted by electricity.bc.ctvnews.ca
They don't know... he's walking next to instant death... 
He got lucky the Cassowary was in a semi-good mood....
The Fight Over One of the World’s Deadliest Sports
In this thousand-year-old pastime, 50 men battle to mount a charging bull. The riders say it’s an essential part of their heritage. Animal rights activists want it outlawed.
Ontario dog who ran off on Boxing Day returns home
An eastern Ontario man is overjoyed his beloved dog, Snickers, safely returned home after three weeks of being missing, battling the elements, predators, and even illness.
'Among the worst I've seen': More than 200 cows seized from Vancouver Island property for neglect
The BC SPCA says more than 200 beef cattle were seized from a Vancouver Island property after the owner reportedly left them in distressing conditions.
This California Dairy Farm Has a Secret Ingredient for Clean Electricity: Cow Poop
All of that waste is an opportunity for farmers to build their own independent power grids—and help stop climate change along the way.
www.thedailybeast.com
I've heard the same thing. It would be super hard for me to remain as calm as he did. Probably sprint into the water to get away from it.
New app developed in Montreal to measure pain in cats
A new app developed by Montreal researchers will help cat owners determine if their pet is in pain.
montreal.ctvnews.ca
Timmins farmer and plant-based store owner offer alternatives to high beef prices
With news that the price of beef is increasingly expensive at grocery stores due to higher shipping costs and labour shortages, as a result of the pandemic, a man from Timmins is suggesting people get to know their farmers.
Pig kidneys transplanted into brain-dead human in new study
For the first time, scientists have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into the body of a brain-dead human, an important step toward animal organs potentially becoming viable for transplants to save human lives in the future, something that could help address organ...
In a medical first, kidneys from genetically modified pig implanted into brain-dead patient
The achievement could help revolutionize organ donation as shortages create yearslong waits for transplants.
www.nbcnews.com
'Major barriers' broken as pig kidneys transplanted in brain-dead man produce urine for 74 hrs
Procedure by researchers at University of Alabama at Birmingham described in a scientific paper published in 'American Journal of Transplantation' on 20 January.
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It's like my cousin recounting the time he crossed paths with a bear in the trails years ago on a walk.
He wasn't sure what to do.
As he told us - Do I make noise and appear imposing? Do I make or avoid eye contact? Do I back away slowly, or run like hell in the other direction? Do I just stand here and piss my pants and accept this is the end ... my fate?
