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Whale Sighting in Canada

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Sandy Seliga was vacationing from Toronto and had whale watching on her bucket list — we’d say she can safely check that item off after a sighting like this!!

Whales are a majestic part of the Bay of Fundy ecosystem. But these brilliant creatures are under stress from tanker traffic in the bay, which is poised to get a lot busier and riskier for whales with TransCanada’s proposed Energy East Pipeline.

Via Live 2 @ YouTube.

Animals, Poll

Friday Poll: Rampaging Koala

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Rampaging Koala So a koala chased an Australian farmer’s ATV, caught up to it, and jumped on the back of the vehicle. What does the koala’s pursuits mean? Was it a singular event, or a harbinger of a widespread, koala war?

Animals, Environment, Haiku

Shark Haiku

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Fading evening skies Gliding through indigo seas Wanting to bite you  Inspired by an animated film about an environmentally-conscious, talking shark.  (The environment’s a serious concern,  but there’s nothing serious about this Haiku.)

Animals, Poll

Friday Poll: When Bison Attack

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When Bison Attack, Who Should Be Responsible? View image | gettyimages.com Some national parks in America have bison, some of those bison are ornery, some of those ornery bison will charge visitors to the parks, visitors who are charged are naturally slower than bison, and so some of those slower-than-bison visitors get gored.  The National Park…

Animals, Poll, Weird Tales

Friday Poll: A Lion in Milwaukee?

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A Lion in Milwaukee? So there are rumors that there’s a lion walking around Milwaukee. Worries over a big cat in the Cream City led to the shooting of an unfortunate pit bull, now recovering after having been mistaken for a lion. So what do you think? A lion, another kind of cat, a dog,…