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Cheltenham volunteers locked in kennels for charity
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (593+ words) Teams taking part will not be freed until they each raise £1,000 for Cheltenham Animal Shelter Volunteers dressed in inflatable lobster, monkey, and cat outfits have been locked in kennels, and will not be released until £1,000 has been raised. Cheltenham Animal…...
Worcester Cathedral to bless llamas, lizards and spiders
3+ week, 2+ day ago (539+ words) Animals from far and wide have been invited to Worcester Cathedral this weekend From llamas to lizards, and sheep to stick insects, a rather unusual congregation will gather at church this weekend. Worcester Cathedral has invited creatures great and small…...
Rescued seals released into the wild by the RSPCA
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (530+ words) Newsround went to see Elvis the seal being released back into the sea An RSPCA Wildlife Centre in Somerset has recently released six seals - all named after singers and bands - back into the sea in Devon. Elvis, Wurzel, Arctic Monkey,…...
Whale swims for freedom after big German rescue effort on Baltic coast
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (684+ words) Lehmann was heavily involved in Thursday's bid to free the whale from the sandbank A humpback whale has...Strand last Monday. Several attempts were made to free the humpback during the week. Biologist Robert Marc...life in him – you could…...
Marmots facing money troubles turn to OnlyFans
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (698+ words) Watch: Why are these marmots raising money on OnlyFans? Marmots - chubby, ground-dwelling squirrels - are the latest stars on the adult platform OnlyFans. That's thanks to the efforts of Colorado-based biologist Dr Daniel Blumstein, the head of a long-running field study…...
Man fined for feeding crumbs from bacon butty to Boston pigeons
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (764+ words) James Quirke says he had no idea that feeding pigeons was an offence in Boston A man says he was fined £100 for feeding crumbs from a bacon butty to pigeons. James Quirke, 29, said he was eating his sandwich in a…...
Fight to save Formby's red squirrels given £300,000 boost
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (670+ words) The last major outbreak in Formby had a devastating impact. The fight to save a "vulnerable" red squirrel population in Merseyside from a fatal virus has been boosted by a grant of £300,000. Last month conservationists sounded the alarm over an…...
Nesting boxes for swifts to be unveiled at church in Maldon
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (651+ words) Purpose-built nesting boxes for swifts are due to be unveiled at a church. The dozen shelters were made by local volunteers and have been installed at St Peter's Tower in Maldon, Essex. The boxes, which are larger than usual to…...
How do Venus flytraps snap shut catching prey in seconds?
3+ mon, 5+ hour ago (517+ words) A Venus flytrap is a meat-eating plant that catches its own food. Their leaves look a bit like tiny jaws. Inside each leaf are tiny hairs. If an insect, fly or even small frog brushes against the hairs twice in…...