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New England aquarium expert trainers to save penguins
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (577+ words) Every morning at 7 a. m. in a nursery in Cape Town, South Africa, Diana Major walked into a room with nearly 100 African penguin chicks, a critically endangered species her team was trying to save. Major, the New England Aquarium's Manager of Penguins,…...
Cambridge Bluebike rider swarmed by turkeys had no idea the birds were capable of violence
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (730+ words) CAMBRIDGE " It's one thing to stay calm under pressure. It's another to have no clue the pressure's even on. Emmett Z. Mc Kinney, a 32-year-old transplant originally from Los Angeles, said he was blissfully unaware of the trouble he was in…...
Educate and inspire: Meet the new tuxedo-colored tenants at the Franklin Park Zoo
1+ week, 1+ day ago (755+ words) Penguin Coast, a new exhibit is set waddle into the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston. The rocky outdoor habitat will be unveiled during a ribbon-cutting Thursday, marking the latest addition to the zoo's African Experience attraction. Introducing an outdoor penguin…...
Are doodles the best dogs?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (648+ words) Hi, I'm David Beard, and we're trying to determine if a certain type of dog owner is getting a little too obsessed. They tell young journalists, "No cheering from the press box." The Globe's Beth Teitell had a problem on…...
After massive die-off of sea stars, biologist sees a surprising "baby boom
1+ week, 4+ day ago (817+ words) YACHATS, Ore. " For much of his career, Bruce Menge assumed he would conduct the same research until he died. The marine biologist has studied sea stars since the 1970s, and the animals had always seemed more solid a bet than others…...
A barking dog, a whining child. These are interruptions I welcome.
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (274+ words) I wanted to preempt the inevitability of her breaking up with me, and this puppy, the sort of purse dog I'd grown disinclined toward for reasons not unrelated to Paris Hilton's Chihuahua in The Simple Life, gave me an easy…...
Buffalo named Donald Trump for his golden locks is a sensation at a Bangladesh zoo
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (393+ words) The rare albino buffalo became a sensation when a farmer noticed that his blond tuft of hair resembled the distinctive locks of the US president. After a video of the pale horned mammal went viral on social media, large numbers…...
The rats of the sky are coming for your beach lunch
2+ week, 3+ day ago (415+ words) GLOUCESTER " They're majestic. You have to give them that, our rats of the sky. For if you pause for a moment to admire a sea gull, hovering effortlessly on a breeze, or perched proudly on a pier piling, they are…...
After 40 years, these sharks are returning to Cape Cod waters. Here's what scientists want you to know.
3+ week, 6+ day ago (744+ words) Massachusetts beachgoers who fear the growing presence of sharks in local waters could now have more cause for concern. Dusky sharks, an apex predator similar to great white sharks, are expected to be active off Cape Cod this summer amid…...
A horse is rescued, a boy gets stuck, and kids cause a commotion at a strip mall
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (487+ words) The Boston Globe A horse is rescued, a boy gets stuck, and kids cause a commotion at a strip mall Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the…...