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Extremely rare white alligator is born at a Florida reptile park
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — An extremely rare white leucistic alligator has been born at a Florida reptile park. The 19.2-inch (49 cm) female slithered out of its shell and into the history books as one of a few known leucistic alligators, Gatorland Orlando said Thursday. ...
No. 24 Clemson takes on TCU
TCU Horned Frogs (7-0) vs. Clemson Tigers (8-0, 1-0 ACC) Toronto; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The No. 24 Clemson Tigers face the TCU Horned Frogs in Toronto, Ontario. The Tigers are 7-0 in non-conference play. Clemson ranks fourth in the ACC in...
Wyoming holds off on auctioning huge piece of pristine land inside Grand Teton
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming's governor and other top leaders decided Thursday to hold off on auctioning a big chunk of state-owned land within Grand Teton National Park, choosing instead to continue negotiations with the U.S. government on a purchase or land swap for the pristine and valuable...
A sea otter pup found alone in Alaska has a new home at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium
CHICAGO (AP) — An 8-week-old arrival from Alaska chirps loudly before devouring ice chips in the nursery at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium. He is Pup EL2306 — proper name to be determined — a northern sea otter who was found alone and malnourished in the remote town of Seldovia in...
52 sea turtles experiencing 'cold stun' in New England flown to rehab in Florida
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Fifty-two endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles suffering from “cold stun” are rehabbing at four facilities in Florida after a flight on a private plane from the New England Aquarium in Massachusetts. The turtles arrived in Tampa on Tuesday, and 16 were...
Cougar struck and killed near Minneapolis likely the one seen in home security video, expert says
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A cougar that was struck and killed on an interstate highway in suburban Minneapolis Wednesday was more than likely the same animal captured on home security video sauntering across a driveway earlier this week, a Minnesota wildlife official said. An SUV struck...
A boulder-strewn village, screeching seabirds and sheep: Taking Portugal’s roads less traveled
As we steered our rented hatchback up the narrow gravel road behind the walled city of Óbidos, we had the sinking feeling that Google Maps’ idea of the best route to the popular tourist destination wasn’t the standard way there, and certainly not the most direct. The dusty, tan...
These men once relied on the Aral Sea. Today, the dry land is a reminder of lost livelihoods
MUYNAK, Uzbekistan (AP) — Brushing the dust from his hat and lying on the floor inside his home, Ali Shadilov recalls how he and other fishermen used to laugh at town elders who warned that the enormous sea they relied on was disappearing. “Everyone laughed and said that it...
Endangered red squirrel's numbers show decrease this year in southeastern Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — The endangered Mount Graham red squirrel showed a decrease in the latest population estimate in the Pinaleño Mountains of southeastern Arizona, authorities said Tuesday. The annual survey conducted jointly by the Arizona Game and Fish Department, Coronado National...
Florida discontinues manatee winter feeding program after seagrass conditions improve
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A two-year experimental feeding program for starving Florida manatees will not immediately resume this winter as conditions have improved for the threatened marine mammals and the seagrass on which they depend, wildlife officials said. Thousands of...
