Monkeys may not be native to central Florida, but a colony of rhesus macaques has turned these wetlands into its home. A study released this week in the journal Primates by anthropologists at San Diego State University has found that the park’s macaque population is smaller than many previous estimates and that the vast majority of the monkeys’ diets come …
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Ontario has first confirmed case of Zika, says chief medical officer
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health has confirmed the province’s first case of the Zika virus. Dr. David Williams said Friday that the patient is a person who had recently travelled to Columbia, but provided no further details. “Ensuring that Ontarians are fully informed about emerging and infectious diseases such as Zika virus is a priority,” Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer …
Read More »Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Update for Galaxy Note 5, Report
Samsung started pushing Android 6.0 to the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge earlier this week, and now it looks like the push has been extended to another Galaxy flagship. The Canadian carrier Telus has announced that the Marshmallow update will be available to the Note 5 on March 9, the same day when the Galaxy S6 will be upgraded. …
Read More »Wolf hunt moves to Northeast British Columbia
The provincial government said it planned to have hunters shoot as many as 184 wolves from helicopters last year, but wound up killing just half that amount. The Resource Operations Ministry said in a statement Friday that the cull in the South Selkirk region ended recently, but it will not provide current wolf-kill figures until both hunts are complete.
Read More »Harper Lee, US Author Of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Dies Aged 89
Harper Lee, who wrote one of America’s most beloved literary classics, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” and surprised readers 55 years later with the publication of a second book about the same characters, died at the age of 89 on Friday. Harper Lee is most known for her first novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” which was published in 1959. The novel …
Read More »5-year-old Saves Blind Grandmother Escape House Fire (Video)
A 5-year-old girl is being hailed as a hero after acting quickly to save her grandmother and dog from their burning house in Louisiana. According to WWL-TV, Cloe Woods, 5, jumped into action when a fire started on the stove early Wednesday morning. She immediately went to her grandmother’s room.
Read More »Jaclyn Mclaren: Teacher charged in sexual assault investigation
Central Hastings OPP are releasing more details about a sexual assault investigation involving a French teacher with the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board. 36 year old Jaclyn Mclaren of Stirling — also known as Jaclyn Jones– is a teacher with the Hastings and Prince Edward School Board.
Read More »81-Year-Old Chases Down Robbers Who Dared Steal Her Purse “Report”
81-year-old woman chases fleeing robbers, rams them with car. Alice Makla was sitting her car in her Mount Pocono driveway on Tuesday when she was approached by a man and woman. As she talked to them through an open window, one grabbed her purse and they fled in a car.
Read More »Limacina Helicina: Tiny snail ‘flies’ through the ocean like a butterfly, Study
Limacina helicina looks like most any other sea snail — until it beats what look like delicate wings and “flies” through the water. A newly published study in the Journal of Experimental Biology says the tiny species of sea snail moves through water using the same kind of motion that an insect uses to fly. “Snails evolutionarily diverged from flying …
Read More »Stephen Kajiura: Scientist Explains Presence of 10000 ‘Dangerous’ Sharks in Florida Coast (Update)
There are thousands of migrating sharks swarming just off Florida’s coastline, which in 2015 became the “shark attack capitol” of the US. This new aerial footage has revealed the sheer scale of the predator population. Florida Atlantic University biologist Dr. Stephen Kajiura studies the blacktips and their migration patterns down the Atlantic Coast. He shot this video after waiting weeks …
Read More »Virgin Galactic shows off new spaceship, named the VSS Unity
Virgin Galactic has unveiled a new commercial spaceship more than a year after its predecessor crashed and killed one of its pilots. Friday, Virgin Galactic unveiled its new spaceship to replace the one that crashed during testing a year and a half ago. This is hopeful news for New Mexico, because the state and its $220 million spaceport have a …
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