Monster quest: finding the giant snapping turtle of Prospect Park

giant turtle on grass by pond

Enormous snapping turtles lurk in Brooklyn lakes but emerge this time of year to lay eggs. Oddly, NY state is about to allow trapping, hooking and clubbing them to death.

Keep reading Monster quest: finding the giant snapping turtle of Prospect Park–before NY legalizes trapping them

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June 4th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: behavior, Ducks, Geese, Swan and other waterfowl, hunting, nyc, photography, population, Turtle and Tortoise, urban wildlife | Comments are closed

Chimps in Guinea teach each other to defuse poachers' traps

Chimps in Guinea show each other how to disable the snares set by bushmeat trappers. Now if they can teach other African chimps, which suffer horrible injuries from the snares.

Keep reading Best Animal Story Today: Chimps mess up poachers’ snares

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January 4th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Africa, behavior, hunting, International, population, primate, rescue, science, training, weird | Comments are closed