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A giant golden orb weaver spider in a backyard of Atherton, Australia was found to be feeding on a bird that was many times its size. An Australian newspaper Cairns Post posted the pictures of the golden orb weaver spider feeding on the bird. The pictures were captured on film, probably by the home [...]
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A three quarter acre site near the Arizona-Utah border is being dubbed as the ‘Dinosaur Dance Floor’ after more than a thousand dinosaur tracks were found on the site. A Geology professor from the University Of Utah, Marjorie Chan, estimates the tracks to be 190 million years old and could contain thousands of more such [...]
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Tigers are known to be great swimmers. Tigers in captivity rarely get a chance to experience the joy of its amazing natural swimming skills. Now, The Institute Of Greatly Endangered And Rare Species (TIGER) has taken the first step to get tigers in captivity to swim more and get more exercise. Interaction between Humans [...]
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The U.S Geological Survey is reporting that a massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of New Zealand. The epicenter of the earthquake is near New Zealand’s Kermadec Islands.
Here are some approximate distances, as obtained from the USGS website earthquake.usgs.gov, of the earthquake location from major NZ locations:
70 km (45 miles) SSE of [...]
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That beautiful time of the year has arrived!! Yes today is officially the first day of fall 2008. Changing colors and excellent weather are the hallmarks of fall season. The neon red, orange, yellow, maroon and gold color leaves will be out there soon for everyone to enjoy. To get information about the best Fall [...]
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A rare black fox has been spotted for the first time in a British cemetery. An amateur photographer by the name Kevin Hehir was the one who spotted this rare animal. Here is a picture shot by Hehir of the black fox.
Hehir will not give the exact location of where he spotted the Black Fox [...]
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In a first of its kind public advisory, the National Weather Service has warned residents, choosing to stay back in some of the Galveston Bay coastal communities, that they will face a ‘certain death’ when Hurricane Ike makes landfall this weekend. Storm surges along the Galveston bay coast are expected to range between 15 and [...]
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The City Of Houston is doing an extremely good job at providing continuous updates to its residents with regards to Hurricane Ike. ‘Houston Hide From the Wind’ (HoustonHideFromTheWind.Org) is an official website of the City Of Houston providing ‘Forecasted Maximum Sustained Wind Data’ From the Office Of Emergency Management.
Residents in Houston and surrounding areas should [...]
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As Hurricane Ike picks up speed and grows into a bigger storm, the city of Houston and Harris County Emergency Management are beginning to evacuate residents. Handicapped residents, senior citizens and others with special needs are being evacuated this morning. Also, residents of low lying areas in the Houston area and Harris County will also [...]
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Update : Go to this post to get details about City of Houston and Harris County Evacuation Zones & Zip Code Maps.
Hurricane Ike has left Cuba and now entered the Gulf Of Mexico. Cuba has been left battered by Ike with wind speeds topping at 75 miles per hour. The hurricane was significantly weaker when [...]
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