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The elephant was executed by poisoning, electrocution, and strangulation. A 74-second film of the electrocution was recorded and preserved, possibly the first death captured on film. [7] [8] Mary the elephant: 13 September 1916
The white-tailed deer is the state mammal of Ohio. This list of mammals of Ohio includes a total of 70 mammal species recorded in the state of Ohio. [1] Of these, three (the American black bear, Indiana bat, and Allegheny woodrat) are listed as endangered in the state; four (the brown rat, black rat, house mouse, and wild boar) are introduced; three (the gray bat, Mexican free-tailed bat and ...
The 25-year-old P-51 Mustang fighter pilot crashed while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object near Franklin, Kentucky, thus becoming the first person known to have died as a result of a UFO sighting. Officially, the object remains unidentified, though the most likely explanation is that it was a U.S. Navy Skyhook balloon. [293] [294 ...
It was found at the intersection of state Route 59 and state Route 261, in Franklin Township near Kent State University, according to William Ressler, who found the animal and reported it to state ...
Herrington Lake was created on the Dix River in 1925 and runs through Boyle, Garrard and Mercer counties; it is Kentucky’s deepest man-made lake. According to “Kentucky Legends and Lore” by ...
In northeastern Ohio and Michigan folklore, Bessie is a name given to a lake monster in Lake Erie, [1] [2] also known as South Bay Bessie [3] or simply The Lake Erie Monster. The first recorded sighting of Bessie occurred in 1817, [ 2 ] and more sightings have occurred intermittently and in greater frequency in the last three decades. [ 2 ]
Pheasants in their heyday perched at or near the top of an Ohio hunter’s most-wanted list. ... Wild pheasants can be found at Big Island Wildlife Area near Marion and along the Scioto River ...
Muskingum County Animal Farm was a private zoo located in Zanesville, Ohio, United States. The animal farm had been repeatedly reported for inadequate and unsafe housing for the animals, as well as insufficient water and food. Neighbors had previously complained of animals escaping "improper fencing" and causing damage to neighboring property. [1]