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After the game, Toronto police charged Winfield with causing "unnecessary suffering of an animal". The charges were dropped the following day. [11] [12] Cocaine Bear: 1985: A 175-kilogram (386 lb) American black bear died in Georgia in 1985 after overdosing on cocaine.
Researchers believe they've recorded potentially the first-ever sighting of an adult abyssal fish, Melanocetus johnsonii, in broad daylight. Normally found at depths between 200 and 2,000 meters ...
The 25-year-old Irish man became the only man ever lynched in Mapleton, Maine, [152] [verification needed] after he committed a robbery and beat two deputy sheriffs to death with an axe. [153] Unknown man 1875: A factory worker in Manchester found a mouse on her table and screamed. A man rushed over to her and tried to shoo it away, but it ...
Strangely proportioned animal that has been much commented on; sometimes cited as the longest giant squid specimen ever recorded. [272] [nb 24] Considered by Paxton (2016a:83) as candidate for "longest measured" total length of any giant squid specimen (together with #45, and less reliably #209). Found by Mr. Smith, local fisherman.
A giant anaconda species captured recently in the Amazon of Ecuador by a team of scientists is the largest to ever be documented, USA TODAY previously reported, and now, there are images showing ...
A male humpback whale made one of the longest and most unusual migrations on record for the species, an anomaly scientists say might be linked to climate change.
While biologists regularly identify new species following established scientific methodology, cryptozoologists focus on entities mentioned in the folklore record and rumor. Entities that may be considered cryptids by cryptozoologists include Bigfoot , Yeti , the chupacabra , the Jersey Devil , the Loch Ness Monster , and the Mokele-mbembe .
They come in all shapes and sizes. Some walk, some slither, some fly and some swim. Humans are blessed to share the planet with just over 2.1 million recognized species of animals. And scientists ...