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87% HOPETHE GLOWWORMS CAME BACK. A GARDEN SHED WAS INVOLVED
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THE GLOWWORMS CAME BACK. A GARDEN SHED WAS INVOLVED.
After a century away, tiny green lights are blinking again in North Yorkshire.
SOURCEThe Guardian
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RICK STEVES BOUGHT HIS HOMETOWN MOVIE THEATER SO IT WOULDN’T DIE
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RICK STEVES BOUGHT HIS HOMETOWN MOVIE THEATER SO IT WOULDN’T DIE.
A century-old neighborhood movie house just got a very determined new owner.
SOURCEKNKX Public Radio
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THE BABY RATTLESNAKES ARE CUDDLING. PLEASE ADJUST YOUR WORLDVIEW
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THE BABY RATTLESNAKES ARE CUDDLING. PLEASE ADJUST YOUR WORLDVIEW.
Livestream cameras in California, Colorado and Pennsylvania captured live rattlesnake births, dozens of newborns and baby snakes cuddling adults for protection. Apparently even rattlesnakes have a snuggle phase.
SOURCECal Poly / Project RattleCam
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GOOD THINGS STILL HAPPENTHE WARBLERS HAVE BACKPACKS NOW
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THE WARBLERS HAVE BACKPACKS NOW.
Researchers are fitting tiny songbirds with Tic Tac-sized geolocator backpacks that record light and atmospheric pressure across entire migrations. Serious science has once again required an extremely small backpack.
SOURCESmithsonian Migratory Bird Center / The Conversation
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THE INTERNET GAVE THE BABY PORCUPINE AN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT LOG
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THE INTERNET GAVE THE BABY PORCUPINE AN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT LOG.
Point Defiance Zoo welcomed its first prehensile-tailed porcupine baby in 121 years. Then the internet spotted the tiny porcupette clutching a log and named it an “emotional support log.” For once, the comments improved the story.
SOURCEPoint Defiance Zoo & Aquarium / Good Good Good
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SPAIN HIRED TINY COWS TO FIGHT WILDFIRES
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SPAIN HIRED TINY COWS TO FIGHT WILDFIRES.
In Galicia, small, agile Cachena cattle and other grazers are being used to chew down fire-prone vegetation. A regional pilot is even using GPS virtual fencing to steer cattle toward areas that need clearing. Cow-based infrastructure has entered the chat.
SOURCEReuters / Xunta de Galicia