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Scientists mystified after discovering dead humpback whale in Amazon
Scientists mystified after discovering dead humpback whale in Amazon
Locals made a grim discovery on the banks of the Amazon river in Brazil Friday, drawn to the grisly scene by masses of circling vultures overhead. In a clearing roughly 15 meters inland, they discovered a dead humpback whale calf.
Biologists from the NGO Bicho D’agua rushed to the scene to investigate the whale’s death before the vultures could mutilate the carcass further. However, when they arrived at the scene, the animal didn’t appear to have any wounds.
The marine mammal washed ashore during the Amazonian winter, when freshwater river flooding is widespread, which made the find all the more mysterious as whales typically only enter the Amazon Basin in summer when saltwater penetrates the vast system of rivers.
The roughly eight-meter-long, one-year-old calf was likely separated from its mother, and unfortunately became entangled in mangroves before being dragged ashore by high waves. The researchers took samples from the carcass to determine the cause of death. Calves can weigh up to 1.5 tons so the creature’s body will likely be left in-situ for the carrion to dispose of naturally.
We only found the whale because of the presence of scavenging birds of prey. The vultures were spotted circling above the carcass which was found hidden in the bush some distance from the sea,” Darlene Silva from the Department of Health, Sanitation and Environment told Jornal O Liberal.
In 2007, a 5.5-meter (18 foot) minke whale became stranded and later died after being freed from a sandbar near the Amazonian city of Santarem, roughly 1,600 kilometres (994 miles) from the Atlantic Ocean.
Source: https://www.rt.com/news/452350-dead-humpback-whale-discovered-amazon/
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Scientists mystified after discovering dead humpback whale in Amazon
Locals made a grim discovery on the banks of the Amazon river in Brazil Friday, drawn to the grisly scene by masses of circling vultures overhead. In a clearing roughly 15 meters inland, they discovered a dead humpback whale calf.
Biologists from the NGO Bicho D’agua rushed to the scene to investigate the whale’s death before the vultures could mutilate the carcass further. However, when they arrived at the scene, the animal didn’t appear to have any wounds.
The marine mammal washed ashore during the Amazonian winter, when freshwater river flooding is widespread, which made the find all the more mysterious as whales typically only enter the Amazon Basin in summer when saltwater penetrates the vast system of rivers.
The roughly eight-meter-long, one-year-old calf was likely separated from its mother, and unfortunately became entangled in mangroves before being dragged ashore by high waves. The researchers took samples from the carcass to determine the cause of death. Calves can weigh up to 1.5 tons so the creature’s body will likely be left in-situ for the carrion to dispose of naturally.
We only found the whale because of the presence of scavenging birds of prey. The vultures were spotted circling above the carcass which was found hidden in the bush some distance from the sea,” Darlene Silva from the Department of Health, Sanitation and Environment told Jornal O Liberal.
In 2007, a 5.5-meter (18 foot) minke whale became stranded and later died after being freed from a sandbar near the Amazonian city of Santarem, roughly 1,600 kilometres (994 miles) from the Atlantic Ocean.
Source: https://www.rt.com/news/452350-dead-humpback-whale-discovered-amazon/
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DEA Says ‘Good Samaritan’ Who Spent $540 on Girl Scout Cookies Is Actually a Drug Dea
DEA Says ‘Good Samaritan’ Who Spent $540 on Girl Scout Cookies Is Actually a Drug Dea
DEA Says ‘Good Samaritan’ Who Spent $540 on Girl Scout Cookies Is Actually a Drug Dealer
A man praised for buying $540 worth of Girl Scout cookies from a South Carolina troop last week to get the girls out of the cold was arrested by the DEA on Tuesday for alleged drug distribution and fraud, local news station Fox Carolina reports. Detric McGowan reportedly bought $40 of cookies in front of a Mauldin grocery store on Friday, then came back later and bought the rest of the Girl Scouts' stock so they could get out of the cold and rainy weather. The girls selling the cookies posted a photo of the man on Facebook, which was subsequently shared thousands of times. Just days after McGowan went viral as a “good samaritan,” however, he was reportedly listed in a 21-page indictment and charged with “conspiracy to distribute heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl; racketeering; selling and distributing controlled substances; conspiracy to defraud the United States,” and other charges. McGowan—whose nickname was “Fat”—allegedly conspired to “import heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl” from Mexico in September 2018 and attempted to transport $1 million outside of the U.S.
A DEA spokesman told the news station McGowan's cookie purchase was completely unrelated to the crimes he allegedly committed. “Nobody was hurt. Nobody was threatened. We had no reason to believe that this man was anything other than one of our valuable customers that is helping Girl Scouts power awesome experiences through the Girl Scout Cookie Program,” Karen Kelly, VP of Marketing for Girl Scouts of South Carolina, said in a statement. “This is now in the hands of law enforcement and of course we will cooperate with authorities.”
DEA Says ‘Good Samaritan’ Who Spent $540 on Girl Scout Cookies Is Actually a Drug Dea
DEA Says ‘Good Samaritan’ Who Spent $540 on Girl Scout Cookies Is Actually a Drug Dealer
A man praised for buying $540 worth of Girl Scout cookies from a South Carolina troop last week to get the girls out of the cold was arrested by the DEA on Tuesday for alleged drug distribution and fraud, local news station Fox Carolina reports. Detric McGowan reportedly bought $40 of cookies in front of a Mauldin grocery store on Friday, then came back later and bought the rest of the Girl Scouts' stock so they could get out of the cold and rainy weather. The girls selling the cookies posted a photo of the man on Facebook, which was subsequently shared thousands of times. Just days after McGowan went viral as a “good samaritan,” however, he was reportedly listed in a 21-page indictment and charged with “conspiracy to distribute heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl; racketeering; selling and distributing controlled substances; conspiracy to defraud the United States,” and other charges. McGowan—whose nickname was “Fat”—allegedly conspired to “import heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl” from Mexico in September 2018 and attempted to transport $1 million outside of the U.S.
A DEA spokesman told the news station McGowan's cookie purchase was completely unrelated to the crimes he allegedly committed. “Nobody was hurt. Nobody was threatened. We had no reason to believe that this man was anything other than one of our valuable customers that is helping Girl Scouts power awesome experiences through the Girl Scout Cookie Program,” Karen Kelly, VP of Marketing for Girl Scouts of South Carolina, said in a statement. “This is now in the hands of law enforcement and of course we will cooperate with authorities.”
So did he get busted because the cookies he bought drew attention? To those are serious charges.hes doing federal time
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Terrifying scenes as redback eats baby brown snake for dinner
Terrifying scenes as redback eats baby brown snake for dinner
https://www.news.com.au/technology/...r/news-story/50a82b2dd1a36e8793f39200ed264082
A Victorian woman took a series of horrifying pictures on Wednesday that makes it very easy to understand why many tourists are terrified of Australian wildlife.
Robyn McLennan came across a terrifying scene at Gapsted Wines in the state’s northeast, after she spotted a redback spider devouring what she believed to be a baby eastern brown snake.
Instead of running away screaming like most people would, Ms McLennan decided to get some close up shots.
She uploaded the pictures to Facebook, noting that the spider had “brought the snake entirely off the ground” and suspended it in mid air.
Redback spiders have been known to prey on small lizards and snakes from time to time, but that doesn’t make the sight any less frightening.
They catch the larger prey by creating a trap that they get tangled in or crawl underneath and bite them before they can react.
For bigger catches like this snake, the spider will inject digestive fluid into the animal to soften its insides before sucking it all up.
People were understandably freaked out by the pictures, with many in shock that a spider could actually kill a snake.
“I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it myself,” Ms McLennan said, when commenter questioned how the spider could do that.
“Now THAT’S an ambitious red back,” another person said.
One joked: “Tourism Australia should use this photo.
Terrifying scenes as redback eats baby brown snake for dinner
https://www.news.com.au/technology/...r/news-story/50a82b2dd1a36e8793f39200ed264082
A Victorian woman took a series of horrifying pictures on Wednesday that makes it very easy to understand why many tourists are terrified of Australian wildlife.
Robyn McLennan came across a terrifying scene at Gapsted Wines in the state’s northeast, after she spotted a redback spider devouring what she believed to be a baby eastern brown snake.
Instead of running away screaming like most people would, Ms McLennan decided to get some close up shots.
She uploaded the pictures to Facebook, noting that the spider had “brought the snake entirely off the ground” and suspended it in mid air.
Redback spiders have been known to prey on small lizards and snakes from time to time, but that doesn’t make the sight any less frightening.
They catch the larger prey by creating a trap that they get tangled in or crawl underneath and bite them before they can react.
For bigger catches like this snake, the spider will inject digestive fluid into the animal to soften its insides before sucking it all up.
People were understandably freaked out by the pictures, with many in shock that a spider could actually kill a snake.
“I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it myself,” Ms McLennan said, when commenter questioned how the spider could do that.
“Now THAT’S an ambitious red back,” another person said.
One joked: “Tourism Australia should use this photo.
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