Man Ignores Naysayers to Revive Tiny Sparrow with CPR – Watch the Moment his Patience is Rewarded

Submitted by Costakis Constantinou In a heartwarming video, a 67-year-old actor from Cyprus became determined to use his CPR expertise to save a tiny, helpless sparrow. The avian creature was found unconsciousness following an “unfortunate pool mishap”. In the background of the video, you can hear a chorus of teasing and snickering, with voices urging …

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Scientists Have 3D-Scanned Thousands of Creatures Creating Incredibly Intricate Images Anyone Can Access for Free

3D scanned creatures by oVert – Released by Florida Museum of Natural History / SWNS An incredible new project has scanned thousands of creatures to advance scientific research and provide colorful images to the world. Natural history museums have entered a new stage of scientific discovery and accessibility with the completion of openVertebrate (oVert), a …

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Cougar Travels 1,000 Miles East in One of Longest Recorded Treks

P66, the mountain lion – Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Hilariously described as “reverse feline Manifest Destiny,” a GPS-collared mountain lion, or cougar, was recorded traveling 1,000 miles eastward from her home in Central Utah to the eastern slopes of the Rockies. It’s an incredible journey that showcases just how at home this extirpated mammal …

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‘no matter how big or small’ the Zookeepers Care

The Peruvian jumping stick with its neck brace – credit, Houston Zoo. At the Houston Zoo, an emergency medical procedure saw a tiny resident receive a big degree of attention. At the ‘Bug House,’ the Houston Zoo boasts a number of Peruvian jumping sticks, which appear like stick insects, but are actually grasshoppers. In early …

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Newly Discovered Fossil Named For David Attenborough Pushes Back Era of Toothless Birds by 50 Million Years

Illustration showing the fossil skeleton of Imparavis attenboroughi, alongside a reconstruction of the bird in life. © Ville Sinkkonen, via SWNS No birds alive today have teeth. But that wasn’t always the case—many early fossil birds had beaks full of sharp, tiny teeth. Now though, in a paper in the journal Cretaceous Research, scientists have …

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Gray Whale, Extinct for Centuries in Atlantic, Is Spotted in Cape Cod

A Gray whale spotted by the New England Aquarium – credit, New England Aquarium. In an incredibly rare event, the New England Aquarium aerial survey team sighted a gray whale off the New England coast last week, a species that has been extinct in the Atlantic for more than 200 years. Aquarium scientists were flying …

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