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Worm Hill – Washington, England - Atlas Obscura

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Found lying on the North bank of the River Wear, casting a relentless gaze over the village peoples of Fatfield, Tyne, and Wear, is Worm Hill. Dividing opinion for centuries, this geological phenomenon bewitches the imagination of anyone who marvels at its grandeur. Its unusual and unnatural shape has led to numerous claims of its origin. Ordinance survey records show the area found its name as far back as 1737, but it was in 1785 when its most famous association began, the legend of the Lambton Worm. The story centers around a young John Lambton, the 1st earl of Durham and the heir to the Lambton Estate. One Sunday morning, John chooses to skip church and spend his time fishing in the River Wear. He is confronted by a traveler who warns him that no good ever comes from skipping church. John chooses to ignore the warning and instead continues fishing until he catches a small eel-like creature, which supposedly was closer to resembling a snake or salaman...

Splatoon 3' Big Run rumors and official news about the "once in a while" mode - Inverse

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Splatoon 3 already has plenty of content to wade through with its Turf War multiplayer and Splatfest events, but Nintendo still has another event up its sleeve. Salmon Run is the game's cooperative mode that pits four players against a horde of Salmonids, and it's set to get its very own Splatfest-like event with Big Run. Here's everything we know about Splatoon 3 's "once in a while" mode. What is the Splatoon 3 Big Run? Big Run was first announced by Nintendo during the Splatoon 3 Direct in August 2022. At that time, there was a small gameplay clip released along with a few scant details. During Big Run, Salmonids will invade the standard multiplayer maps of Turf War, drastically changing the approach players need to take during a match of Salmon Run. At the same time, the gameplay clip seems to indicate the intensity of matches will be upped during a Big Run, as the second wave showed off in the clip required the team to collect 19 Salmon Eggs. Unfortu...

Aww, the world's most relatable amphibian!': Netizens relate to a frog that cannot jump - The Indian Express

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A frog that cannot jump has caught the attention of internet users and many are asking why. When threatened, the frog tries to jump but falls miserably on its back or belly. A CNN video showed the frog struggling hard to jump, land higher but failing miserably. While the frog known as pumpkin toadlet has been mocked online, zoologist Rick Essner said the frogs "jump rarely". "One of the species I worked on was not much bigger than a housefly," he said. On whether they get hurt in the process, he told CNN , "That's really small, so, generally, small things don't break bones. And most seem to have extra bony plates protecting their heads." Watch the video here: This frog can't jump — and the internet's reaction is ribbeting 🐸 pic.twitter.com/sKQvzmajpk — NowThis (@nowthisnews) October 27, 2022 The clip shared by Now This News on Twitter has amassed more than 60,000 views on Twitter. As the video went viral, amused users said ...

Evaluation of subcutaneously administered electrolyte solutions in experimentally dehydrated inland bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) - avmajournals.avma.org

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Seth Rogen, Pete Davidson filming movie in New Jersey this week - New Jersey 101.5 FM

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If you're in or around Morristown over the next few days and you think you hear the extremely recognizable laugh of Seth Rogen: you're not going crazy. In fact, it's not just him, you'll have a very good chance of running into a slew of other celebrities. Why? Saint Elizabeth University will be used as a filming location for the upcoming film, "Dumb Money," according to the university's Director of Communications and Marketing, Denise Panyik-Dale. "Dumb Money" will tell the story of the chaos on Wall Street in January of 2021 after GameStop's stock skyrocketed thanks to Reddit, and is described as an American biographical comedy-drama. It's based on the book The Antisocial Network by Princeton NJ's Ben Mezrich, which detailed the true event known as the GameStop Short Squeeze. Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash loading... The movie's cast is loaded with household names such as Seth Rogen (...

Fishermen face shutdowns as warming hurts species - Wahoo Newspaper

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By PATRICK WHITTLE - Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishing regulators and the seafood industry are grappling with the possibility that some once-profitable species that have declined with climate change might not come back. Several marketable species harvested by U.S. fishermen are the subject of quota cuts, seasonal closures and other restrictions as populations have fallen and waters have warmed. In some instances, such as the groundfishing industry for species like flounder in the Northeast, the changing environment has made it harder for fish to recover from years of overfishing that already taxed the population. Officials in Alaska have canceled the fall Bristol Bay red king crab harvest and winter snow crab harvest, dealing a blow to the Bering Sea crab industry that is sometimes worth more than $200 million a year, as populations have declined in the face of warming waters. The Atlantic cod fishery, once the lifeblood industry of New England, is ...

For Frogs, Bigger Brains Mean Worse Camouflage - The Scientist

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B igger brains can be an advantage for prey animals, as it can help them outsmart their predators. But big brains may be too costly to maintain when predation risk is high, forcing animals to use other strategies to survive, suggests a study on frog camouflage published Wednesday (August 17) in Science Advances .    Prior research on various species including guppies has shown that animals with larger brains can better avoid predators, and the researchers behind the new work had previously shown that large-brained frogs live longer. But they also knew frogs deploy another successful anti-predation strategy: camouflage. Frogs can vary widely in how they look, from stunningly vibrant to nearly indistinguishable from their surroundings. The study authors were curious about the relationship between brain size and camouflage, and how predation pressure influenced both.   To find out, they hiked into in the Hengduan Mountains, a biodiverse range located in Southwes...

Katy Perry kisses fiancé Orlando Bloom after holding a koala in Australia - Daily Mail

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Katy Perry kisses fiancé Orlando Bloom after holding a koala in Australia where the actor is filming a movie: 'I went down unda' By Ashleigh Gray For Dailymail.Com Published: 17:43 BST, 28 October 2022 | Updated: 20:07 BST, 28 October 2022 Katy Perry took to Instagram on Friday with a slew of photos from a trip to Australia with fiancé Orlando Bloom. Among the images posted by the 38-year-old songstress was a snapshot of the two lovebirds sharing a kiss. The One Of The Boys music artist wrote in the caption: 'Daddy filmed a movie in AUS. I went down unda.'  Behind the two stars, who began dating in January 2016, was a scenic ocean background. Perry, who's currently fielding American Idol auditions, wore her jet black hair slicked back into a messy bun.  At the front of her mane she had a thin, scrunched black headband to keep ...

Life Aquatic: Wes Anderson's Most Underrated Movie - MovieWeb

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They May Have Love on Their Lizard Brains - The New York Times

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An accumulation of scientific research suggests that there's a lot more to the social lives of reptiles. Ned and Sunny stretch out together on the warm sand. He rests his head on her back, and every so often he might give her an affectionate nudge with his nose. The pair is quiet and, like many long-term couples, they seem perfectly content just to be in each other's presence. The couple are monogamous, which is quite rare in the animal kingdom. But Sunny and Ned are a bit scalier than your typical lifelong mates — they are shingleback lizards that live at Melbourne Museum in Australia. In the wild, shinglebacks regularly form long-term bonds, returning to the same partner during mating season year after year. One lizard couple in a long-term study had been pairing up for 27 years and were still going strong when the study ended. In this way, the reptiles are more like some of the animal kingdom's most famous long-term couplers, such as albatrosses, prairie voles and owl mo...

This Incredible Photo of an Ant's Face Is Like Something Out of a Nightmare - ScienceAlert

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You've most likely never seen an ant like this before: in an ultra-closeup, Lithuanian photographer Eugenijus Kavaliauskas snapped a shot of an ant's face that looks like a still from some fantasy epic like The Lord of the Rings . The picture has been honored as an 'Image of Distinction' in the 2022 Small World Photomicrography Competition run by Nikon, and it's easy to see why. The snap has also been attracting a lot of attention and plaudits over on Reddit. The picture is a close-up of the mandibles and antennae of Camponotus – a common carpenter ant. They make their nests inside wood, mostly in forest environments, and snack on parts of dead insects, nectar, and honeydew released by aphids. (Eugenijus Kavaliauskas) There is some clever cropping going on in this image. According to the Washington Post , the parts of the ant's face that look like glowing red eyes are in fact the bases of its antennae, while what appear to be yellow teeth are very small '...

Lawsuit Launched Seeking Final Endangered Species Protection for Nevada's Rare Tiehm's Buckwheat - Center for Biological Diversity

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RENO, Nev. — The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice today of its intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to force it to finalize Endangered Species Act protections for the rare Nevada wildflower Tiehm's buckwheat. "Tiehm's buckwheat is staring down the barrel of extinction, and it can't wait one more day for Endangered Species Act protection," said Patrick Donnelly, Great Basin director at the Center. "The Service is dragging its feet on protecting this rare wildflower and apparently needs the threat of legal action to do its job." The unique buckwheat, which is threatened with extinction by a lithium mine, was proposed for protection as an endangered species on Oct. 7, 2021. Under federal law the Service has one year from the date of a proposed rule to issue a final rule, after accepting public input. Tiehm's buckwheat grows on just 10 acres of public land in the Silver Peak Range of Esmeralda County and is adapted to liv...

Watch Out for These Venomous Snakes "Suddenly Invading," Experts Caution - Best Life

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Whether you're out enjoying nature or just spending time in your yard, there's always a chance you'll come across a snake no matter where you live in the U.S. Fortunately, the vast majority are completely harmless, and even those that end up being venomous pose no threat if they're left alone. Many residents in areas where there's a known risk of rattlesnakes, copperheads, or water moccasins are also aware of their slithering neighbors and take greater care to avoid accidentally disturbing them. But now, experts caution that there are reports of venomous snakes "suddenly invading" certain places. Read on to see which new species is making itself at home in a certain area. READ THIS NEXT: The No. 1 Sign There's a Snake Under Your Porch. Shutterstock The animal kingdom is filled with a wild diversity of creatures that corner every corner of the globe. In many cases, creatures have adapted and...

Sudbury, Ont., rescue centre says its doing its best following scrutiny on ability to care for animals - CBC.ca

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An organization called World Animal Protection has identified a Sudbury, Ont., animal rescue centre as one of 11 facilities in the province that violate Ontario regulations. Michèle Hamers, a campaign manager with World Animal Protection, said the enclosures at Northern Exotics, in Sudbury, are too small. Hamers said the reptiles at Northern Exotics could only engage in their resting behaviours due to limited space. "Reptiles are incredibly diverse, are incredibly mobile, have interesting behaviours like play behaviours and others, and these animals weren't able to to engage in those because of the small tanks that they are kept in," she said. We have two, two alligators, we have a crocodile, we have a Burmese python, we have primates, we have a porcupine. — Dennis Epp, owner of Northern Exotics in Sudbury Hamers said World Animal Protection visited facilities across the province and submitted reports to the Provincial Animal Welfare Services (PAWS) inspectorate...