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"Sea Monster" Video Created World-Wide Media Frenzy

"Sea Monster" Carcass On A New Zealand Beach

by Laurie Kay Olson

Recently a video of a "sea monster" was uploaded to YouTube caused a sensation around the world. It was footage of a 30-foot long decaying carcass found along Pukehina Beach on the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand in late April. "Experts" who viewed the video claimed that the creature was everything from a saltwater crocodile to a dinosaur.

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Product Review – Animal Replica Toys by Safari Ltd

by Arnold Carreiro

Who wouldn’t want their own lobby gorilla, bedroom bison or office penguin? If you’re looking for some special animal home décor, or the perfect gift for the nature fans in your life, then look no further than the huge range of goodies offered by my pals at Safari ltd!

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Great Hammerhead Shark Considered For Endangered Species Protection

Great hammerhead shark may become protected species

by Arnold Carreiro

The great hammerhead shark, the largest species of hammerhead sharks, is locally endangered in some parts of the world. Animal activists are pushing to have this shark federally protected via the Endangered Species Act to keep the massive carnivore from going extinct.

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Radioactive Goldfish Found In Ohio Nuclear Plant

by Creature Features

A pair of goldfish found swimming in a lemonade pitcher is no big deal, unless the fish were radioactive and their pitcher was discovered inside the restricted-access steam tunnel of the Perry Nuclear Generating Station near Cleveland, Ohio.

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Manta Rays Endangered By Gill Plate Demand

by Laurie Kay Olson

Manta rays and their lesser-known cousins, mobula rays, were once fished only by subsistence fishermen because the meat is cheap and they tend to damage fishing nets. All that has changed since the market for their gill plates has skyrocketed as Chinese medicine has touted them as a method for removing toxins from human blood.

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English Hotel Rents Goldfish To Guests

by Laurie Kay Olson

There is something delightfully tranquil and relaxing about watching a goldfish swimming around its bowl. It is so. . . Zen. Ommmmm. Traveling can be just the opposite as you deal with airports, trains, taxis, crowds, luggage -- well, you get the idea. Now one hotel in Dutton, Cheshire, England is offering guests the chance to de-stress by renting a goldfish for £5 a night.

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Fish Travel to U.S. In Tsunami Debris

by Laurie Kay Olson

A lot of debris has made it across the Pacific Ocean since the tsunami in Japan back in 2011. So when an 18-foot skiff washed up on a beach in Washington State in late March there didn't seem to be anything surprising about it -- until they took a look inside and found a compartment with live fish swimming inside.

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