Crocodile terrorizing
Gaza Strip
GAZA,
Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A crocodile has been roaming the sewers below Gaza Strip, and
efforts to capture it have so far been unsuccessful, officials say.The
crocodile, which is more than 5 feet long, has been living in the sewers for
about two years, al-Arabiya reported Sunday."The crocodile most likely
escaped from one of the nearby zoos and sought refuge in the sewers," said
Rajab al-Ankah, head of the Northern Gaza Sewage Station."Ankah said the
crocodile has escaped capture several times."The nets were set up to
capture the crocodile, but it managed to escape. The slippery ground in the
area around the swamps near Beit Lahia in northern Gaza made the escape easier
and the crocodile disappeared once more," he said
World's Rarest Whale Seen For First Time, Washed Up
Dead On Kiwi Beach; 'We Know Almost Nothing About Such A Large Mammal'
by
Underwatertimes.com News Service –
AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- A whale that is almost unknown to
science has been seen for the first time after two individuals—a mother and her
male calf—were stranded and died on a New Zealand beach. A report in the
November 6th issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, offers the
first complete description of the spade-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon
traversii), a species previously known only from a few bones.The discovery is
the first evidence that this whale is still with us and serves as a reminder of
just how little we still know about life in the ocean, the researchers say. The
findings also highlight the importance of DNA typing and reference collections
for the identification of rare species.
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