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Twice a month, Brennan’s Pub in Los Angeles attracts enormous crowds of punters, who gather in an amphitheater-style circle in the outdoor area to watch a peculiar sport: turtle-racing.

The bar, located in between Venice and Marina Del Rey, has been hosting the events since 1975, describing the amphibious spectacle as “the sport of kings”. The “athletes” are kept in a terrarium connected to the venue, and brought out for the shows.

During the

Predicting toxicokinetics and toxicity with open-access software

Scientists at EFSA and several top European research organizations teamed up to create “TKPlate”. It is an online platform that offers a space and a suite of tools for scientists and regulators to model and predict TK and TD properties.

Two senior scientists at EFSA – toxicologist Jean-Lou Dorne, and statistician/modeller Jose Cortiñas Abrahantes – are leading this work.

Jean-Lou: “The idea for TKPlate started in 2014 with a scientific report on alternative methods to animal testing that could be used by EFSA’s experts. The report proposed the development of a series of

A mountain lion attack left one person dead and another injured in a remote area of ​​Northern California on Saturday, officials said.

The two brothers, 18 and 21, were shedding antler hunting in Georgetown, California, when the mountain lion attacked the pair, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said the mountain lion involved in the attack was euthanized on Saturday.

The department said Sunday that its Wildlife Forensics Laboratory matched DNA from the mountain lion, which was found near Georgetown, to DNA found at the scene of the attack.

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On Aug. 21, 2017, a solar eclipse shrouded The Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, South Carolina, in near-total darkness for 2½ minutes.

In the time leading up to the darkness, during it, and after, zoo personnel observed and documented the behavior of many of the animals to see if the meteorological event would spark any changes. Oh did it.

Three female gorillas approached the den enclosure entrance as if it was time to go in for the evening, while the one male gorilla became unusually aggressive. The seven giraffes all stopped eating to huddle at the back of their

Over 80 percent of liquid egg imports in 2022 come from China and Australia where egg-laying hens can be kept in battery cages. New Zealand’s ban comes into force in 2023.
Photo: Biosphoto via AFP

A significant amount of imported animal products are produced using methods that are illegal in New Zealand, a new report has been found.

It was revealed the country imports liquid eggs from hens raised in battery cages, pork from pigs kept in cramped crates, and wool from sheep subjected to ‘mulesing’ – cutting chunks of flesh from their hindquarters to prevent flystrike.

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A nearly 4-metre crocodile which has been “stalking” animals and people in Queensland for almost a month has been captured by wildlife officers.

The crocodile, which some locals nicknamed “Herbie”, lingered around Herbert River stalking domestic and farmed animals, making it a “dangerous animal”, Tony Frisby, a senior wildlife officer said.

“Thankfully the property owner reported the animal.”

The reptile was captured in a trap on the banks of a private property on the Herbert River in Cordelia on Sunday. Separately, a 3-meter crocodile was also caught in a trap in the Ross River, Townsville, less than two hours south.

Two more beluga whales have died at Marineland, bringing the total number of whale deaths since 2019 to 17.

Ontario’s Animal Welfare Services has been investigating the Niagara Falls tourist attraction since 2020.

“The ministry has been made aware that two beluga whales at Marineland have passed away this March,” said Brent Ross, a spokesman for the Ministry of the Solicitor General, the government body responsible for animal welfare.

The province did not say how the whales died.

In a statement, Marineland said “independent necropsies confirmed the two belugas both died from torsion after valiant medical efforts to assist them.”

Racing was suspended for five weeks at Manukau Stadium on Thursday by Greyhound Racing New Zealand due to a “concerning increase in injuries” that required “immediate intervention and further investigation”.
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Animal charity SAFE is calling for an immediate ban on greyhound racing after the deaths of three dogs in a week and the temporary closure of a track.

Racing was suspended for five weeks at Manukau Stadium on Thursday by Greyhound Racing New Zealand (GRNZ) due to a “concerning increase in injuries” that required “immediate intervention and further investigation”.

Races were relocated to Cambridge while international experts assessed