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Stranded Giant Pacific Octopus Rescued By Quick Thinking Girl. A stranded Giant Pacific octopus was returned to the sea in Skagit County, Washington State on 15 March 2023 thanks to the quick thinking of a girl, her family, and researchers. The octopus became stranded on the beach as the tide retreated at Bayview State Park. Fortunately for the humungous cephalopod, a Vancouver family visiting the beach spotted the struggling creature and alerted ranger Brandon Hoekstra. It was about 200 feet from the water, and struggling as the tide was going out. Hoekstra called staff at the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve for assistance. The octopus was able to survive out of the water until more help arrived, thanks to the girl’s action to use her sand bucket to pour water over the stricken mollusc. ”An octopus can't survive out of water for more than several minutes; it collapses their gills," said Annie England, a scientist with the Washington Department of Ecology stationed at the Reserve. The unfortunate eight-legger, which weighed 80 to 100 pounds and was 7 to 8 feet long, was not making much headway as its body weight was too heavy outside its usual aquatic environment. However, England, Mira Lutz of the Reserve, and volunteer Sean Petersmark were able to get the octopus into a large bin and push it to the water, where it slowly crept out and returned to the ocean
Data up to March 30 showed 111.3mm of rain has fallen in the month across the country, 91% more than average.
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Scientists have set a new record for the deepest fish ever caught on camera - as well as the deepest catch ever made. The juvenile fish - a type of snailfish - was filmed swimming at 8,336m (27,349ft) in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench, south of Japan. The previous record - also a snailfish - was recorded at 8,178m (26,839ft) in the Pacific's Mariana Trench in 2017.
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Water bills are set to rise from 1 April for households, as energy bills and council tax also increase.
Landlords could find it cheaper to demolish their properties and rebuild them instead of splashing thousands of pounds on eco-upgrades to meet the Government’s green targets.
Storm Mathis brought heavy rain and strong winds to parts of southern England on Friday morning.
A warning has been issued to dogwalkers and parents of small children to be on the lookout for venomous adders in Norfolk this spring.
The giant Burmese python captured in Florida's Everglades had swallowed the alligator whole, which scientists discovered during a necropsy.
Ministers said that plans could see water companies facing unlimited fines and penalties as part of efforts to tackle pollution.
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British supermodel Naomi Campbell is co-creating a new BMW XM campaign 'Dare To Be You' which she will also be the face of.
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STORY: The footage taken from a helicopter showed smoke billowing from the burning top of the mountains.Emergency services said on Friday that 121 outbreaks were still active across the region.Spanish Guardia Civil said on Friday they evacuated 300 people overnight in the northern region.Most of the fires could have been started on purpose by arsonists and others, authorities said on Thursday (March 30).
A zoo in Victoria, Australia, said its meerkats are proving “why they’re one of the most adored species in the animal kingdom,” after being trained to sit “voluntarily” for X-rays without the need for anesthetic.Footage shared by Werribee Open Range Zoo in Victoria shows the animals stepping up to be scanned by a custom-designed machine and being rewarded with a treat.“Five meerkats are demonstrating their intelligence by voluntarily stepping up to an X-ray plate as part of a proactive health-care program,” the zoo said in a statement, adding it proves “there’s more to the inquisitive creatures than what meets the eye” as the mob achieves "some really X-traordinary things.“All of the scans are being taken within the meerkats’ habitat, which means the meerkats don’t need to leave the comfort of their own home,” keeper Eliza Baker said.The zoo said the health-care training “allows the animals to voluntarily participate in their own medical check-ups, which significantly reduces any stress.” Credit: Werribee Open Range Zoo via Storyful
The baby toads have to cross a ‘killing zone’ haunted by carnivorous giant leeches which have a keen sense of smell and five pairs of eyes.
Tampa Police were able to safely secure the "growling gator" before the reptile was taken to "find a more suitable home."
Austrian glaciers last year retreated "more than ever", the country's Alpine Club said Friday, as climate change threatens glaciers around the globe."The drastic glacier retreat undoubtedly makes the consequences of the anthropogenic massively intensified climate change clear," it added, warning that glaciers in Austria would disappear at the latest in 2075.