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<ul class="summary-list"><li>A young minke <keyword id="6358797" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Whale">whale</keyword> was rescued from a shallow area of <keyword id="6354968" type="LOCATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="london">London</keyword>'s River Thames on Sunday. </li><li>But when it was transported to another part of the river it got loose and became lost again. </li><li>The whale was found again on Monday and was euthanized because it was in poor condition. </li></ul>The injured whale calf that <a href="https://www.insider.com/minke-whale-calf-london-thames-river-rescue-2021-5">went missing for the second time after rescuers freed it</a> from being trapped in the London's <keyword id="300817" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Thames-River">Thames River</keyword> on Sunday has been euthanized. The British Divers Marine Life Rescue said in a <a href="https://bdmlr.org.uk/minke-whale-stranded-in-the-river-thames-update-2000-10th-may">statement</a> that the young 13-foot-long minke whale was "humanely put to sleep" after its condition deteriorated throughout the day. "Medics used inflatable pontoons to prevent the animal from slipping back into the river, which allowed the veterinary team from the Zoological Society of London to further assess the animal and end its suffering," the statement read.The whale was rescued on Sunday and brought to another location but officials said they lost sight of it overnight. At the time, a spokesperson for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/09/small-whale-gets-stuck-at-lock-on-thames-in-south-west-london">told The Guardian</a> that the whale was "displaying concerning behaviors," and there was worry it could be "unwell." Officials found the whale again on Monday against the river wall and were concerned that it could become beached again, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/09/europe/uk-whale-stranded-river-thames-london/index.html">CNN</a> reported. BDMLR said the Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme would conduct a post-mortem exam to get a better understanding of why the young whale fell into poor condition and became lost in the river.

The injured baby whale that was lost in London's Thames river was euthanized after being stranded for the second time.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>British historian Dan Snow is begging people to return parts of a dead shark that washed up in the UK.</li><li>He said it was not illegal to take its parts, but he urged them to let scientists study it first.</li></ul>A rare smalltooth sand tiger shark washed ashore in the UK on Saturday, and before scientists could get to it, people had already hacked off and taken its head and tail.The six-foot-long dead shark washed up on Lepe Beach in Hampshire, per <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/19/appeal-launched-to-find-rare-sharks-head-taken-from-hampshire-beach" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Guardian.</a> British historian and TV presenter Dan Snow first <a href="https://twitter.com/thehistoryguy/status/1637145673127669764" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> about it on Sunday. "So I'm as shark positive as the next woke dude but what in the hell is this fish that just washed up on my local beach where I regularly swim without a care in the world?" he tweeted. He then <a href="https://twitter.com/thehistoryguy/status/1637261048397848576" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> that he was asked by biologist Ben Garrod to secure the fish safely — but before he could get to it, someone had decapitated the shark and made off with its head and tail. "We have recovered a good chunk of it, but some trophy hunters got there just before us," Snow <a href="https://twitter.com/thehistoryguy/status/1637261629065707520" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in a video</a> he posted on Twitter. "The head, tail, and fin were grabbed before I get assemble a big enough team to drag it off the beach to the nearest road," Snow wrote in a tweet on Sunday.This was disappointing because the shark was a "once-in-a-lifetime" find in British waters, and its teeth and brain could be useful to study and do analyses on, Snow said.Snow added that while it was not against the law to take parts of fish that had washed ashore, he pleaded with them to let scientists take a look at the parts first, and then they could "keep skull - no problem!""Let the scientists have a look and then it's yours to keep," he <a href="https://twitter.com/thehistoryguy/status/1637422303985147904" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> on Sunday. British biologist Ben Garrod told <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-65006363" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the BBC</a> that the shark's discovery could be a significant one that allows scientists to determine the shark's feeding patterns and water temperatures in international waters. "Every time we see a whale breaching or a shark washing up, this is like finding a Roman hoard or Viking daggers," Garrod told the BBC.There was still a fair bit of the shark left for Snow to collect. Snow <a href="https://twitter.com/thehistoryguy/status/1637422303985147904" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted a video of himself</a> on Twitter bagging up organs from the shark, which he said will be sent to the Zoological Society of London to be studied this week. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists the smalltooth sand tiger shark as a <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/ja/species/41876/103433002" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vulnerable species</a> on its <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">red list of threatened species</a> — estimating that there are less than 200 such sharks left in the wild.Dan Snow and representatives for Ben Garrod and the Zoological Society of London did not immediately reply to Insider's requests for comment.

People hacked up a rare shark that washed up on a beach and made off with its head and tail. A historian is begging them to bring these pieces back.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Staff at a conservation group captured the birth of 15 Burmese peacock softshell turtle hatchlings.</li><li>The rare species, found only in Myanmar, is one of the world's most endangered freshwater turtles.</li></ul>Fifteen tiny turtles in Myanmar just made waves across the scientific community after their birth was captured on camera by conservation workers in what appears to be the first official record of Burmese peacock softshell turtle hatchlings.The rare species, named for bright orange spots on its shell reminiscent of peacock feathers, are found only in Myanmar and are highly sought after in East Asian food markets. In addition to being <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/species-of-exotic-turtles-have-been-poached-to-near-extinction-2023-4">overharvested as an ingredient</a> for stews and soups in the region, the quality of the turtles' environment has degraded over time, diminishing the resources available for the previously abundant species. <div type="image" title="Burmese peacock softshell turtle hatchlings" height="3024" width="4032" msid="101264399" hostid="261" sizebytes="696706"></div>As a result, Burmese peacock softshell turtles are one of the world's most endangered freshwater turtle species. According to The Zoological Society of London's <a href="https://www.edgeofexistence.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Edge of Existence Programme</a>, they are at significant risk of extinction.Local volunteers, in partnership with the conservation group Fauna &amp; Flora International, have been working since mid-2022 to increase the population of the turtles near Indawgyi, one of the largest inland lakes in Southeast Asia.This year, designated "turtle guardians" discovered five nesting sites for the <a href="https://www.insider.com/endangered-animals-us-2018-5">endangered creatures</a> around Indawgyi, fenced them off to prevent them from being damaged, and set up regular patrols to monitor the nests, according to a statement from Fauna &amp; Flora International.<div type="image" title="Adult Burmese peacock softshell turtle (Nilssonia formosa) being released, Indawgyi." height="1065" width="1600" msid="101264400" hostid="261" sizebytes="80894"></div>According to the conservation group, the <a href="https://www.insider.com/two-headed-baby-turtle-south-carolina-2019-8">video of the turtles hatching</a> is the first known recording of the species born in the wild. After Fauna &amp; Flora staff took measurements and the turtles' weight, they were released back to the wild near Indawgyi.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/24/climate/tiny-bundles-of-hope-critically-endangered-turtles-hatch-in-myanmar.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a> reported the discovery is "exquisitely thrilling," according to Fredric Janzen, a biology professor at Michigan State University specializing in softshell turtles but not involved in the project.The discovery comes several years after Fauna &amp; Flora worked to establish Indawgyi as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2017 to support the home of more than 160 bird species — some of which are globally threatened — as well as turtles, mammals, reptiles, primates, and fish endemic to the area."Working with local communities will be key to our success in addressing the threats to the critically endangered Burmese peacock softshell turtle. We are already seeing the results of collaborating with communities to manage and protect key nesting sites and habitat," said Zau Lunn, Programme Manager, Freshwater and Marine, Fauna &amp; Flora.Lunn added: "Our work to save this species, which is unique to Myanmar, has only just begun, but the discovery and release of these hatchlings is a great start and a wonderful example of how we can work together to save nature."

First ever video captures the adorable birth of critically endangered Burmese peacock softshell turtle hatchlings

A digital camera trap captured the first photo of a golden eagle attacking a young sika deer in southern Russia.
The camera trap was originally set up by Linda Kerley of the Zoological Society of London and Jonathan Slaght of the <keyword id="6360144" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Wildlife">Wildlife</keyword> Conservation Society to photograph Siberian tigers.
In December 2011 the camera trap captured three images, spanning a period of 2 seconds, of an adult golden eagle grabbing onto the back of a six- to seven-month-old sika deer. Full-grown golden eagles can <a href="http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7096.html" target="_blank">weigh up to 14 pounds</a>, while the study's authors estimate that the deer weighed between 88 and 110 pounds. 
A fourth image shows the deer's carcass, found by Kerley two weeks after the incident when she was checking up on the camera. The deer appeared to have fallen during the attack and died in the same place. All that remained was the hide and skeleton indicating that other scavengers had dropped by to pick at the body. 
The photos, shown below, were published in the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/hybrid-animals-created-from-climate-change-2013-9" target="_blank">Journal of Raptor Research</a>.
<div class="image-container"><div class="image">Zoological Society of London/Wildlife Conservation SocietyA camera trap captures a golden eagle attacking a young sika deer at Lazovskii State Nature Reserve in the southern Russian Far East on Dec. 1, 2011 (A-C). The deer's remains (D) were discovered nearby on Dec. 15, 2011 during a routine camera trap check.</div></div>
There are many documented accounts of golden eagles attacking and killing large mammals, including other species of deer, livestock, mountain goats, and even a brown bear cub, according to the study.
But this is the first time, in more than a decade of studying deer deaths in Russia, that Kerley has seen any deer killed by a golden eagle. 
The authors point out that this is not a common occurrence and there is no evidence that these attacks have an impact on Russia's deer population. But the photos are amazing.

Rare Photos Capture A Golden Eagle Attacking A Deer

<div class="KonaFilter image-container float_right"><div class="image on-image"><a href="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/avocado"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/j_silla/">flickr/j_silla</a></div></div>Between George Bush and the Internet, the <keyword id="111112" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="English-language">English language</keyword> is changing at an alarming rate. 
You won't believe how far some <keyword id="6355068" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Words">words</keyword> have come.
We researched nine modern words and the strange histories that accompany them, also known as etymologies. 
<h3><a href="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/avocado">1. Avocado</a> </h3>
(noun): a pear-shaped fruit with a rough leathery skin, smooth oily edible flesh, and a large stone
The word for avocado <a href="http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=avocado&amp;searchmode=none">comes from the Aztec word, "ahuacatl,"</a> which means testicle. Aside from the similar shape, avocados also act as aphrodisiacs, foods that stimulate sex drive. I propose we un-complicate the story and rename them "testicle fruit."
<h3><a href="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/jumbo?q=jumbo">2. Jumbo</a></h3>
(adjective): very large, unusually for it's type
In 1880, P.T. Barnum bought an elephant, named <a href="http://www.barnummuseumexhibitions.org/jumbotheelephant.htm">"Jumbo,"</a> from the Royal Zoological Society in London. By age 7, this pachyderm consumed 200 pounds of hay, one barrel of potatoes, two bushels of oats, 15 loaves of bread, a slew of onions, and several pails of water every day. His caretaker at the zoo also gave him a gallon or two of whiskey every now and then.
At full size, Jumbo stood at 11-and-a-half feet tall and weighed six-and-half tons.
His name likely stems from two Swahili words: "jambo," meaning hello and "jumbe," or chief. Although, "Hey chief" seems a little informal for a creature who could crush your organs with its trunk.
<h3><a href="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/clue">3. Clue</a> </h3>
(noun): a fact or idea that serves as a guide or aid in a task or problem
According to Greek mythology, when Theseus entered the Labyrinth to kill the minotaur (a half-man, half-bull), he unraveled a "clew" - a ball of string - behind him, so he could find his way back.
The word "clue" didn't even exist until the mid-1500s when people started to vary the spelling of "clew."
<h3><a href="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/robot">4. Robot</a> </h3>
(noun): a machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, especially one programmable by a computer
The word "robot" comes from the Czech word "robota," meaning "forced labor" - which sounds strangely like slavery. Remember iRobot?
<h3><a href="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/sycophant">5. Sycophant</a> </h3>
(noun): a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage
Technically, sycophant means someone who denounces someone else as a "fig-smuggler," according to Charlotte Higgins, culture-blogger at <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2009/mar/23/classics">The Guardian.</a> Since the beginning of the sixth century, Athens outlawed transporting food, except olives, outside the city-state's borders. People mostly broke the law by smuggling figs.
Back then, Athenian law permitted blackmailing (for profit). These blackmailers, or sykophantes in Greek, wanted to earn some extra cash and threatened to tell the courts about others' fig-smuggling habits.
<h3><a href="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/assassin">6. Assassin</a> </h3>
(noun): a person who murders an important person for political or religious reasons
Members of a fanatical Muslim sect during the Crusades used to smoke hashish and then murder leaders on the opposing side. They started going by the name <a href="http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=assassin">"hashishiyyin," meaning hashish-users in Arabic. </a>
Through centuries of mispronunciation, English arrived at "assassin."
<h3><a href="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/phony">7. Phony </a></h3>
(adjective): not genuine, fraudulent
Back in day, pirates used to sell "fawney," basically British slang for fake gold rings. Anything can happen when you add a buccaneer's accent.
<h3><a href="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/nimrod">8. Nimrod </a></h3>
(noun): an inept person
Nimrod actually means a "skillful hunter." The word comes from Nimrod, the great-grandson of Noah, one of the most powerful biblical kings. It sounds like a compliment, right?
During the golden age of American animation, Bugs Bunny called Elmer fud a nimrod in an episode of Looney Tunes. As <a href="http://www.cracked.com/article_19584_7-ridiculous-origins-everyday-words.html">Cracked</a> puts it, that's kind of like calling your friend "Einstein" after he makes a really dumb statement. Bugs' sarcasm just stuck.
<h3><a href="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/whiskey?q=whiskey">9. Whiskey </a></h3>
(noun): a spirit distilled from malted grain, especially barley or rye
Whiskey is the shortened form of whiskeybae, which comes from the Old English "usquebae," derived from two Gaelic words: uisce (water) and bethu (life). Thus, whiskey literally means "water of life." Accurate. 
<h3>BONUS: <a href="http://www.oed.com/viewdictionaryentry/Entry/293068">OMG</a></h3>
(slang interjection): Oh my God!
The Oxford English Dictionary claims this word predates the Internet (although not teenage girls).
Apparently, a sassy British admiral John Arbuthnot "Jacky" Fisher wrote in his memoir, " I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis-O.M.G. (Oh! My God!)-Shower it on the Admiralty!!" No, we don't know what that means either.
He was later reincarnated as Cher from "Clueless."

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container float_right"><div class="image on-image"><a href="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/avocado"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/j_silla/">flickr/j_silla</a></div></div>Between George Bush and the Internet, the <keyword id="111112" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="English-language">English language</keyword> is changing at an alarming rate. 
You won't believe how far some <keyword id="6355068" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Words">words</keyword> have come.
We researched nine modern words and the strange histories that accompany them, also known as etymologies. 
<h3><a href="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/avocado">1. Avocado</a> </h3>
(noun): a pear-shaped fruit with a rough leathery skin, smooth oily edible flesh, and a large stone
The word for avocado <a href="http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=avocado&amp;searchmode=none">comes from the Aztec word, "ahuacatl,"</a> which means testicle. Aside from the similar shape, avocados also act as aphrodisiacs, foods that stimulate sex drive. I propose we un-complicate the story and rename them "testicle fruit."
<h3><a href="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/jumbo?q=jumbo">2. Jumbo</a></h3>
(adjective): very large, unusually for it's type
In 1880, P.T. Barnum bought an elephant, named <a href="http://www.barnummuseumexhibitions.org/jumbotheelephant.htm">"Jumbo,"</a> from the Royal Zoological Society in London. By age 7, this pachyderm consumed 200 pounds of hay, one barrel of potatoes, two bushels of oats, 15 loaves of bread, a slew of onions, and several pails of water every day. His caretaker at the zoo also gave him a gallon or two of whiskey every now and then.
At full size, Jumbo stood at 11-and-a-half feet tall and weighed six-and-half tons.
His name likely stems from two Swahili words: "jambo," meaning hello and "jumbe," or chief. Although, "Hey chief" seems a little informal for a creature who could crush your organs with its trunk.
<h3><a href="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/clue">3. Clue</a> </h3>
(noun): a fact or idea that serves as a guide or aid in a task or problem
According to Greek mythology, when Theseus entered the Labyrinth to kill the minotaur (a half-man, half-bull), he unraveled a "clew" - a ball of string - behind him, so he could find his way back.
The word "clue" didn't even exist until the mid-1500s when people started to vary the spelling of "clew."
<h3><a href="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/robot">4. Robot</a> </h3>
(noun): a machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, especially one programmable by a computer
The word "robot" comes from the Czech word "robota," meaning "forced labor" - which sounds strangely like slavery. Remember iRobot?
<h3><a href="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/sycophant">5. Sycophant</a> </h3>
(noun): a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage
Technically, sycophant means someone who denounces someone else as a "fig-smuggler," according to Charlotte Higgins, culture-blogger at <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2009/mar/23/classics">The Guardian.</a> Since the beginning of the sixth century, Athens outlawed transporting food, except olives, outside the city-state's borders. People most broke the law by smuggling figs.
Back then, Athenian law permitted blackmailing (for profit). These blackmailers, or sykophantes in Greek, wanted to earn some extra cash and threatened to tell the courts about others' fig-smuggling habits.
<h3><a href="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/assassin">6. Assassin</a> </h3>
(noun): a person who murders an important person for political or religious reasons
Members of a fanatical Muslim sect during the Crusades used to smoke hashish and then murder leaders on the opposing side. They started going by the name <a href="http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=assassin">"hashishiyyin," meaning hashish-users in Arabic. </a>
Through centuries of mispronunciation, English arrived at "assassin."
<h3><a href="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/phony">7. Phony </a></h3>
(adjective): not genuine, fraudulent
Back in day, pirates used to sell "fawney," basically British slang for fake gold rings. Anything can happen when you add a buccaneer's accent.
<h3><a href="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/nimrod">8. Nimrod </a></h3>
(noun): an inept person
Nimrod actually means a "skillful hunter." The word comes from Nimrod, the great-grandson of Noah, one of the most powerful biblical kings. It sounds like a compliment, right?
During the golden age of American animation, Bugs Bunny called Elmer fud a nimrod in an episode of Looney Tunes. As <a href="http://www.cracked.com/article_19584_7-ridiculous-origins-everyday-words.html">Cracked</a> puts it, that's kind of like calling your friend "Einstein" after he makes a really dumb statement. Bugs' sarcasm just stuck.
<h3><a href="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/whiskey?q=whiskey">9. Whiskey </a></h3>
(noun): a spirit distilled from malted grain, especially barley or rye
Whiskey is the shortened form of whiskeybae, which comes from the Old English "usquebae," derived from two Gaelic words: uisce (water) and bethu (life). Thus, whiskey literally means "water of life." Accurate. 
<h3>BONUS: <a href="http://www.oed.com/viewdictionaryentry/Entry/293068">OMG</a></h3>
(slang interjection): Oh my God!
The Oxford English Dictionary claims this word predates the Internet (although not teenage girls).
Apparently, a sassy British admiral John Arbuthnot "Jacky" Fisher wrote in his memoir, " I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis-O.M.G. (Oh! My God!)-Shower it on the Admiralty!!" No, we don't know what that means either.
He was later reincarnated as Cher from "Clueless."

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