Turtle surgery, octopus births & a monster croc

2014-04-08 1,600

Good news: no more orangutan shows at Universal Studios. Bad news: Cincinatti Zoo has lost a rare Sumatran rhino. Add monster croc relocations, pioneering tumour treatments for turtles and a death-defying pigeon and that's your roundup of the week's nature news.

News Sources:

DEATH OF SUMATRAN RHINO
http://intlrhinofoundation.wordpress.com/2014/03/31/cincinnati-zoo-devastated-by-loss-of-endangered-sumatran-rhino/

BIGGEST CROC EVER!
http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/654108-is-uganda-s-notorious-crocodile-the-world-s-largest.html

DWARF OCTOPUS BORN
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/octopus-chronicles/2014/03/31/elusive-dwarf-octopuses-hatch-in-captivity/

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS STOPS USING ANIMAL ACTORS
http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/04/01/nbcuniversal-stops-using-orangutan-actors-stage
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKUOKHfwooM

TURTLE EYE SURGERY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxmUuwh-ZCE

DEATH_DEFYING PIGEONS
http://www.earthtouchnews.com/galleries/videos/pigeons-terrifying-90kmh-freeway-race