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Beavers may have built a dam visible from space, but they didn't catch millions of mosquitoes.
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First he thought it was a piece of plastic floating near the shoreline. When he got closer, 73-year-old Kurt Ove Eriksson realized the 12-foot serpent-like object was a rare creature from the depths of the ocean.
Injured seagull stays on the loose with crossbow bolt through head
A seagull which has been flying around a seaside town for two weeks with a crossbow bolt through its head has eluded efforts by rescuers to catch it. The bird has been seen swooping around Scarborough, apparently unaffected by the dart-like object, which is about the length of a pen, sticking out of its head.The injured bird was pictured by local gallery owner Graham Rhodes – who was shocked to find the seagull perched on a pier wall with the bolt through its head. The father-of-one, who runs the Aakschipper Gallery, said: "My main worry is there is someone walking the streets of Scarborough with a crossbow and shooting at birds. "If they are shooting at gulls in the sky and miss, the bolts have to go somewhere and could take someone's eye out.
"I see it most days sitting on the wall near my gallery, it just acts like a normal seagull but with a large dart through its head. It doesn't appear in any pain or discomfort. It isn't as flighty as the others but I have seen it flying about."
RSPCA staff have tried to catch the bird but without success. Geoff Edmond, RSPCA inspector for the Scarborough area, said: 'It is absolutely appalling and completely illegal to be shooting birds in this manner. "It is remarkable that the gull with the bolt in its head is still flying because the object could have hit the brain or fractured its skull."
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Image from scotsman.com
We have read a lot about the demise of the bee colonies but recently the world's oldest beehive has been found. Located in the medieval Scottish Rosslyn Chapel, which dates back to 1446, two ancient hives have been found, skillfully carved in the stone work under the roof's peak. They are thought to be the first man-made stone hives ever found.
The discovery was made whilst some stone conservation work was being carried out which involved dismantling the peaks of the roof. Apparently the hives were still in use until just recently when the chapel was temporarily covered with a canopy and the bees de-camped.
Article continues: World's Oldest Beehive Discovered in Scottish Chapel
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