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☆ I quit my real estate job in Indiana and moved to Florida to hunt pythons. Here's what my typical day looks like now.
  + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Crystal Raypole | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Amy Siewe participated in the 2019 Florida Python Challenge and it inspired her to change her life. After my first python hunt in Florida in 2019, I knew I'd found my calling. Why I hunt pythonsMy fascination with snakes started when I was very young. People don't always understand why I hunt pythons when I love snakes. I'm all signed up and ready for the annual Florida Python Challenge, too.
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☆ Scientists were delighted to discover that parrots willingly made video calls to bird friends and were less lonely as a result
  + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Crystal Raypole | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
The ability to make video calls to other parrots, then, may give birds the chance to access the socialization and species identity they have in the wild, Cunha said. Parrot caregivers learned, for instance, to recognize signs of stress during the video calls and offer encouragement to help reduce any fear associated with the new experience. The researchers released three parrots from the study in its early stages, as these birds didn't seem to like the calls at all. But most of the parrots apparently enjoyed the experience and chose to make plenty of calls to other birds. The study authors acknowledge the need for additional research, as this study is the first exploring video calling for parrots.
☆ Inside Canada's polar bear 'jail' where bears go without food and are kept behind bars — but it's not what you might think
  + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Crystal Raypole | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +10 min
The town's Polar Bear Holding Facility, aka "jail", helps bears and humans live harmoniously. It's the only town in the world where people and polar bears live in close proximity — and the only town that has a polar bear "jail", aka the Polar Bear Holding Facility. Humans generally don't make up part of a polar bear's diet, but a starving bear won't be picky. Its second main goal is protecting polar bears, currently classified as a vulnerable species. What to do if you encounter a polar bearA polar bear on one of the last shards of ice in Hudson Bay.
☆ What does 'No Animals Were Harmed' mean? The disclaimer is not a guarantee of animal safety
  + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Crystal Raypole | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
The American Human Association monitors roughly 70% of animal action in Hollywood productions. Since they've trademarked the "No Animals Were Harmed" disclaimer, only they can issue and define it. And despite past accounts of cover-ups, AHA guidelines aim to provide productions and animal trainers with a better understanding of animal safety limitations. Video footage released in 2016 showed Michael Hackenberger, Hollywood animal trainer and owner of the Bowmanville Zoo, whipping a tiger named Uno multiple times. Even so, many people believe the only movies that can truly state "No Animals Were Harmed" are movies that replace animal actors with computer-generated imagery.
☆ Photos show just how big the SpaceX Starship mega-rocket is
  + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Crystal Raypole | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
SpaceX's Starship rocket is the tallest rocket ever built, but just how tall is that? The Starship rocket consists of a first and second stage. Even close up, humans look tiny compared to Starship and Super Heavy:Stacking Starship on the Super Heavy booster. Making up the remaining six engines are Starship's powerhouse, which consist of three Raptor engines and three even larger Raptor Vacuum engines. SpaceX via TwitterThe Starship mega-rocket recently attempted its first flight toward space but exploded a few minutes after launch.
☆ I've studied the sun for 23 years. Here's what happened during the last solar maximum and what to expect from this one.
  + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Crystal Raypole | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Solar maximum is a peak in the sun's activity that happens around the middle of each solar cycle. Mathew OwensThe solar maximum represents a peak in solar activity when the sun's magnetic field reaches its strongest and most disordered and dynamic point. NASA/Solar Dynamics ObservatorySolar cycles typically last 11 years, and the solar maximum happens roughly in the middle of each cycle. The sun's magnetic field reaches peak strength during solar maximum, generating an increase in events like solar flares and coronal mass ejections. These bursts are around four times as likely to occur during a solar maximum than a solar minimum.
☆ I'm a vet who had a retro pug live for 18 years. Here's how I kept her healthy and why this super breed lives longer than pugs.
  + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Crystal Raypole | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
She says retro pugs are playful and energetic and have fewer breathing problems than purebred pugs. Kasey was a retro pug who lived for 18 years, a few years longer than what's typical for a traditional pug. How healthier retro pugs came aboutAn 1802 painting of what pugs may have looked like in the early 19th century. Not only did retro pugs resemble historical pugs, they had improved genetics, fewer health issues, and a longer life expectency than purebred pugs. Bread and Butter Productions / Getty ImagesEye issues are common among pugs and retro pugs, but I've found retro pugs can heal much faster than their purebred relatives.
☆ I lost my ID in another country and forfeited $2,500 when my trip was cut short. Here's what I learned and how I got home.
  + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Crystal Raypole | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
I lost my ID while traveling in Canada, which ruined my planned six-day, $2,500 trip to Churchill. I recently planned a trip to Churchill, Canada, — a tiny, frigid town that happens to be extremely remote and difficult to reach. But I had to cancel my trip when one of the worst things happened: I lost my ID somewhere on the streets of Vancouver, my first travel stop. If I'd lost either form of ID, I could have kept going with the other. I'm pretty sure showing Canadian customs a photo of my lost ID would have helped me get through the tense interview a little more smoothly, too.
☆ Rare video footage of a tardigrade threesome that lasted 30 minutes documents the wild sex lives of water bears
  + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Crystal Raypole | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
James Weiss recently captured one of the first known recordings of a tardigrade threesome. The water bear threesome lasted about 30 minutes and involved a lot of belly jabbing and poop. Wanda von Wenk, 1914A water bear threesomeResearchers first published details of tardigrade mating behavior in a 2016 paper, but other observations of water bear sex remains fairly limited. A water bear threesome. Water bear reproductionA female tardigrade with oocytes circled in red.
☆ I've treated bulldogs' health issues for over 30 years. I now help more Frenchies than ever and recommend knowing about all their medical needs before getting one.
  + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Crystal Raypole | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
It's an unfortunate irony — one that means only a few vets have adequate experience treating bulldogs. How I became an expert in treating French bulldogsDr. Kraemer has treated thousands of bulldogs. I even treated some rescued French bulldogs with stem cell therapy, a cutting-edge regenerative medicine. But in my experience, with the improvement of preventive care, wellness, and medicine, the average French bulldog may live 11 to 12 years. In fact, I've treated French bulldogs who competed in local fundraising physical activities, like Cherie the Surf Dog who raises funds for French Bulldog Rescue.
☆ The man in charge of deporting Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' explains how he plans to fly 70 of them across the world
  + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Crystal Raypole | Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Authorities plan to relocate 70 of the hippos living wild in Colombia, but it's not an easy task. Very carefully, according to David Echeverri López, head of Biodiversity Management, Protected Areas, and Ecosystem Services at Cornare in Colombia. So, authorities will continue pursuing other options, from sterilization to searching for other zoos and sanctuaries willing to take hippos. The thickness of a hippo's skin, and the density of their subcutaneous tissue, also makes it challenging to deliver enough anesthesia to keep them asleep for the right amount of time. Cornare has sterilized 13 hippos, López said, and relocated seven to zoos in Colombia.
☆ Climate change is making plane turbulence worse, and it could make flights bumpier and more expensive
  + stars: | 2023-03-11 | by ( Crystal Raypole | Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
Experts believe severe turbulence may increase in years to come as patterns of severe weather continue around the globe. But pilots also have to contend with clear-air turbulence, which is turbulence that has no visible cause. Weather researchers further predict clear-air turbulence will double by 2050, with severe turbulence increasing the most. "The highest altitude flights over the North Atlantic will encounter the most significant increase in severe turbulence," Bennett said. Only 1% of the atmosphere has moderately severe turbulence, and a few tenths of a percent have severe turbulence," she said.
☆ How healthy imitation crab is compared to other seafood, and what surimi sticks are actually made of
  + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Crystal Raypole | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
While imitation crab is more affordable than real crab, it doesn't have as much nutritional value. Once imitation crab hit the markets in the late '70s, it became wildly popular as an affordable alternative to crab meat. Yet while real crab packs a major protein punch, imitation crab doesn't have quite as much nutritional value. Imitation crab contains little or no real crab. Brian Vander Brug / Contributor / Getty ImagesThe rising costs of crab have made imitation crab a more appealing option for many shoppers.
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