Oldest duck in UK dies at age 22

Monday, 11 January 2010 A duck named Edwina, believed to be the oldest recorded living duck in the United Kingdom, has died at the age of 22. The mallard was first discovered by Ian Knight and Christine Christopher in a lake near their residence in the market town of Ringwood in Hampshire, England. Edwina, as [...]

Ice skating bear kills circus director

The Russian state circus often trains bears to ice-skate. The five-year-old bear, part of a visiting troupe from the prestigious Russian state circus, was wearing ice skates when he lashed out at his handlers and circus staff before a performance of their “Bears on Ice” show in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek. He dragged 25-year-old circus [...]

Ghost hunt in Toronto ends in death

A 29-year-old woman is dead after she fell from the roof of a University of Toronto building, apparently seeking ghosts. The deceased, which some reports say was Leah Kubik, was exploring a building at 1 Spadina Crescent with a male companion around 2:00 a.m. (EDT). She attempted to make a jump from one section of [...]

Killer rabits attack snakes

Killer rabbits attack snakes A PAIR of rabid rabbits has been caught killing a series of snakes near Cairns. For three weeks Armando Del Manso believed his dog was responsible for the dead snakes showing up with teeth marks all over them on his East Barron property’s lawn each morning. But it turns out it [...]