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British zoo searching for escaped capybara
(UPI) Officials from an English zoo are searching for a capybara that escaped from the facility and is believed to be camped out by a nearby brook.
The Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World in Telford said Monday that the capybara, named Cinnamon, escaped onto the zoo grounds Friday and was found to have gotten outside the perimeter fence Saturday when ...Read more
New Zealand names bird of year after contest with bird costumes, craft beer
(UPI) A golden-eyed, endangered penguin has once again been named New Zealand's Bird of the Year after a competition involving bird costumes, craft beer and Dr. Jane Goodall.
The hoiho or "noise shouter" won the title for the second time Monday, after previously securing the top spot in 2019.
"In a competition that was any bird's to win, they ...Read more
Spare change from can recycling leads to Mega Millions prize
(UPI) A Michigan lottery club used old cans to win the $1 million Mega Millions prize.
The group had been playing the lottery some three decades, and members funded their gambling habit with the spare change they earned from can recycling.
"Shortly after the drawing, I remembered I hadn't checked our Mega Millions ticket yet, so I pulled the ...Read more
New set of endangered cotton-top tamarin triplets born at Disney World
(UPI) The second set of critically endangered cotton-top tamarin triplets to be born this year at Walt Disney World this year have arrived, park officials announced Saturday.
The three tiny primates were born at Animal Kingdom's Discovery Island on Saturday and are bonding with their parents and siblings, a Disney World spokesperson told UPI.
...Read more
'Strong feeling' leads Michigan woman to $264,963 lottery prize
(UPI) A Michigan woman said a "strong feeling" led to her winning a $264,963 progressive jackpot from an online lottery game.
The 60-year-old Kent County woman told Michigan Lottery officials she occasionally uses the lottery app to play online games.
"I play games on the Michigan Lottery app every now and again," the player said. That ...Read more
Bull on loose after North Carolina parking lot escape
(UPI) A 400-pound bull named Roger is on the loose in North Carolina after escaping from a trailer in the parking lot of a shopping center.
Maureen Pitts of Clayton said in a Facebook post that the 9-month-old Dexter bull escaped Sept. 4 from the parking lot of the White Oak Shopping Center in Garner and quickly hoofed it from the scene.
Roger...Read more
Ig Nobel Prize winners include research into butt breathing, coin flips
(UPI) The Journal of Improbable Research announced this year's Ig Nobel Prize winners, including a team who researched mammals that breathe through their butts.
The 34th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, a tongue-in-cheek celebration of unusual scientific achievements, was held Thursday at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The ...Read more
Texas market covers charcuterie board in 1,032 pounds of snacks
(UPI) Central Market in Austin, Texas, broke a Guinness World Record by assembling a charcuterie board topped with over 1,032 pounds of meats, cheeses and other qualifying ingredients.
The world's largest charcuterie board was assembled to celebrate Central Market's 30th anniversary.
The previous record was set by Florida snack delivery ...Read more
Massachusetts man's lottery numbers hit $1M after trying for 20 years
(UPI) A Massachusetts man scored a $1 million Mega Million prize using the same set of numbers he has played for 20 years -- and his wife previously collected her own $1 million jackpot.
Blackstone resident Thomas Ensko told Massachusetts State Lottery officials the numbers he selected for his Mega Millions ticket at Anderson's Variety in ...Read more
New Guinness World Records book features dog tricks, giant toothbrush
(UPI) Guinness World Records released its annual book Tuesday, and along with it a slew of new records including dog tricks, magic tricks, skateboarding feats and the world's largest electric toothbrush.
The record-keeping organization released Guinness World Records 2025 in stores and online Tuesday, and the tome contains information on 2,115 ...Read more
Grape spill causes traffic 'jam' on California highway
(UPI) Commuters on a California highway were given ample reason to "wine" when a semi crash caused the roadway to become covered in crushed grapes.
The California Highway Patrol said a crash involving two semis and a pickup truck caused one of the big rigs to spill its load of grapes on Highway 165, north of Bradbury Road in Merced County, ...Read more
Mystery goats rounded up after weeks on the loose in Mo.
(UPI) Seven goats on the loose in Kansas City, Mo., since early August were finally wrangled by animal services officers and taken to a shelter.
The goats were initially believed to be part of a Port KC grazing project to clear brush when they appeared along the riverfront in early August, but KC Pet Project investigators were surprised to ...Read more
Wayward coyote rescued from San Francisco couple's back yard
(UPI) Animal care and control officers in San Francisco came to the rescue of a coyote that spent several days living in a family's back yard.
Anthony Williams and Francesca Pomeroy said they initially thought a human trespasser was to blame when they found their aloe plants had been destroyed.
"It looked like someone had used a precision ...Read more
Loose pig found wandering in Wisconsin city
(UPI) Authorities in Wisconsin are trying to find the owner of an unusual escaped pet found wandering the streets -- a large pig.
The Franklin Police Department said the porcine pedestrian was found wandering in the area of West Ryan Road and West Loomis Road earlier this week.
"We're attempting to reunite this bundle of joy with its rightful ...Read more
N.C. woman wins second major Cash 5 lottery prize in under a year
(UPI) A North Carolina woman won $346,088 from a Cash 5 lottery drawing, her second major jackpot after previously winning $100,000 less than a year ago.
Newport resident Cathy Noe told North Carolina Education Lottery officials she stopped at the C Co Mini Mart on U.S. 70 in Newport and bought a $1 ticket for the Aug. 29 Cash 5 drawing.
She ...Read more
Lifeboat crew on rescue call finds another station's lost dummy
(UPI) A Royal National Lifeboat Institution crew in England responded to a report of a stranded person in the water -- but arrived to discover it was an RNLI training dummy lost by another crew two weeks earlier.
The RNLI crew stationed in Filey said they responded to an early morning call about a person who appeared to be stranded in the water...Read more
Escaped penguin found two weeks later, over 18 miles away
(UPI) A penguin that escaped from an animal encounter event on a Japanese island was found two weeks later after traveling more than 18 miles.
Gekidan Penters, a group that organizes animal encounters, said a 6-year-old female Cape penguin was allowed to swim in a netted-off area on Himaka Island in Aichi Prefecture on Aug. 25, but she managed ...Read more
South African farmers grow world's heaviest plum
(UPI) A pair of South African farmers harvesting their crops made a startling discovery: a record-breaking plum weighing in at 16.3 ounces.
Dean and Deon Barnard, owners of the Oppie Plaas Boerdery farm, said they never set out to break records with their plums.
"It hasn't been bred to set records," Dean Barnard told Guinness World Records. ...Read more
Indiana medical call turns into monkey rescue
(UPI) Emergency responders in Indiana experienced "a first" when a medical call ended with firefighters rescuing a monkey that got loose and scaled a building.
The Luce Fire Territory said in a Facebook post that firefighters responded alongside Spencer County EMS and the Spencer County Sheriff's Office to a call for medical assistance in ...Read more
Massachusetts woman finds mysterious pinecone art in woods
(UPI) A Massachusetts woman taking a walk in the woods with her dog came across a mysterious pinecone formation she believes might be an art installation.
Margaret Zeitouny said she and her dog were walking along a trail in Waltham's Cedarwood Park when she came across a circle of pinecones arranged like a mandala.
"It's a circle pattern with ...Read more
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