Prolific zoo giraffes pregnant again near calving
Dawn and Shorty of Brookfield Zoo near Chicago are expecting another calf. Dawn, 21, 14 feet, has nine previous arrivals. Shorty, 19th to sire, at 17 feet, is hailed as Father of the Year. Births for giraffes weigh about 125 pounds at six feet tall after a 14 to 28 month pregnancy.
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Canada
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Brookfield Zoo
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Nuclear weapons accidents rise to 32 since 1950 says DoD tally
The Defense Department summary adds five Navy and related U.S. nuclear weapons incidents to the list of 32 “broken arrows” since 1950. It notes no detonation occurred and high explosives caused most damage while detonations never produced a nuclear blast.
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Pacific
Nuclear weapons accidents and peacetime custody rules
The report notes accidents serious enough to be listed, and states the Marine Corps does not hold peacetime custody of nuclear weapons and has had no significant incidents in wartime. It defines accidents as events involving nuclear weapons or components causing unintended launch, detonation or burning, radioactive contamination, or loss, seizure or theft.
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