Memorials to Animals and Insects Around the World
Strangers arriving by air to Kansas City can view a 90 foot bull statue at the airport weighing over four tons. The piece honors prosperity brought by Hereford cattle in the region. Other global monuments include a giant dairy cow in Seattle and a monumental rooster in California. A bee statue on Northbrook Island marks the Arctic expedition's queen bee. A memorial to the boll weevil was erected in Enterprise Alabama after the pest devastated local cotton.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Segis Pietertje
Northbrook Island
Cape Point
Salt Lake City
Utah
London Skunks Are Air conditioned
London Zoo plans a £1 million renovation to become the world’s finest modern zoo. The redesign features multi story animal houses with central heating and climate zones, two way air conditioning for cats, lighting to display birds unseen by visitors, and color bands to deter escapes, housing 3 500 animals.
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London Zoo
Regents Park
Frank Stenglehofen
Stenglehofen
Champion figure Tenley Al Bright at Vienna practice
The 19 year old defending world figure skating champion Tenley Al Bright is shown in Vienna during a practice session. She first won the crown in 1953 and is renowned for her refined technique and stage presence.
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Tenley Albright
Vienna
Austria
Cat’s Sixth Sense Spares Man and Wife in Storm Collapse
A Düsseldorf couple narrowly escape when a storm collapses their home. Their cat refused food and wandered between them and the door as ceilings fell, saving the man who stood by the doorway. The wife was trapped but survived. The tale cites animal foreknowledge linked to Krakatoa activity.
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Dusseldorf
Germany
Paul Klein
Krakatoa
Java
Sumatra
Fast Growing Elephant Seals Show Rapid Weight Gains
British scientists weigh Antarctic elephant seal cubs on polar ice to assess growth rates crucial for understanding potential boosts to herd sizes for commercial sealing. Cubs gain about 100 pounds weekly early, while parents guard the scales and disrupt weighing efforts.
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Polar
South
Mum
Dad
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Calvert Distillers Limited
London
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Allstate
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Canada
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America
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Hamilton
Rideau St
Ottawa
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University Ave
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Ramsay Co
Bank St
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J. Garden
Woodland
Vancouver
B.C
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St. Clair West
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James Kenty
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Sally
Ollow
Dodd
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John St
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