Thousands of dead seabirds are washing up on Australia’s beaches. Researchers want to know why | Environment
Thousands of dead shearwaters have washed up on beaches on Australia's east coast, and researchers are unsure of the cause and scale of these seabird “distresses.” The 20-metre-long shearwater, also known as the Yura or Muttonbird, flies 15,000 km from the Northern Hemisphere to southern Australia and back each spring. Dead shearwaters have been spotted […]
Bearded creature washing up on Texas beach is that of ‘worst nightmares’
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – This week, the Gulf Coast of Texas has been hit by a wave of stinging crickets, spiny creatures that can inflict a painful sting… Fireworms, also known as bristle worms, are tiny insects covered in tiny, needle-like spines filled with poison, according to the National Park Service (NPS). Over the past […]
Fin whale dies hour after washing up on Torrance Beach in Calif.
Beachgoers came across a sick, 51-foot-long whale that washed up on a beach outside Los Angeles on Saturday night and died quickly, authorities said. The fin whale, the world’s second-largest cetacean, was reportedly stranded on the water’s edge in Torrance Beach, California, around 6 p.m. and appeared to be in distress. Rescue workers and animal […]