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An Amur (or Siberian) tiger cub, the first to be found in the wild in northern China in 20 years, died two days after being discovered, according to a report in the...
Starling collision
18th June 2010
"Onlookers said they heard a whooshing sound and the birds just hit the ground.” Alison Sparkes of the RSPCA commented after 75 starlings crashed and died in a driveway in Somerset. Experts say that they may have been spooked by a predator such as a sparrowhawk.
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