7 h. ago Black bear ‘looking for a friend’ breaks into California zoo and introduces himself to three resident bears

Zoo staff described the unexpected black bear visitor at Sequoia Park as exceptionally well-behaved and courteous

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10 h. ago Wild bear pays surprise visit to bear enclosure at California zoo: ‘He was very polite’

Sequoia Park Zoo said staff were doing an inspection when they saw a wild black bear looking in at three captive bearsA wild bear in California has broken into a zoo and paid an unexpected visit to the bear enclosure.In a Facebook post, the Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka in the northern part of the state said its staff were conducting a routine inspection of part of the complex when they spotted a wild American black bear leaning on a gate and looking in at three captive black bears in their enclosure. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Russell Wilson hits back at ‘classless’ former coach Sean Payton after Jaxson Dart jab

Two had fallout during time together in DenverPayton appeared to rate rookie over WilsonNew York Giants quarterback Russell Wilson fired back at Sean Payton on social media on Tuesday, after his former coach questioned his ability over the weekend.“Classless but not surprised .” Wilson said of Payton X. “Didn’t realize you’re still bounty hunting 15+ years later through the media.” Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Dare you enter the splash zone? Wet and wild selkie steals the show at Glasgow’s startling arts festival

Take Me Somewhere tucks audiences up in bed, takes them to a last supper and delights with a paddling-pool comedy-tragedy A nurse puts a steadying hand on my back and guides me to bed. She takes off my shoes, dresses me in soft pyjamas and hands me a VR headset. Mum will be along soon to read a bedtime story, she says. ZU-UK’s tender encounter Within Touching Distance is part of Take Me Somewhere, Glasgow’s biennial festival of wild-hearted international performance. With a teddy bear pressed into my hands, this is a deceptively gentle start to my day, which ends with a queering of the Apostles and a greased-up naked man being hand-fed fish.Within Touching Distance is a slow act of care-taking, walking one audience member at a time through the course of a life, from being read a story as a child to clutching a walking frame in old age. Blending the physical with the digital, this smartly choreographed piece fights against technology’s lack of intimacy; when I’m watching “Mum” squeez...

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59 h. ago Viewers go wild as they clock the 'chemistry' between Golden Bachelor Barry 'Bear' Myrden and host Samantha Armytage: 'She was close to keeping the rose herself'

Golden Bachelor Barry 'Bear' Myrden and host Samantha Armytage have been denying romance rumours for months. 

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8 d. ago Migrants overpaying for substandard homes face blame for Netherlands housing crisis

With general elections in two weeks, housing crisis is a big issue, with the far-right Party for Freedom blaming migrantsCarlos Fernandes is proud of the metalwork he does on Dutch superyachts that sail the world. But the Portuguese migrant worker was surprised to hear he might be paying hundreds of euros too much in monthly rent for his family’s apartment.“We found it and we moved in,” he said. “It should be between €800 and €1,115 but we are paying €1,380.” Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Gorilla at San Diego Zoo shatters glass wall of enclosure in front of panicked visitors

Visitors at the San Diego Zoo fled in panic when a 10-year-old gorilla named Denny shattered part of the glass wall of his enclosure during a sudden charge.

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3 w. ago Princess Anne pays poignant tribute to child victims of war on surprise Ukraine trip

The princess placed a teddy at a children’s memorial in Kyiv, telling First Lady Olena Zelenska: ‘That was one that my daughter had.’

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3 w. ago Bear goes on rampage through town killing woman & mauling boy, 12, while man has lucky escape as he locks himself in car

THIS is the moment a man cheats death today by leaping into his as a giant wild brown bear pounces on him. Other locals were not so lucky, with an old lady killed and a 12-year-old boy mauled by the beast in the far-eastern Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. CCTV footage shows the enormous bear prowling...

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3 w. ago Terrifying moment killer bear attacks man during city rampage that left a woman, 84, dead and saw boy, 12, survive mauling by playing dead

This is the moment a man miraculously cheated death today by clambering into his Toyota when a giant wild brown bear pounced on him.

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