Photos show a female orca swimming with adopted baby pilot whale in unique case, scientists say

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The orca female and pilot whale calf.
The orca female and pilot whale calf.

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  • A female orca appeared to adopt a baby pilot whale in the first known case of its kind.
  • Scientists observed the orca caring for the calf in western Iceland in 2021, a new study says.
  • The study noted that the orca had never had a calf of her own.

     

Firing anti-ship missiles at ground targets is a chaotic strategy Russia may regret, expert says

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A plume of smoke rises above an infrastructure facility in the Holosiivskyi district during Russia's mass missile attack on, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 9, 2023.

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Russia can keep up this level of fighting intensity in Ukraine for 2 more years, NATO country intel says

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Russian military servicemen wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus (COVID-19) and ride a heavy T-90 tank during the first city rehearsals of the Victory Day military parade, on April 29, 2021 in Moscow, Russia.
Russian military servicemen ride a heavy T-90 tank during rehearsals of the Victory Day military parade, on April 29, 2021 in Moscow, Russia.

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Russia has been sending captured US Javelins and Stingers from Ukraine to Iran, which may be able to reverse-engineer the weapons: report

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Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US Javelin missiles.
In this image released by Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service, Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US Javelin missiles.

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A disturbing image of an elephant with a deformed spine shows the brutal toll that tourist rides can have

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An emaciated elephant is shown standing sideways to the camera. The elephant's back has a marked dent in the spine.
Pai Lin, a rescue elephant who spent over 25 years in Thailand's trekking industry. The Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand said the work has deformed her back forever.

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A 2,000-year-old mummy was found dumped in the trash in Yemen with its insides ripped out

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The mummy is shown wrapped in animal hide, placed on a white plastic sheet. The body is curled up on itself.
The mummy found in the trash in Yemen.

Yemen General Organization of Antiquities and Museums

4 bankers have been accused of helping Putin launder $50 million through Switzerland via his cello-playing best friend

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with Russian cellist Sergei Roldugin during at the Kremlin in Moscow on September 22, 2016.

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Scientists have created mice with two biological fathers. They say the technique could one day be replicated in humans.

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Microscopic view of cells on the left, alongside a stock image of mice

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Japanese police arrest diners accused of 'sushi terrorism,' after videos of pranksters licking soy sauce bottles and rubbing saliva on conveyor-belt food goes viral

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A plate of sushi on a conveyor belt at a sushi chain restaurant in Tokyo.

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Fox News cut out Trump saying he might let Russia take over areas of Ukraine as part of peace deal

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Trump/Putin
Donald Trump (L) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands before attending a joint press conference in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018.

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