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The 10 Most Elusive Wild Animals in North America
The wilderness of North America is home to a wide variety of animals, some of which are so elusive that catching a glimpse of them is a rare and exciting experience. These secretive creatures often ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN8d
Invasive Mussels Recently Spotted in California Mark a First for North America
Before arriving in North America, the species is believed to have invaded South American rivers through ballast water—the ...
A species never before seen in North America was found in California
and the California Department of Water Resources just announced the invasive species has been found in North America for the first time in the Port of Stockton in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta — ...
Invasive mussel found in North America for first time, posing immediate threat in California’s Delta
Golden mussels, an invasive species that officials across the country have been worried about for years, invaded North ...
KTVU5d
Invasive species never seen before in North America found in California
This is the first known introduction of the golden mussel in North America, according to PARKS. "The species poses a ...
Animal Planet HQ on MSN3h
Could American Mythical Creatures Be Fragments Of Strange Animals That Once Roamed Its Plains?
Whether it’s a Bigfoot sighting or an encounter with the chilling Wendigo of northern Minnesota, American mythology teems ...
CNN on MSN4d
Ancient ‘terror birds’ were giant apex predators. Suspected new species is among the largest ever known
Analyzing a leg bone from a fossil site in Colombia, scientists have identified a massive “terror bird” that lived about 12 ...
WDRB5d
Thousands flock to Louisville for 51st North American International Livestock Exposition
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Thousands of people are in Louisville for what's considered the world's largest purebred livestock ...
2 baby birds now viewable at the Milwaukee County Zoo are among less than 50 in North American zoos
The Milwaukee County Zoo is one of only two institutions breeding the species this year, and there are only 45 plush-crested ...
Phys.org12d
Invasive species posing 'immediate threat' found in California, a first in North America
An invasive mussel that poses a significant threat to other bivalves and the health of statewide water conveyances has been detected for the first time in North America in the Sacramento-San ...
The Associated Press on MSN12d
‘Immediate threat’: Mussel invades California’s Delta, first time in North America
On Oct. 17, the tiny freshwater mollusks, which have already laid siege to waterways of southern South America ... pushed out ...
HUB8d
Huge terror bird fossil offers new insight into wildlife in South America 12 million years ago
While past terror bird fossils placed the meat-eating birds at 3 to 9 feet tall, new findings suggest that some were even ...