SAN DIEGO - Two Navy sailors visiting the San Diego Zoo with family stumbled upon an unconscious man and worked together to save his life, Navy officials said.
The incident happened the day after Thanksgiving. Ensign Janean Wujek and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Stephanie Moor of the Naval Medical Center San Diego were on their way to see the Zoo's hippopotamus exhibit when they saw a group of concerned people.
Today at 10 am the San Diego Zoo will announce the name of its 15-week-old giant panda cub.
In keeping with Chinese tradition the zoo waited 100-days to name the panda
The zoo will choose from 5 names chosen out of over 7000 submissions.
The finalists are
— Qi Ji, which means Miracle;
— Yu Di, which means Raindrop;
— Da Hai, which means Big Ocean or Big Sea;
— Xiao Liwu, which means Little Gift;
— Yong Er, which means Brave Son; and
— Shui Long, which means Water Dragon.
San Diego’s Zoo is one of the four zoo’s in the U-S to have giant pandas.
Estimates are only sixteen hundred are left in the wild
And …
Kassim Alhimidi will be arraigned for the murder of his wife.
Alhimidi is accused of beating his wife to death with a crow bar
at first many thought the murder was a hate crime
A note left next to the body read “go back to your own country you terrorist”
8-months after the murder Alhimidi was arrested.
He will be in front of a judge at 1:30 this afternoon
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Today at 10:30 am Lawyers from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) will argue that Orcas have civil rights. PETA believes that SeaWorld is violating the Killer Whales rights specifically the 13th Amendment.
The 13th Amendment officially outlaws slavery. The lawyers will argue that the whales (Tilikum, Katina, Kasatka, Ulises, and Corky) are slaves being forced to “work” for SeaWorld.
“Nothing in the 13th Amendment excludes these extremely social, sentient, and intelligent beings from its protections, and SeaWorld’s treatment of these five orcas absolutely defines slavery,” says PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk. “The five plaintiffs were violently seized from their ocean homes and families to serve their ‘masters’ and are being made to do cheap tricks during an entire lifetime of privation.”
While the hearing is open to the public cameras are not allowed.
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On November 17 an elephant at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park died reportedly while fighting with another elephant.
Animal rights organizations are calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate.
This is the press release the Zoo sent out
“Today the San Diego Zoo Safari Park and its African elephant herd are mourning the death of the spirited Umoya. As the mother of two calves, Phakamile and Emanti, she will be missed not only by these two but by the entire herd and the keepers who have worked so closely with her since she arrived at the Park in 2003.
Moya, as we called her, was 21 years old. She was born in Kruger National Park and was one of the original seven African elephants rescued from Swaziland from being culled because of an elephant overpopulation. She could often be seen walking backward in the exhibit, making her quick to identify among the females. Moya enjoyed training sessions with the keepers and was a very quick learner. Most importantly, she was a good mother.
Phakamile, or Kami for short, was born in 2007. Moya immediately cared for her first calf, keeping her close and making sure she grew healthy and strong. In 2010, Moya gave birth to Emanti, a male who is now 18 months old and just at the weaning stage. He will surely miss the caring reach of his mother’s trunk and her protective instincts, but he will have his big sister by his side. Kami has always been a good sister and even a good cousin, reaching out to all the younger calves.
Because the elephants live a natural herd structure, we believe their social interactions will keep Emanti and Kami safe and cared for. Their “aunties”—the other adult females—have always been known to care for each other’s calves, even encircling the calves when they think there is a problem. Some calves have even been seen nursing from their lactating aunts. Emanti should no longer need his mother’s milk. He has been eating solids for quite some time, and if this morning was any indication, he should progress well among the social unit that is the Park’s African elephant herd.
As they do in the wild, the herd was offered an opportunity to mourn Moya. The elephants came to see Moya after she died—some touched her with their trunks and others simply stood by her. By her side were Kami and Emanti, but once the others began to walk away, the two youngsters followed their aunts to an adjoining yard.
Animal care staff discovered Umoya lying down with injuries when they arrived at the Safari Park early Thursday morning. The injuries indicated there might have been an aggressive interaction with another elephant. We thank you in advance for all your well wishes and know that you, too, will feel this loss.”
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