Critically endangered Sumatran elephant dies after its leg was caught in a trap in Indonesia

The body of a critically endangered elephant killed by a hunting trap was found in Indonesia on Friday, local officials said. Shocking images of the Sumatran elephant show the animal’s decomposing body lying on its side, with a cut on its leg from where it was caught by the trap.  The male elephant, who is … Read more

Curious mouse sniffs a blue viper… who promptly eats it with a flash of its fangs 

That was not going to end well: Curious mouse sniffs a blue viper… who promptly eats it with a flash of its fangs Images capture the dramatic moment a mouse is gobbled up by a blue pit viper in just five minutes The curious rodent is seen sniffing the 27-inch venomous snake, seemingly unaware of … Read more

Kyly Clarke embraces her ‘holiday vibe’ in a leggy throwback snap

Kyly Clarke embraces her ‘holiday vibe’ as the former WAG ‘pretends’ to be overseas in a leggy throwback snap By David Lawrance For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:21 GMT, 15 February 2021 | Updated: 07:13 GMT, 16 February 2021 Like many people during the Covid-19 pandemic, she’s itching to travel. But Kyly Clarke had to … Read more

Facebook to reduce political content in news feed for some users

Facebook will scale back ALL political content in US news feeds – including posts from family and friends – in coming weeks to ‘turn down the temperature’ Facebook will start scaling back all political content in its News Feed for some users over the next few months  The company said on Wednesday it would temporarily … Read more

6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesian island of Sumatra 

Powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesian island of Sumatra The quake hit about 217 kilometres south-southwest of the city of Bengkulu  It struck at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres at 7:52 pm local time (1252 GMT) It comes weeks after another powerful earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing 84 people, injuring 932, and impacting over 40,000 … Read more

The 20 major countries people struggle most to locate on a map, with over half unable to find Canada

Indonesia is the hardest major country to place on a map, according to a study. In a survey, participants from around the world were asked to pinpoint countries on an interactive map and a ranking of the top 20 countries people struggled to find was then drawn up. Indonesia came top of the ranking with … Read more

The 20 major countries people struggle most to locate on a map, with over half unable to find Canada

Indonesia is the hardest major country to place on a map, according to a study. In a survey, participants from around the world were asked to pinpoint countries on an interactive map and a ranking of the top 20 countries people struggled to find was then drawn up. Indonesia came top of the ranking with … Read more

Indonesia quake death toll rises to 73 as experts fear fresh quake could bring tsunami 

The death toll from an earthquake that struck Indonesia’s West Sulawesi province on Friday has risen to 73 as experts warn another quake could trigger a tsunami.  More than 820 people were injured and over 27,800 fled their homes after the 6.2-magnitude quake hit, a spokesman from the disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said.  Some sought … Read more

Macaque monkeys in Bali steal valuables from tourists and trade them for food

Monkeys at a Bali temple steal PHONES from tourists and demand food before giving them back in ‘unprecedented example of animal economics’, scientists discover Researchers studied behaviour of macaque monkeys living at Uluwata temple  Found they steal items from tourists and barter food for their safe return   Older monkeys also try and nab high-value items … Read more

Ancient art: Mysterious painting of a PIG dating back 45,500 years found in a cave in Indonesia

An image of a warty pig painted onto the wall of an Indonesian cave some 45,500 years ago may be the ‘world’s oldest-known figurative artwork’, a study has claimed. Researchers from Australia and Indonesia found the painting of the native wild boar on the rear wall of the Leang Tedongnge cave in the south of … Read more