European “supercow” to rise from extinction

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auroch, de-extinction, supercow

Wild “supercow” to be de-extincted in Europe.
I’ve never heard the term “de-extinction” before, you?

Description of the supercow from the linked article:

The earliest cows were mighty beasts that stood almost as tall as elephants, with lean, powerful frames and fearsome horns that would make a hunter think twice.
For thousands of years the aurochs were the largest land mammals in Europe, until the rise of human civilization decimated their numbers, and the last of the species died in Poland in 1627 — one of the first recorded cases of extinction.

I’ll try a t-bone from one of these beasts!

Link: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/09/world/auroch-rewilding/index.html

The Prescott Bear

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bear, prescott az, wildlife

Not a new bar nor restaurant, but the real animal. There have been bear sightings in Prescott AZ since Sunday. It was first seen around Rt 89 and Rosser St, game and fish tried to tranquillize it but failed. It was seen at the Frontier Village shopping center and near the Prescott Lakes subdivision.

I have not seen the bear 😦 The only wildlife drama here was a herd of 13 javelina knocked over our trash and rooted through it on Sunday night creating quite a mess. They got our neighbor to the west also.

Daily Courier articles about the Prescott bear:

http://www.dcourier.com/news/2016/jun/28/bear-sightings-continue-prescott/

http://www.dcourier.com/news/2016/jun/27/police-game-fish-pursue-bear-sighted-near-highway-/

Earthquake in Central Az

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earthquake, prescott az

An earthquake struck Black Canyon City, a town between Prescott and Phoenix. We didn’t feel anything here.

Link: http://news.yahoo.com/central-arizona-hit-3-small-earthquakes-085259974.html

Link from Prescott paper, same story but this adds a map. http://dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=151494&TM=39146.19

Giant Inflatable Pumpkin Escapes in Az

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pumkin

We all heard about the multibillion dollar spy blimp that blew away from an army base in Maryland and eventually crashed in Pennsylvania. A giant inflatable pumpkin just did the same in Peoria (Phoenix area) Az.

Halloween came early for drivers and pedestrians as a giant, inflatable pumpkin emerged from a group of trees before bouncing through an Arizona intersection and down the roadway Thursday.

Here’s the link:  http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/10/30/giant-inflatable-pumpkin-rolls-through-traffic/74864436

Banana Attack in Prescott Valley

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weirdness

I can’t resist blogging this item. A banana attack in Prescott Valley Az.  http://dcourier.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=150558&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1086&utm_source=&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=