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Yellow penguin sighted for ‘first time ever’ in South AtlanticA yellow-and-white penguin with no black on it has been spotted for what is thought to be the first time ever.A wildlife photographer captured shots of the “never before seen” bird among thousands of black-and-white penguins on a South Atlantic island.Yves Adams said: “I’d never seen or heard of a yellow penguin before. There were 120,000 birds on that beach, and this was the only yellow one there.”
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QuoteYellow penguin sighted for ‘first time ever’ in South AtlanticA yellow-and-white penguin with no black on it has been spotted for what is thought to be the first time ever.A wildlife photographer captured shots of the “never before seen” bird among thousands of black-and-white penguins on a South Atlantic island.Yves Adams said: “I’d never seen or heard of a yellow penguin before. There were 120,000 birds on that beach, and this was the only yellow one there.”https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/yellow-penguin-photo-south-atlantic-b1804738.html
First there were bright blue stray dogs, then bright green ones. Russia is trying to solve the mystery of these dogs, which appeared in industrial areas hundreds of miles apart.
On a similar theme...Russia's stray dogs with bright-coloured fur. Photos in link.
Serious accident near Farsa, apparently a car has gone off the road and into the sea at Agios Konstantinos. Fate of driver/passengers unknown at present.
Bird flu: humans infected with H5N8 strain for first time in RussiaSeven poultry workers found to be infected, but no evidence of transmission between humansA H5N8 strain of bird flu has been detected in humans for the first time, among seven workers who were infected at a Russian poultry plant in December.There is no evidence of the strain being transmitted between humans, but Russia has reported the transmission to the World Health Organization.The workers now feel well, and “the situation did not develop further”, according to Dr Anna Popova, head of consumer health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor.
Pine trees being replanted in Skala to replace those that fell / were removed due to the Ianos medicane. Not sure how many have been planted yet but a total of around 25 new trees expected. Shrubs also being planted.