Tag Archives: cocaine

(Weird) animal news: bees, badgers, junkie cats and hippos

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Naomi

All from Harper’s June 2023 Findings: Bumblebees learn from one another how to solve puzzle boxes. Dutch trains are being disrupted by tunneling badgers… An autopsy of a house cat revealed amphetamine, methamphetamine, and three types of benzodiazepine. A serval … Continue reading →

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Animals news: how one animal’s freedom to choose endangers others

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: Scientists found that Glastonbury festivalgoers who used MDMA, cocaine, and other drugs and then urinated into the Whitelake River have endangered eels and other wildlife.

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Some animal news: boars

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Naomi

From 538 Significant Digits: $22,000 worth of hidden cocaine destroyed Wild boars can cause a lot of damage, including to drug deals, apparently. The animals stumbled upon cocaine hidden in an Italian forest and worth approximately $22,000. They then dug … Continue reading →

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