Drowning jaguar rescued from Rio Negro in Brazil
On October 1, 2025, in Manaus, Brazil, rescuers saved a jaguar struggling for hours in the strong currents of the Rio Negro, guiding it to safety with a mat.
A common potoo, a nocturnal bird with enormous yellow eyes and a huge pink mouth, left residents fascinated when it appeared in daylight in the Campo de Aviacao neighbourhood of Espirito Santo, Brazil, on November 2.
On October 1, 2025, in Manaus, Brazil, rescuers saved a jaguar struggling for hours in the strong currents of the Rio Negro, guiding it to safety with a mat.
A mother from Macclesfield, Cheshire marked the end of her marriage by throwing a divorce party on October 4 at which she set fire to her £2,000 wedding dress, describing the act as liberating and a way of closing the chapter on that period of her life.
An accidental chemical release at a facility in Toledo, Ohio caused glycidyl methacrylate, a toxic industrial coating product, to leak into the air on October 20. Residents described the leak as smelling like plastic and saying it caused headaches, burning eyes and a sore throat. Around 1,000 residents were evacuated, a shelter-in-place order has since been rescinded. One first responder was hospitalized due to the leak, the cause of which is unknown.
Leave a Reply