Category: nature and outdoors
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Watch the Spectacular Geminids 2020
The annual Geminid meteor shower peaks on the night of December 13-14, 2020 which is Sunday evening to Monday morning. These colorful meteors tend to be bright, so on a dark night, you can easily spot 50 or more meteors per hour. The Geminids are a prolific meteor shower caused by the object 3200 Phaethon, which is thought to…
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How Hummingbirds Survive Winter
By Laura Ceville As the days grow shorter and cooler, I have pondered whether or not it is time to take down our hummingbird feeder. As far as timing, I know that some hummingbirds start migrating as early as mid-July and others wait until August or September. But I wonder if these tiny, energetic…
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Otter smuggling fueled by Japanese craze for cute animals
There is a dramatic and troubling surge in wild animals being kept as pets. Across Southeast Asia, the latest “otter craze” is being fueled by social media influencers and interactive otter cafes in Japan.
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Victoria’s Secret PINK To Open PINK Snowed Inn: An Experiential Holiday Pop-Up In New York City’s SoHo
NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2017Â —Â The Victoria’s Secret PINK experience is hitting New York City’s SoHo on Friday, December 8th, with the opening of its first ever experiential holiday pop-up appropriately named, PINK Snowed Inn. The ten-day interactive winter wonderland, exclusive to PINK Nation members, will feature several made-for-Instagram moments that celebrate and reflect all things…
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High School Football Event Pairing State Champions In Post Season Play To Be Broadcast Live On ESPNU, Saturday, December 23
HOENIX, Nov. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — GEICO returns for the second year as title sponsor of the State Champions Bowl Series. For the third time since 2014, this unique event will allow high school football champions from different states to play against each other in post-season bowl games to be televised live on ESPNU. The games will also…