Port Clinton wildfire park fire kills 10 animals
The fire started in a barn located in the African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton, Ohio, and while no visitors or staff were injured by it, several animals who had been kept in the barn for various reasons were killed. The park stated that three bongos, three giraffes, three red river hogs and a springbok were in the barn and did not survive the fire.
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As reported previously, all 50 states in the US have partially reopened, including essential services like retail stores, and now two US states, Ohio and West Virginia expanded restaurant services by allowing indoor dining starting Thursday. West Virginia also reopened indoor shopping malls and state park campgrounds as part of its “West Virginia Strong – The Comeback” plan
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The largest living tree in the world is 2,000 years old
The largest living tree in the world is 2,000 years old
The largest living tree in the world is in the US and is named General Sherman. It is a giant redwood sequoia tree located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in Tulare County, California. General Sherman stands at a whopping 275 feet above the ground and has a massive volume of 52,500 cubic feet, and at 2,300 years old, it is also one of the world's oldest trees
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This little-known beach in Canada has color-shifting sands
A Canadian beach called the Purple Sands Beach, located along the shoreline of Candle Lake Provincial Park in northern Saskatchewan is a hidden natural wonder of the country. The sands on the beach vary in hues of purple, from lavender to magenta and even pink, throughout the different seasons of the year, also varying in length and visibility along the shore, which tourists have described as an unbelievable sight.
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