Fat Buzzards Go Hungry After Dump Closed
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BOGOTA, Colombia - The closing of a huge garbage dump has thousands of fat and lazy buzzards that used to feast on the trash going hungry, but a move is afoot to save them.    For 20 years, the Veracruz de Santa Marta garbage dump near Colombia's Caribbean coast received about 300 tons of trash a day, giving generations of buzzards so much to eat that most tripled in weight and lost their natural instincts to search for carrion, Bogota's El Tiempo newspaper reported Monday...
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Once harvested almost to extinction in the northeastern U.S., beavers have returned in such huge numbers that they are becoming a nuisance in some areas.
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Phone loss induced twittering SXSW People with little to do collapsed in a panic earlier this week when cat-feeding diarist Robert Scoble revealed that he's given up blogging for barbeque.â¦
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Science & environment: The centuries-old throttling of young gannets by Lewis islanders is defended as being for food not sport, reports Paul Kelbie.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. - Animal rescue workers have released about 100 birds that were treated for shock and concussions after crashing into an office building's windows last week.  The birds, cedar waxwings, were released Tuesday at the Honeywell wildlife refuge near Irmo.
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ENCAMPMENT, Wyo. - Around 60 rotting wild game and domestic livestock carcasses were removed from an abandoned meat-processing plant and buried in the Saratoga landfill.
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Insect-eating mammals and mosquitos prosper but swallows head south early.
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CHICAGO -- Elk like to eat. Elk like to eat a lot.
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An abrupt end to an osprey breeding season and bad weather are affecting a centre's visitor numbers.
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Big run-ups in a few fast-food favorites might suggest that the value is gone, but take a closer look.
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A recent food shortage aboard the international space station forced its two residents to cut back on meat, potatoes and vegetables.
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From the late-afternoon urge for a chocolate bar to the hankering for a plate of barbecued ribs while cheering on your favorite team, food cravings can fuel a lot of overeating.
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Once hunted by the thousands, the band-tailed pigeon is in decline. Mathew Tekulsky writes of the joy of seeing five or six of these big birds on his backyard feeder.
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At first, Justin Lampert thought the popping sounds he heard were coming from an electronic game at the Las Vegas casino where he had been eating a hot dog. When a crowd of panicked people stampeded past, he realized it was something more serious.
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The big guys need a plucky small fry to kindle the fires of innovation.
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Fat Americans are eating into the US air industry&#39;s bottom line, forcing planes to consume ever more fuel to transport their bulk.
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Alarmed motorists in Berlin called police after a 28-strong pack of wild boar took to a quiet street in search of food.