A 30-year-old man was charged with attempted murder and released on bail after allegedly hurling a three-year-old boy into a crocodile pit at a small English zoo, where the owner's wife jumped in to rescue the child before the animals could reach him. The attack happened at Johnsons Zoological Gardens in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, a rural […] The post Man with learning disabilities charged with attempted murder after throwing toddler into crocodile enclosure at English zoo appeared first on American Almanac .
A 30-year-old man was charged with attempted murder and released on bail after allegedly hurling a three-year-old boy into a crocodile pit at a small English zoo, where the owner's wife jumped in to rescue the child before the animals could reach him. The attack happened at Johnsons Zoological Gardens in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, a rural area near Cambridge, England. The suspect, a 30-year-old man from Norfolk with learning disabilities, was on a supervised day trip with a caretaker when he allegedly grabbed the boy, a complete stranger, and threw him into the crocodile enclosure. The caretaker had momentarily looked away when the incident occurred, the New York Post reported . The toddler suffered a broken arm and pelvis in the fall.…Open
Federal agents arrested two suspects in a yearslong wildlife trafficking ring after border officers found 69 protected reptiles, including venomous pit vipers and caimans, stuffed into taped pillowcases inside a hidden vehicle compartment at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. Georgina Bribiesca Chavez, 66, of Tijuana, Mexico, pulled up to the busiest land border crossing […] The post Two charged with smuggling dozens of exotic reptiles across the border in pillowcases appeared first on American Almanac .
Federal agents arrested two suspects in a yearslong wildlife trafficking ring after border officers found 69 protected reptiles, including venomous pit vipers and caimans, stuffed into taped pillowcases inside a hidden vehicle compartment at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. Georgina Bribiesca Chavez, 66, of Tijuana, Mexico, pulled up to the busiest land border crossing in the Western Hemisphere on Aug. 10 and told a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer she had nothing to declare. She did not mention the knotted, taped pillowcases crammed behind the rear bench seat of her red Volkswagen, pillowcases that held 60 abronia lizards, four venomous yellow-blotched palm pit vipers, three caimans, a baby crocodile, and an indigo snake. CBP…Open
A young boy remains in critical condition after being attacked by a crocodile at a UK zoo, prompting police investigations into the circumstances of the incident.
A young boy remains in critical condition after being thrown into a crocodile enclosure at a British zoo, while the suspect has been released due to being “unfit for interview.” PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A three-year-old boy remains critically injured after being thrown into a crocodile enclosure at Johnsons of Old Hurst zoo near Huntingdon, England . Police have refused to identify the suspect or describe him, beyond saying he is 30 and “from Norfolk,” but have confirmed he has now been released on bail after being deemed “unfit for interview.” The man and child are not believed to be known to each other. DETAIL: Police are tightly controlling information about the attack, which has been declared a “critical incident…Open
Police said the 3-year-old victim is in critical but stable condition, and that the 30-year-old suspect and a 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
A three-year-old boy is in critical condition after being thrown into a crocodile enclosure at a British zoo, prompting an attempted murder arrest and a major police investigation.
A young boy is in critical condition after being thrown into a crocodile enclosure at a British zoo, prompting an attempted murder arrest and a major police investigation. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A three-year-old boy was rushed to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, England, after being thrown into a crocodile enclosure at Johnsons Zoo in Cambridgeshire by a suspect described only as a 30-year-old man on Thursday. The child sustained serious injuries and is reported to be in “critical but stable” condition. WHO WAS INVOLVED: A 30-year-old man, who police believe was not known to the boy, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. WHEN & WHERE: The attack occurred at 1:24 PM at Johnsons Zoo, near Huntingdon in…Open
Eye-opening footage from a hotel near Zimbabwe's iconic Victoria Falls shows a large crocodile climbing into the property’s kitchen in the wee hours of the morning.
Until now, estimating how old a dinosaur was when it died has been a fairly simple process: Count up the growth rings in the fossilized bones. But new research into some of dinosaurs' living relatives, like crocodiles, suggests that this method may not always work.