That One Time Napoleon Was Attacked By Rabbits

Bunny Backstory Napoleon was at the peak of his power in 1807 after signing the Treaties of Tilsit, ending the war between the French Empire and Imperial Russia, according to Medium. He decided to hold a rabbit hunt to celebrate the historic event. The commander’s chief of staff, Alexandre Berthier, oversaw the hunt. He acquired over 3,000 rabbits from local farmers, enabling Napoleon and others in his party to have plenty of bunnies at their disposal for the festivities. Little did Napoleon know that the tables would turn on him and his guests. Berthier was not particularly knowledgeable about rabbits,…

Dangerous rabbit terrorizes neighborhood

PERRY, Iowa (KCCI) – People often think of bunnies as cute little creatures featured in Easter celebrations and county fairs. But what if one jumped up and bit you? Such an animal has been terrorizing a community outside Des Moines, Iowa. People living in Perry say a cute black bunny patrolling their neighborhood has been far from friendly. One person captured on camera the animal aggressively lunging at them. It did more to Ramona Rustan. “It jumps up and bites me,” Rustan said. “I am like, ‘Oh, my gosh. I just got bit by a bunny.’” She said the bad…

Stella McCartney Corrals Rabbits, Cows, and a Goat for New Campaign

ANIMAL CROSSING: Stella McCartney has said “yes” to fur in her latest campaign, which was photographed at The Gentle Barn animal sanctuary in Santa Clarita, California. This being Stella McCartney, the rabbits, kids and cows are still wearing their fur (and hides), and cuddling up to the actress, and animal lover, Madelyn Cline. More from WWD The spring 2023 campaign is called “Change the History,” and draws on the work of the Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara, whose illustrations and punk social statements feature in the collection. The shoot is meant to highlight “the fundamental belief that all creatures are equals,…

Bird flu death: What will happen next and is there a vaccine?

Ducks at a market in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on 24 February TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP via Getty Images A girl has died from bird flu in Cambodia after possibly catching it from her family’s small flock of chickens and ducks. At least one of her close contacts has also been tested positive, but authorities are still waiting on the results of testing her wider circle. How many people have died from bird flu in the latest cluster of cases? An 11-year-old girl from Cambodia has died from a subtype of the bird flu virus called H5N1 in the rural Prey Veng…

Trump praises Lara for Mar-a-Lago dog rescue fundraiser where he said ‘US is in trouble’

Donald Trump attended his daughter-in-law Lara’s fashion show at Mar-a-Lago where the former president got up on stage to promote his 2024 run for the White House during a fundraiser for a dog rescue. After praising his son Eric Trump’s wife Lara for her efforts to help with the fundraiser fashion show, the former president got up on stage to make a few remarks before the friendly crowd. ‘Remember this – we have a country that’s in trouble,’ Trump said as he got up on the catwalk and took the microphone for a few quick words. ‘We will Make America…

New report reveals over 200 new freshwater fish

A new report has collated the 201 species of freshwater fish previously unrecorded by science that were first described during 2022. The New Species 2022 report from Shoal shines a light on these newly described species to help deepen human understanding of the richness of the freshwater biodiversity on Earth, and about how these freshwater species interact with their environment and other organisms. During 2022, 201 new species of freshwater fish were recorded by taxonomists as being new to science, with many of the descriptions being the result of many years of hard work by researchers. Highlights of the report…

Whale Seashore, NSW: Leatherback turtles physique washes up on Sydney seaside

The physique of an enormous and uncommon turtle has washed up on a Sydney seaside. The leatherback turtle was discovered by beachgoers at Whale Seashore on Sunday. Movies of its physique being eliminated shared on-line. The animal was so massive that authorities wanted to usher in a digger to take away it from the sand. Learn Subsequent The large turtle washed up on Whale Seashore on Sunday. Image: Lauren Ling Locals who noticed the turtle’s physique being taken off the seaside had been instructed it will have had a necropsy to find out the way it died. Leatherbacks are the…