The Caspian Sea, between Europe and Asia, is only about a third as salty as the open ocean and has a number of endemic species, including a little seal with no ears.
—
Rosa Lyster,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
They are spread out across six zones, including Red Rocks (tigers, zebra and giraffes), Lakeside Crossing (sea lions, seals and stingrays) and the immersive River’s Edge (elephants, cheetahs and hippos).
Gatorland has taken in its first rescue alligator of the year, an animal measuring 11 feet, 3 inches and found near the south end of Orlando’s International Drive.
—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
Contestants were buried alive, shocked with electricity, left to escape a box of alligator gars, had to jump between moving semi-trucks.
The bluebuck had a shiny blue-grey coat, striking horns, a unique facial pattern, and, compared to other antelope relatives, was smaller, standing at about four feet tall at the shoulder with horns reaching nearly two feet.
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Mike Snider,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
During your visit, keep an eye close to the ground to spot spider antelope horn, prairie ragwort, and even prickly pear cactus.
Nataliia had gone to the bus station, where soldiers were spraying foam to contain the nuclear fallout, and to the hospital, where men in white coats were unloading victims on stretchers from the backs of ambulances.
—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
Nikki Glaser wears a light blue dress and boots with a cream coat to the ABC Studios in Hudson Square on April 22 in New York City.
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