A giant fossil, a piano rescued from the trash, running horses, a baby bear in danger

You asked for a menu zot lé pa pa pa kroir this week from Monday 22 April to Friday 26 April. Here it is: a father and his daughter discovered the fossilized remains of a giant creature on a beach in southwest England. Pressured by the thought of parting with the family piano… they almost threw away the instrument, worth more than 20,000 euros. In London, several army horses decided to leave. In the US, a group of tourists were caught pulling a bear cub out of a tree to take a photo.

– England: A father and his daughter discover the fossil of the largest marine reptile ever observed

In May 2020, a father and daughter discovered the fossilized remains of a giant creature on a beach in southwest England. This more than 200-million-year-old animal may well be the largest marine reptile in history, according to a study published Wednesday, April 17, 2024.

The bone belongs to a 202-million-year-old prehistoric ichthyosaur, according to a study published Wednesday, April 17, in the scientific journal Plos One.

Experts estimate the creature would have been over 25 meters long, making it the largest marine reptile ever recorded. The species was named “Ichthyotitan severnensis” (“Severn’s giant fish lizard”).

According to our colleagues, Justin and Ruby were invited to join the research team to study and describe the fossil, a rare opportunity for amateurs. It was this collaboration that led to the publication of their work in the journal Plos One, marking young Ruby’s entry into the world of scientific research.

– They almost threw away a piano worth 25,000 euros.

A family from Rouen decided to part with their piano, even if it meant abandoning it for bulky items. But at the last moment she realized that it belonged to the composer Isaac Strauss and was worth tens of thousands of euros.

This piano is just like thousands of others in France. At least that’s what the family from Rouen thought when they decided to give this magnificent instrument, “which was always with my grandmother,” as Alain explains to France 3 Normandie.

The auctioneer then valued this mahogany piano at 800 euros. It was put up for auction four times, but no one wanted it.

The family got it back six months later and were hesitant to put it in the bulky trash can. Finally, she wants to donate it to the Iveto Music School.

Meanwhile, an uncle in the family decided to evaluate the instrument. It was at this moment that they realized that the piano belonged to a certain Isaac Strauss, a violinist, conductor, and French composer of the 19th century, especially close to Gioachino Rossini.

After this discovery, the family decided to restore it. Since then it has been practically renovated, “if we had to name its price, it would be between 20,000 and 25,000 euros,” estimated expert Bérenger Romé.

– London: Running horses cause panic and injure several people

On the morning of Wednesday 24 April 2024, several loose horses were seen galloping at high speed through central London. The Army said “several” of its horses “ran away during a routine training exercise” and “all have been recovered.” At least four people were injured.

Images posted on social media by English media outlet ITV News prominently show two animals, one white and covered in blood, the other black, both with saddles, bridles and bits, running without a rider down the avenue.

Two horses gallop through central London https://t.co/F5XkIpt3id pic.twitter.com/VoOzvvlKXx

— ITV News (@itvnews) April 24, 2024

“Several army horses absconded during a routine training exercise this morning,” an army spokesman confirmed. “All horses have recovered and have been returned to camp. A number of staff and horses were injured and are receiving appropriate medical care,” he added.

London police pointed out

there will never be a dull moment in London https://t.co/oBYrdVyCar pic.twitter.com/FWacIC4F6v

— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) April 24, 2024

In total, ambulances were sent to three different locations and four people were taken to hospital.

– USA: they pull bear cubs from a tree to take a photo with them

This is the sequence that caused the reaction. In the US, a group of tourists were caught pulling a bear cub out of a tree to take a photo. The animal, released onto the ground, tried in vain to escape by climbing over the fence.

The scene was filmed by two witnesses who advised tourists to let the bear go. Then the young women called the police and provided them with the video, which was broadcast by the American media.

A member of the North Carolina Wildlife Commission was also called in to help. “We tracked down the people who pulled the bear from the tree and explained to them how irresponsible and potentially fatal it was for this cub to be separated from its mother,” biologist Ashley Hobbs told local media.

The animal was temporarily placed in a rehabilitation center.

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