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| CAMPO GRANDE, Brazil – A woman in Central-West Brazil received the fright of her life on Wednesday morning, when she encountered a giant anteater in a public restroom. The woman called 190 (911), which dispatched Military Police and animal control officers to catch the beast. The encounter occurred in the small town of São Bento de Sidrolândia, Mato Grosso do Sul state.
Giant Anteater (Photo: sidrolandianews.com.br)
| GOIANIA, Brazil – On Thursday, the Fire Department released pictures of a cougar cub rescued on a farm 40 km (25 miles) outside the town of Planaltina, on Tuesday. Farm workers found the animal hidden behind bags of wheat in a warehouse located on the property.
Cougar Cub Goiania (Photo: G1 GO)
| SAO PAULO – Staff at the Primate Sanctuary in Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, hope that 2012 will be a special year for Jimmy the Chimpanzee, who has a new companion. Jimmy, who suffered maltreatment at the Niteroi Zoo in Rio de Janeiro, arrived at the sanctuary four months ago.
Jimmy the Chimp (Photo: G1 SP)
| SAO PAULO – A resident of Campo Limpo Paulista got quite a scare on Thursday morning, when leaving for work, he came face to face with a jaguar in his garage. Frightened, the resident went back inside and called the Municipal Guard (GM) and firefighters.
Jaguar in Garage (Photo: G1 SP)
| GOIANIA, Brazil – Firefighters in Jaragua on Tuesday captured a baby alligator that was in the backyard of a residence. A spokesman for the local fire department told terra.com.br that the animal was rescued “utilizing appropriate techniques.”
Baby Alligator (Photo: terra.com.br/Corpo de Bombeiros Jaragua, GO/Release)
| BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil – A rhea at the Municipal Zoo of Uberlandia died Friday morning, after undergoing surgery to remove a 6 cm (2 ¼") padlock it had swallowed. The large flightless bird, resembling an ostrich but smaller, took advantage of its keeper's inattention and swallowed the lock, which was hanging on its cage.
Rhea Swallowed Padlock (image: Correio de Uberlandia)
| BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil – The zoo in the capital reported on Tuesday, that the gorilla Idi Amin is being treated for an infection in his left forearm. The Western Lowland gorilla, named after the notorious African dictator, immigrated to Brazil in 1975, coming from France when he was only two years old.
Idi Amin (photo: Pedro Triginelli/G1 Archive)
| CURITIBA, Brazil – Environmental Police on Wednesday, rescued a baby iguana from the Christmas mail in the city of Londrina, in northern Parana. The reptile was mailed this morning in a small cardboard box containing no food.
Baby Iguana was Mailed (photo: G1 Parana)
| GOIANIA, Brazil – A company of firefighters captured a 20-foot-long and pregnant anaconda Monday morning after being called to a factory in rural Goias. Workers at the factory in the town of Palmeiras, 84 km (52 miles) from the capital, were able to corner the serpent in a bathroom until firefighters arrived.
20 Foot Pregnant Anaconda (photo: terra.com.br)
| SAO PAULO – A baby fur seal that was found six months ago on a beach in Peruibe, on the southern coast of the state, will be returned to sea on Monday. Worn down from an infection, she underwent rehabilitation at the Municipal Aquarium of Santos. Marine biologists believe that the pup, after becoming sick and weak, was separated from her pod and dragged ashore by currents.
Pia the Seal (photo: G1 Sao Paulo)
| SALVADOR, Brazil – About 300 canaries were seized in the municipality of Itanhem, 550 miles from the state capital, Salvador. During the raid, which police carried out last night and into this morning, four suspects were arrested and taken to the county jail.
300 Canaries (photo: G1 Bahia)
CUIABA, Mato Grosso – A male emu was spotted crossing the MT-060, known as Transpantaneira Highway in the Pantanal region, with 23 chicks in tow. The animals were spotted by a crew from TV Central America, affiliated with G1, who stopped to record the scene.
Emu with chicks (Photo: TVCA/G1 Moto Grosso)
| RIO DE JANEIRO – Police arrested a man suspected of hunting wild animals and selling exotic meats to restaurants. The suspect was caught red-handed in Araruama in the Lakes Region of Rio. The case was filed by the Civil Police (PC) on Tuesday.
Cavy (photo: Wikipedia)
CAMPO GRANDE, Brazil – A pair of rare macaws was photographed Monday afternoon making love on a frond of a coconut tree in Plaza Ramez Tebet, in downtown Tres Lagoas, 240 miles from the Mota Grosso do Sul state capital, Campo Grande. The photograph was posted on the G1 MS news website.
Two Rare Birds 'Doing it' (Photo: Laila Rebecca / Hojems)
SAO PAULO – An endangered cougar appeared at the Arvaré Municipal Campground in Sao Paulo Thursday. Frightened campers called the Fire Department. It took authorities five hours to capture the beast, which leaped from tree to tree in a bid to escape its pursuers at the Costa Azul resort.
Cougar in Arvaré (photo: terra.com.br)
SAO PAULO, Brazil – A resident of Jaragua, in the Northern Zone of Metropolitan Sao Paulo, found a cougar in the backyard of the family home early on Thursday. The family dog helped to contain the animal while the firemen came to the rescue.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – The Federal Highway Police (PRF) on Monday seized two wild birds on an interstate bus passing through Seropédica, a municipality with a population of 75,000 in the State of Rio de Janeiro. The animals were hidden in a wooden box inside the luggage of a passenger, reported terra.com on Tuesday.
SAO PAULO – A puma cub, found by police in a sugarcane field last Sunday, has found adoptive mothers at the College of Veterinary Medicine Ituverava. The cub, estimated to be about 15 days old, was named Cris and receives around-the-clock care at the college, reports O Globo online.
SAO PAULO - A jaguar was spotted on police surveillance cameras cruising the streets of Campos do Jordao, a city of 50,000 in the Mantiqueira Mountains, about 181 km from Sao Paulo.
Jaguar on CCTV (photo: bp.blogspot.com)
