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The tragic death of the “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin who was killed by a stingray brought a renewed interest in these somewhat shy sea creatures. The Medical Journal of Australia describes the 2nd known case of a Survivor of a Stingray Injury to the Heart (PDF, published in 2001): “Cardiac injuries from stingray barbs are rare, even […]

The late Harriet was a 176-year-old tortoise, believed by some to have been owned by Charles Darwin. She died peacefully in a Queensland zoo owned by Steve Irwin, the Crocodile hunter. According to the zoo veterinarian quoted by CNN: “Harriet sadly died last night after, thankfully, a very short illness. She’d been sick yesterday with, in effect, […]

Barbaro was a young American thoroughbred horse that won the 2006 Kentucky Derby. On May 20, 2006, he ran in the Preakness Stakes as a heavy favorite, but he fractured three bones. Barbaro underwent surgery but he soon developed laminitis in his left rear leg. While his right leg eventually healed, a final risky surgery […]