Fans around the world cheered over the weekend as Jackie and Shadow, a beloved pair of bald eagles in Big Bear, California, welcomed two eaglets. Jackie and Shadow have been mating since 2018, and the nonprofit Friends of Big Bear Valley operates a webcam that livestreams their nest. About 2.5 million viewers tuned in to watch the eaglets hatch. Both appear to be healthy and will soon have their names chosen by local school children.
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Magawa, an African giant pouched rat that sniffed out more than 100 landmines in Cambodia, is being posthumously honored there with a seven-foot statue. During his five-year career, Magawa cleared more than 1.52 million square feet of land, and could search an area the size of a tennis court in just 20 minutes. He was trained by the nonprofit organization Apopo, and impressed their crew with his excellent sense of smell and “calm and focused” nature, project manager Michael Raine told The Washington Post.
