Imagine being on a kayak and a humpback whale surfaces and swallows you! That is what happened to a man in Chile while in the Strait of Magellan. Adrian Simancas and the kayak were sucked into the mouth of the whale and the whale dove back into the waters. Fortunately, a few seconds later, the whale resurfaced and released both Adrian and his kayak. An expert on humpback whales thinks it was an accident and Adrian was in the path of the whale searching for a meal. Additionally, for the whale to swallow Adrian and his kayak would have been very difficult as a humpback whale only has a throat the size of a human's fist. As for being a "tall tale", Adrian's father witnessed the terrifying moments and captured it on camera.

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In Antarctica, the fossil of an ancient duck-like bird has been discovered. Called Vegavis iaai, a nearly complete skull, thought to be about 69 millions years, old was found. It is thought that this duck like bird , the size of a mallard duck, may be a distance relative of today's geese and ducks. Scientists are calling the Vegas iaai, the world's oldest known modern bird. Actually found in 2011, the skull is currently been studied.

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The second highest mountain in New Zealand, Taranaki Mounga, will be given PERSON status. The law making body in New Zealand, the parliament, passed a bill giving personhood to the mountain. The mountain, sacred to the aboriginal people, Maori, will have rights just like all adult humans of New Zealand. Actually, this isn't the first geographic area in New Zealand to earn this consideration. The Te Urewera Park and the Whanganui River also have person status!

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Tigers, long classified as an endangered species, have made a comeback in the country of India. Today, more than 75% of the world's tigers can be found in India. In ten years, the tiger popular has doubled! Conservation efforts including protecting their habitats, a crackdown on poaching for their fur and working with communities where people sometimes kill the tigers to keep their livestock safe, have all helped. In Antarctica, the fossil of an ancient duck-like bird has been discovered. Called Vegavis iaai, a nearly complete skull, thought to be about 69 millions years, old was found. It is thought that this duck like bird , the size of a mallard duck, may be a distance relative of today’s geese and ducks. Scientists are calling the Vegas iaai, the world’s oldest known modern bird. Actually found in 2011, the skull is currently been studied. Illustration from LiveScience.Photograph from NPR