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UPI
02-07-2025
- General
- UPI
Watch: Runaway emus found miles from home in Minnesota
July 2 (UPI) -- A pair of emus escaped from their home at a Minnesota farm during a storm and turned up several miles from home. Tom Halek said his emus, Sami and Ali, escaped from a partially-open gate on his Rush City property during weekend storms. "I figured the way they can move, who knows where they'd end up," Halek told CBS Minnesota. The emus were spotted near Rush Lake Road on Sunday before wandering miles from home and ending up in Chisago County. "Calling all Emu owners... We did make calls to Liberty Mutual Insurance, this is not their LiMu Emu. It also isn't Kevin from the popular movie, Up, we verified that by calling Doug. So if you happen to know the owner of this Emu, please have them reach out to dispatch to let us know," the Chisago County Sheriff's Office said on social media. Halek contacted the sheriff's office and learned the birds had been safely contained. "The sheriff called us back and said, 'We know where they're at.'" Halek said. "Somebody else in the area that owns emus also thought they were his, so he ran and he captured them, brought them home and he realized 'Wait a minute, these aren't mine.'" Halek said Sami and Ali are a little spooked from their time on the loose, but otherwise healthy and unharmed.
Time of India
24-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Closure of Kanpur zoo extended after emu dies
Kanpur: Kanpur Zoo's closure was extended beyond the initial 42-day duration following an Emu's death after a fight with another Emu in their enclosure, on Monday. Forest ranger Naved Ikram stated that the deceased bird's samples were dispatched to IVRI Bareilly for analysis as a safety protocol. The zoo has witnessed multiple fatalities in recent past. Following the initial bird flu outbreak that claimed the life of a lion named Pataudi around six weeks ago, the zoo lost a peacock, a Brahmini duck, an owl, a hyena, and a blue bull. The reports for lion Pataudi, peacock, and Brahmini duck tested positive for bird flu; however, the reports of other animals, including a blue bull, a hyena, and Chital are yet to come. The zoo veterinarian Dr Anurag Singh explained that certain deaths are associated with breeding periods when territorial conflicts occur. The official indicated that zoo would resume operations only after receiving negative test results. "Samples of Emu are being sent to IVRI Bareilly," he said, adding "The zoo is still waiting for test results from samples of some animals sent to the IVRI Bareilly and the National Institute of High Security and Animal Diseases Centre in Bhopal. " You Can Also Check: Kanpur AQI | Weather in Kanpur | Bank Holidays in Kanpur | Public Holidays in Kanpur Meanwhile, the zoo administration continues to monitor all animals' health while maintaining strict sanitisation protocols throughout the premises. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với mức chênh lệch giá thấp nhất IC Markets Đăng ký Undo Led by Dr Anurag Singh, the veterinary team performs daily health assessments of all animals and disinfect the enclosures. Staff members adhere to enhanced biosecurity protocols, utilising protective equipment when managing animals or cleaning spaces. The maintenance staff utilises authorised disinfectants to sanitise all surfaces, feeding zones, and water sources. They maintain regular health records for each animal, particularly monitoring species showing signs of distress. The medical team strengthened their observation of all animals, especially during feeding sessions and routine health examinations. They document detailed observations of animal behaviour and any concerning symptoms that might suggest health complications.
Canberra Times
15-05-2025
- General
- Canberra Times
Superb Fairy-wren: why it's our favourite of Australia's 'feathered jewels'
One hundred years ago, Harry Wolstenholme, son of the suffragette Maybanke Anderson, was an avid birdwatcher who did most of his watching in his garden in the northern Sydney suburb of Wahroonga. Sometimes, he backyard-birded alone; sometimes in company with birding legends of the day such as Keith Hindwood, Alec Chisholm, and Norman Chaffer. They not only admired Wahroonga's birdlife; they meticulously recorded it and published their observations in the Emu. A glance through early issues of that journal reveals numerous articles on urban birds. One, by Wolstenholme in 1922, was a bird list for his suburb, with annotations combining affectionate appreciations with astute observations on each species. Superb Fairy-wrens (which he called Blue Wren-Warblers) he found especially charming, delighting in the 'bright warblings of these lovely little birds' that could 'be heard in every garden as they hop and flit about among the small plants and creepers'. Wolstenholme's own garden was an avian haven, arranged to encourage the birds to interact with him. To promote that process, he fed them, and, like others at the time, he had no compunctions about acknowledging the fact. Writing in the Emu in 1929, he explained how he fostered friendship with Superb Fairy-wrens: 'These little fellows, like many of the garden birds, are very fond of cheese. While writing these notes on the verandah I have had to stop now and then to throw morsels to a pair of birds that came close below me in expectation of getting some.' Wolstenholme not only fed his avian friends; he encouraged them to perch on his fingers as they did so. Quite a few obliged. His 1929 Emu article included a photograph of a Grey Shrike-thrush eating from his hand. He even fed a Lewin's Honeyeater by holding sugared water in his cupped palm while the bird perched on his fingers to lap up the sweet liquid. This was hands-on birding.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
AI assistant startup Yutori raises $15m in seed funding
Yutori, a US-based AI assistant startup founded by two former Meta executives, has raised $15m in seed funding. The funding round was led by Radical Ventures and saw participation from Felicis and more than a dozen angel investors, including Fei-Fei Li and Jeff Dean. Investors namely Elad Gil, Sarah Guo from Conviction, and Sandhya Venkatachalam from Axiom also took part. Yutori is co-founded by AI researchers Abhishek Das, Devi Parikh, and Dhruv Batra. Devi Parikh was previously a senior director at Meta, where she led research in multimodal generative AI, contributing to projects like Llama 3, Make-A-Scene, Make-A-Video, and Emu. Dhruv Batra also worked as a senior director at Meta, focusing on research related to embodied agents, which supported the multimodal assistant in the Ray-Ban Meta glasses and demos from Boston Dynamics through Meta's FAIR division. Das' PhD thesis, Building Agents that can See, Talk, and Act, was a finalist for the AAAI/ACM SIGAI doctoral dissertation award in 2020. The startup focuses on developing personal AI assistants to automate digital tasks. It uses an agent-first approach for building such personal AI assistants to ensure accuracy and reliability across the web. The funds will be utilised to expedite the development of Yutori's agent-first approach, expand its engineering and design teams, and prepare for the product launch. Yutori said it plans to offer early adopters the opportunity to participate in a closed beta version of its first product offerings later in 2025. Yutori co-CEO and co-founder Devi Parikh said: 'Productivity isn't about cramming more into your day — it's about reclaiming your attention for what truly matters, and amplifying the outcomes of the time you give something. 'Yutori's mission is to build the best AI assistants to make space for the meaningful things in life. The company refines foundation models after training to enhance their autonomy, using a multi-agent system capable of handling multiple tasks and sub-tasks in parallel for high efficiency. Yutori chief scientist and co-founder Dhruv Batra said: 'What differentiates chatbots from agents is an external environment. The web is the ultimate digital environment — if a task can be done digitally, it can be done via the web. 'But the web is dynamic, non-deterministic, and noisy; which means mistakes are inevitable and the key agentic skill is resilience. Yutori's agent-first approach will unlock superhuman performance on this grand challenge.' "AI assistant startup Yutori raises $15m in seed funding" was originally created and published by Verdict, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site.
