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Stray Thai dog is rescued – and given a nice bath – after getting trapped in rubberised asphalt

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Rubber dub dub… get me in the tub! Stray dog is rescued – and given a nice bath – after getting trapped in melted rubberized asphalt in Thailand A stray Aspin became stuck in an industrial estate in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand Workers had improperly disposed of the waste material used to repair roads in an … Read more

Fossil remains of 22 Ice Age SLOTHS the size of elephants found preserved in asphalt in Ecuador 

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The fossil remains of 22 Ice Age sloths the size of elephants have been found preserved in asphalt in Ecuador, researchers have reported. The specimens — which included 15 adults, 5 juveniles and two newborns or fetuses — were unearthed from the Tanque Loma site on the country’s Santa Elena peninsula. Weighing in at several tons, … Read more