Jan. 24, 2024
The World's Ugliest Dog and the World's Oldest Mouse
This episode covers five uplifting stories: the relocation of Diego, a rescued bear, to the UK; the win of an unusual looking dog named Scooter in the world's ugliest dog contest; the launch of the world's tallest wooden wind turbine in Sweden; the...
This episode covers five uplifting stories: the relocation of Diego, a rescued bear, to the UK; the win of an unusual looking dog named Scooter in the world's ugliest dog contest; the launch of the world's tallest wooden wind turbine in Sweden; the ethical practice of returning lost items in Tokyo; and the record set by Pat, an incredibly aged Pacific pocket mouse.
Diego: The Rescued Bear's New Life
Meet Scooter: The World's Ugliest Dog
World's Tallest Wooden Wind Turbine
Lost and Found: Tokyo's Reward System
Pat the Mouse: The Oldest Living Mouse
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Caalaroga Shark Media. Hello Chunny Mack
with five good news stories. Good news
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for Diego, the rescued bear.
He's a brown bear and he recently moved
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from Sweden to the UK and he's
settling in with the help of Honey,
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Peanut Butter and his neighboring bears.
He was moved to the Wildwood Trust in
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November after his being saved from being
put down. His keeper James said,
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I think Diego's definitely adjusting near the
UK climate was a lot colder in Sweden.
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Diego was found when he was five
months old. He was originally found
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abandoned and very skinny back in twenty
eleven. James tells us the fact that
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he's got two other bears in a
similar area, it's caused a lot of
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interest and he has a lot of
enrichment and we're monitoring him with cameras.
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Congratulations to Scooter. Scooter is a
seven year old Chinese crested dog and is
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the world's ugliest dog. His body
is hairless, but he's a thin mane
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of spiky white hair in his head, his rear legs face backward, his
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tongue out of his mouth constantly.
He won the twenty twenty three World's Ugliest
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Dog Contest. It's been held for
almost fifty years. It's not meant to
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make fun of dogs. It's to
celebrate unusual dogs. It's also meant to
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encourage people to adopt dogs that need
a loving home. One of the judges
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described Scooter as in the keenest way
possible. He reminds me of a hairy
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hippopotamus, which is an interesting description
because I just told you the dog is
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no hair. When poor Scooter was
a puppy, his life was at risk
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because of his rear legs. They
face backward so he can't walk. But
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a volunteer from a group that works
to protect animals thought Scooter might make it.
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The volunteers right before too long,
Scooter learned an incredible trick. He
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learned to walk by balancing on his
two front legs. Even jump up a
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curb or climb steps. That's awesome. Recently, Scooter was giving a special
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cart with wheels that attaches to his
rear end. That way you can get
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it around quickly. Linda adopted Scooter
and said Scooter has no idea that he's
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different from other dogs. The world's
tallest wooden wind turbine has started turning.
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There's even a riddle. What's made
from the same wood as a Chriss tree,
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held together by glue and manufactured in
a Swedish factory. No, it's
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nothing at ikea. It's a wind
turbine. It's four hundred and ninety two
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feet to the tip of the highest
blade. The two megawatt generator on top
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has started supplying electricity to the Swedish
grid, providing power for about four hundred
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homes. And good news if you
tend to lose things like money, Tokyo
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is not a bad place to lose
things. Last year, people turned in
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twenty nine point six million dollars in
cash that they found. In Japan,
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00:02:29.800 --> 00:02:32.400
people are expected to turn in any
loss money they find. It's actually the
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law, but Japan also has a
reward system for people who turned in money.
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If someone claims the money it's been
turned in, the finder gets a
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reward up to twenty percent after three
months. If no one has claimed the
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money, you get to keep it
all. The Tokyo Police report that people
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turned in roughly three point four million
items in twenty twenty two. The most
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commonly lost items or driver's licenses or
other ID cards. Police say they also
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handled about three hundred and twenty thousand
pieces of clothing, including of a lot
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of gloves. Congratulations to Pat the
mouse setting the world record for oldest known
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living mouse. The mouse set the
record at nine years, two hundred nine
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days and counting. Pat is a
Pacific pocket mouse, the smallest kind of
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mouse in North America. He weighs
about as much as three pennies. Pocket
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mice are endangered. Starting in the
early nineteen thirties, humans began taking up
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more and more of the area where
the mice normally lived, which is within
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two miles of the Pacific. By
the nineteen seventies, scientists believed the Pacific
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pocket mouse had become extinct, but
nineteen ninety four scientists found a small group
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of Pacific pocket mice in Orange County. Starting in twenty twelve, the San
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Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance began working to
help the mice by raising them in captivity.
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Pat was born July fourteenth, twenty
thirteen. In the wild, Pacific
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pocket mice usually only lived three to
five years. Even when being cared for
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humans, they don't usually live much
longer than seven and a half years.
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I did a Google search before I
read the story, and I don't see
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any updates, so I guess Pat
is doing well in almost ten I hope
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you're doing okay, Pat the Pocket
Mouse, And those are your five good
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news stories for today. If you
enjoy the program, tell a friend about
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it. They might enjoy it too. If you're just sampling today, once
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you hit that follow button, I'm
here three days a week, Monday,
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Wednesday, Friday, you have an
awesome day.
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00:00:03.200 --> 00:00:12.640
Caalaroga Shark Media. Hello Chunny Mack
with five good news stories. Good news
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00:00:12.640 --> 00:00:16.160
for Diego, the rescued bear.
He's a brown bear and he recently moved
3
00:00:16.199 --> 00:00:19.760
from Sweden to the UK and he's
settling in with the help of Honey,
4
00:00:19.800 --> 00:00:24.440
Peanut Butter and his neighboring bears.
He was moved to the Wildwood Trust in
5
00:00:24.519 --> 00:00:28.839
November after his being saved from being
put down. His keeper James said,
6
00:00:28.879 --> 00:00:32.920
I think Diego's definitely adjusting near the
UK climate was a lot colder in Sweden.
7
00:00:33.200 --> 00:00:36.439
Diego was found when he was five
months old. He was originally found
8
00:00:36.479 --> 00:00:40.719
abandoned and very skinny back in twenty
eleven. James tells us the fact that
9
00:00:40.719 --> 00:00:43.479
he's got two other bears in a
similar area, it's caused a lot of
10
00:00:43.479 --> 00:00:46.679
interest and he has a lot of
enrichment and we're monitoring him with cameras.
11
00:00:47.039 --> 00:00:52.119
Congratulations to Scooter. Scooter is a
seven year old Chinese crested dog and is
12
00:00:52.200 --> 00:00:56.240
the world's ugliest dog. His body
is hairless, but he's a thin mane
13
00:00:56.320 --> 00:00:59.600
of spiky white hair in his head, his rear legs face backward, his
14
00:00:59.600 --> 00:01:03.319
tongue out of his mouth constantly.
He won the twenty twenty three World's Ugliest
15
00:01:03.359 --> 00:01:07.040
Dog Contest. It's been held for
almost fifty years. It's not meant to
16
00:01:07.079 --> 00:01:11.519
make fun of dogs. It's to
celebrate unusual dogs. It's also meant to
17
00:01:11.599 --> 00:01:15.040
encourage people to adopt dogs that need
a loving home. One of the judges
18
00:01:15.079 --> 00:01:18.599
described Scooter as in the keenest way
possible. He reminds me of a hairy
19
00:01:18.680 --> 00:01:21.640
hippopotamus, which is an interesting description
because I just told you the dog is
20
00:01:21.680 --> 00:01:23.439
no hair. When poor Scooter was
a puppy, his life was at risk
21
00:01:23.480 --> 00:01:27.560
because of his rear legs. They
face backward so he can't walk. But
22
00:01:27.599 --> 00:01:32.159
a volunteer from a group that works
to protect animals thought Scooter might make it.
23
00:01:32.640 --> 00:01:34.959
The volunteers right before too long,
Scooter learned an incredible trick. He
24
00:01:36.040 --> 00:01:38.560
learned to walk by balancing on his
two front legs. Even jump up a
25
00:01:38.599 --> 00:01:42.719
curb or climb steps. That's awesome. Recently, Scooter was giving a special
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00:01:42.920 --> 00:01:46.879
cart with wheels that attaches to his
rear end. That way you can get
27
00:01:46.920 --> 00:01:51.280
it around quickly. Linda adopted Scooter
and said Scooter has no idea that he's
28
00:01:51.319 --> 00:01:57.400
different from other dogs. The world's
tallest wooden wind turbine has started turning.
29
00:01:57.719 --> 00:02:00.439
There's even a riddle. What's made
from the same wood as a Chriss tree,
30
00:02:00.519 --> 00:02:04.200
held together by glue and manufactured in
a Swedish factory. No, it's
31
00:02:04.239 --> 00:02:07.400
nothing at ikea. It's a wind
turbine. It's four hundred and ninety two
32
00:02:07.400 --> 00:02:12.960
feet to the tip of the highest
blade. The two megawatt generator on top
33
00:02:13.000 --> 00:02:16.120
has started supplying electricity to the Swedish
grid, providing power for about four hundred
34
00:02:16.120 --> 00:02:21.240
homes. And good news if you
tend to lose things like money, Tokyo
35
00:02:21.520 --> 00:02:24.400
is not a bad place to lose
things. Last year, people turned in
36
00:02:24.719 --> 00:02:29.400
twenty nine point six million dollars in
cash that they found. In Japan,
37
00:02:29.800 --> 00:02:32.400
people are expected to turn in any
loss money they find. It's actually the
38
00:02:32.520 --> 00:02:37.319
law, but Japan also has a
reward system for people who turned in money.
39
00:02:37.520 --> 00:02:39.360
If someone claims the money it's been
turned in, the finder gets a
40
00:02:39.400 --> 00:02:43.879
reward up to twenty percent after three
months. If no one has claimed the
41
00:02:43.879 --> 00:02:46.560
money, you get to keep it
all. The Tokyo Police report that people
42
00:02:46.560 --> 00:02:51.560
turned in roughly three point four million
items in twenty twenty two. The most
43
00:02:51.560 --> 00:02:55.240
commonly lost items or driver's licenses or
other ID cards. Police say they also
44
00:02:55.360 --> 00:03:00.479
handled about three hundred and twenty thousand
pieces of clothing, including of a lot
45
00:03:00.479 --> 00:03:07.199
of gloves. Congratulations to Pat the
mouse setting the world record for oldest known
46
00:03:07.400 --> 00:03:13.479
living mouse. The mouse set the
record at nine years, two hundred nine
47
00:03:13.560 --> 00:03:16.800
days and counting. Pat is a
Pacific pocket mouse, the smallest kind of
48
00:03:16.840 --> 00:03:21.680
mouse in North America. He weighs
about as much as three pennies. Pocket
49
00:03:21.719 --> 00:03:24.680
mice are endangered. Starting in the
early nineteen thirties, humans began taking up
50
00:03:24.719 --> 00:03:28.719
more and more of the area where
the mice normally lived, which is within
51
00:03:28.759 --> 00:03:31.840
two miles of the Pacific. By
the nineteen seventies, scientists believed the Pacific
52
00:03:31.879 --> 00:03:37.639
pocket mouse had become extinct, but
nineteen ninety four scientists found a small group
53
00:03:37.680 --> 00:03:40.360
of Pacific pocket mice in Orange County. Starting in twenty twelve, the San
54
00:03:40.360 --> 00:03:45.599
Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance began working to
help the mice by raising them in captivity.
55
00:03:46.319 --> 00:03:51.159
Pat was born July fourteenth, twenty
thirteen. In the wild, Pacific
56
00:03:51.199 --> 00:03:53.520
pocket mice usually only lived three to
five years. Even when being cared for
57
00:03:53.599 --> 00:03:57.520
humans, they don't usually live much
longer than seven and a half years.
58
00:03:57.879 --> 00:04:00.159
I did a Google search before I
read the story, and I don't see
59
00:04:00.199 --> 00:04:04.240
any updates, so I guess Pat
is doing well in almost ten I hope
60
00:04:04.280 --> 00:04:08.120
you're doing okay, Pat the Pocket
Mouse, And those are your five good
61
00:04:08.120 --> 00:04:11.039
news stories for today. If you
enjoy the program, tell a friend about
62
00:04:11.039 --> 00:04:13.199
it. They might enjoy it too. If you're just sampling today, once
63
00:04:13.280 --> 00:04:15.400
you hit that follow button, I'm
here three days a week, Monday,
64
00:04:15.400 --> 00:04:16.759
Wednesday, Friday, you have an
awesome day.