Plane hit: 39 flamingos killed as Emirates aircraft flies through flock

As many as 39 flamingos were killed in Bombay after an Emirates flight from Dubai coming in to land at the city’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport flew into a flock of the birds. The Boeing 777 aircraft, with more than 300 passengers on board, made a safe landing. The birds had no such luck. “The aircraft landed safely and all passengers and crew disembarked without injury,” a spokesperson for the airline told BBC. “However,...

Does a total solar eclipse trigger abnormal activity in animals, birds?

Mexico and parts of North America are set to witness a total solar eclipse today. The total eclipse will be seen across Mexico, 15 states of the USA, and a part of eastern Canada. The rest of the North American continent will see a partial solar eclipse. The rare event comes to pass when the sun, moon and earth align. When the moon passes between the sun and the earth, it temporarily blocks the sun’s...