Discovery.
The world was hit with another devastating mass animal death. According to The Daily Mail, 100 dolphins washed up dead on the coast of Italy. Scientists believe the animals fell victim to a killer strain of measles. The dolphins have been washing up throughout the year on the west coast of Italy. All the animals affected are striped dolphins that are set apart by their blue and white coloring. As the bodies have been found across the western Italian coast, this rules out a human pollutant as the cause. Researchers believe a strain of Morbillivirus is to blame. This virus causes measles in humans, and serves as a gateway to other illnesses in dolphins. Thirty-five percent of the dolphins ...
Over the course of our wonderful planet's history, scientists conjecture that approximately one to four billion species existed on Earth. However, only 50 million species remain today. Species have gone extinct due to countless factors, whether it's climate change, natural disasters, the effects of human hunting, pollution, environmental destruction or another reason. In accordance with Earth Day, the latest episode of "Fur the Record" investigates why some of the most fascinating creatures that once proudly roamed the planet will (probably) never be seen again. ...



