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Found Some Llamas Hanging by the Side of the Road on My Way to Work EarlierFound a trio of llamas hanging out on the side of the road on my way to work earlier today. #OregonLife I guess!My wife told me that the llamas belong to one of the homeowners in the area, and every now and then, they escape their enclosure and stroll out to the main road. She said that there's a head llama (or is it a llama lleader?) that the rest of the flock follow so when that adventurous animal decided to take a stroll, all of them go.Apparently, it's not the first time they escaped!#llama #Oregon

Friendly but Foul-mouthed Crow Befriends Children at an Oregon Elementary SchoolA friendly yet foul-mouthed crow visited Allen Dale, an Oregon Elementary School out of the blue. The animal looked into classrooms and pecked on doors. Fortunately, the avian wasn’t aggressive at all! It landed on some people’s heads, and seemed to love the kids. It did help itself to some snacks that weren’t meant for him, though.According to Naomi Imel, an education assistant at the institution, the bird could actually speak a few phrases, which was a bit odd for a crow. “It was like a parrot,” Imel said. “It was the weirdest thing.” The bird could say “What’s up?” and “I’m fine” and “a lot of swear words.”Because the bird was a wild animal that refused to leave the premises, the school called for animal control. In an interesting turn of events, they decided that “it was not in their jurisdiction to catch the crow,” Imel narrated. A wildlife officer then turned up and successfully captured the crow after spending a night outside the school. It turns out the crow, who was actually called Cosmo, was rescued and sent to a home in a family farm. “While the family was gone for Thanksgiving, they said a neighbor captured the bird and took him to a local animal sanctuary. The sanctuary, not realizing he was habituated to humans, released him, likely in Grants Pass.” Oregon Live further detailed. Image credit: Oregon Live#Crows #Birds #FunnyAnimals #Rescue #Oregon

Beavers Found Living Along the Oregon Coast in Tidal WetlandsIt has been a long-held belief that rodents only live in freshwater. However, new evidence suggests that rodents such as beavers can also live in saltwater, surprising scientists. Just recently, scientists found beavers living along the Central Coast of Oregon. As they surveyed the tidal wetlands (made possible by grant funding), they discovered beaver dams and lodges in areas where beaver presence was not confirmed before. The ecologists hope that this data will help improve human-beaver coexistence. Nearly driven to extinction before, beavers are now slowly making a comeback. (Image Credit: Oregon Zoo/ Michael Durham) #Beaver #Oregon #Saltwater #Habitat

Florence, Oregon Hosts Exploding Whale Celebration in Honor of the 51st AnniversaryOn November 12, 1970, the people in Florence, Oregon, became witnesses to a whale that the Oregon State Highway Department exploded using 20 crates of dynamite. The whale washed up on the beach near the city three days earlier, and the Highway Department planned to reduce it to tiny pieces so that seagulls could eat it.As the whale exploded that day, the people were left in awe... and in whale blubber 30 seconds later.Today, some people are embarrassed to talk about the Exploding Whale, but others take pride in the story and celebrate it yearly. In fact, some of the residents even voted to name their newest city park "Exploding Whale Memorial Park."This year marks the 51st anniversary of the Exploding Whale.Read more about this fascinating story over at KATU.(Images: KATU)#ExplodingWhale #Oregon #History #Weird

The Sheriff's Department in Oregon is Looking for the Owner of a Lost YakA yak was wandering around the west of Redmond, Oregon, city limits until the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office found and safely corralled it.It looks like it ran away from its owner and eventually got lost. Deschutes County then took a picture of the yak with the hopes of finding the owner.For now, it is staying in its temporary enclosure until the owner arrives and takes the yak back to its home, reuniting with its family.Image: Deschutes County Sheriff's Office#yak #lost #Oregon