Sidmouth Herald:

Millie, a horse-donkey hybrid who previously trained with the Ministry of Defence, uses her “super intelligence” to stand on one of two boxes to prophecy “yes” or “no” about the outcomes of certain events.

On Monday she correctly predicted that Great Britain would get its first medal.

On Tuesday she foresaw both that the British eventing team would win silver and that Mary King would not scoop an individual medal.

And on Wednesday she said that Bradley Wiggins would win gold in the cycling time trial…

NDTV:

Rumble in the jungle! Elephants “sing” like humans but at a frequency so low we can’t hear them, scientists have claimed.

Researchers have found that elephants use an ultrasound rumble, often too low for humans to hear, to keep the herd together and for males to find mates.

It allows the animals to communicate over distances of up to six miles.

The low-pitched elephant calls, occupying a frequency range below 20 Hertz, may seem to have little in common with human singing.

But researchers have confirmed that both are produced in exactly the same way, the Daily Mail reported…

Wildlife Extra:

One of the largest recorded sightings of Blue whales off the coast of San Diego has been spotted by veteran aerial photographer and marine biologist Eddie Kisfaludy.

About forty Blue whales whave been sighted swimming in waters 15 miles west of La Jolla. Kisfaludy spotted the aggregation while flying a fixed wing aircraft conducting surveys for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Sportfishing Association of California…