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A cow’s tooth buried alongside Stonehenge has thrown light on how the ancient stone circle in Wiltshire, UK was formed. According to new research published earlier this month, the animal may have been born in Wales, supporting the theory that cows or oxen could have moved the enormous stones across the country to the Stonehenge site at Salisbury Plain. Scientists …

A cow’s tooth from a jawbone deliberately placed beside the entrance to Stonehenge at the Neolithic monument’s very beginning in 2995 to 2900BC could offer tantalising new evidence about how the stones were transported about 125 miles from Wales to Salisbury Plain. Analysis of the third molar tooth showed the animal began life in Wales, adding weight to a theory …

Animal rights organisation has urged Nintendo to redesign the popular Cow character in Mario Kart World. Ever since it first became known that the latest Mario Kart entry would feature a cow from Moo Moo Meadows as a playable racers, she’s become one of the most popular characters in the game. Now Peta, which is no stranger to campaigning against …

Nintendo has recently learned, if you mess with the bull, you get PETA. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) recently shared their beef with the Japanese video game company in a letter to Nintendo president, Shuntaro Furukawa, over its depiction of the character Cow in Mario Kart World, which released in June on Switch 2. PETA’s SVP …

Animal-rights advocacy group PETA wants Nintendo to remove the brass nose ring from Cow, the joyful anthropomorphic vehicle-driving character in the recently released top-selling game “Mario Kart World.” Yes, really. PETA this week launched a campaign to urge the Japanese game maker to redesign the Cow character “without the nose ring — a painful reminder of the cruelty cows endure …

PETA has written an open letter to Nintendo president Shunatro Furukawa. The reason? Well, they aren’t happy with Mario Kart World‘s breakout star Cow’s nose ring. The organisation says that cow nose rings are used by the meat and dairy industries to “exploit, control, and even drag animals to their deaths.” They also say that the rings are “crudely stabbed …

PETA is taking aim at Mario Kart World’s newest racer, calling on Nintendo to remove the nose ring from its Cow character. The playable Cow is a first for the long-running series and has quickly become a fan favorite since Mario Kart World’s debut. But the character’s growing popularity has also caught the attention of People for the Ethical Treatment …

For Michelle Schalmo, happy homecomings at the end of the day are quite similar to those many pet owners receive — so much excitement! But the welcoming committee of fur babies at Schalmo’s place is a bit more diverse than most. In addition to two dogs, Ayla and Bandit, Schalmo is mom two cows, Millie and Gertie, and a horse …

LA PLAGNE, France (AP) — The 19th stage of the Tour de France was shortened on Friday after cows infected by a contagious disease were culled in an area along the mountainous route. The stage from Albertville to La Plagne was meant to be 129.9 kilometers (80.5 miles) long but trimmed to 93.1 kilometers (57.7 miles), according to the official …

LA PLAGNE, France — The 19th stage of the Tour de France was shortened on Friday after cows infected by a contagious disease were culled in an area along the mountainous route. The stage from Albertville to La Plagne was meant to be 80.5 miles long but trimmed to 57.7 miles, according to the official Tour website’s stage map on …