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                            <div class="article-body"><p>In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, it’s estimated that at least <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hurricane-harvey-houston-texas-tropical-storm-flooding-rain-latest-flash-us-sos-a7916446.html" target="_blank">30,000</a> Texans have been rendered homeless and forced into temporary shelters. While rain continues to fall as the tropical storm moves along the Gulf of Mexico, many people are wondering what they <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/504000/10-ways-you-can-help-hurricane-harvey-victims" target="_self">can do to help</a>. If you’re a pet lover with some extra space in your home, why not consider fostering one of the thousands of pets who’ve been displaced because of the storm?</p>
<p>By being proactive, Texas nonprofit <a href="https://www.austinpetsalive.org/" target="_blank">Austin Pets Alive!</a> was able to transport more than 235 animals to its facility—and out of harm’s way—by Saturday morning. But, <a href="https://www.austinpetsalive.org/2017/08/apa-hurricane-harvey-evacuations/" target="_blank">according to the organization's website</a>, “there is still a lot of work ahead of us. As we continue to care for the animals we have already saved, we have to prepare for even more animals who will need us in the coming days. We’ve been receiving reports from shelter partners in areas hit hardest by the hurricane and areas expecting the most flooding that over the course of the next 24 to 72 hours, they are anticipating another significant influx of animals that they may not be able to help.”</p>
<p>In addition to donations of money and pet supplies like litter boxes and leashes, APA is looking for foster parents who can commit to keeping a pet through adoption, a process that includes meeting with potential adopters, taking photos of the pet, and generally spreading the word about the ball of fuzz you're sharing your home with. Visit the organization’s website to find out about their current needs, and email <a href="mailto:foster@austinpetsalive.org" target="_blank">foster@austinpetsalive.org</a> if you’re able to assist.</p>
<p>Texas isn’t the only place where shelters are lending a helping hand. In Davenport, Iowa, <a href="http://kingsharvestpetrescue.org/" target="_blank">King’s Harvest Pet Rescue</a> is asking people to open their homes to displaced dogs, with the shelter providing all of the necessary supplies, including food, beds, and treats.</p>
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In Tenafly, New Jersey, Robyn Urman—founder of <a href="http://www.petresqinc.org/" target="_blank">Pet ResQ</a>—is working to transport 200 cats and dogs from Texas to the Garden State. On Tuesday morning, more than a dozen pets <a href="http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Animal-Rescue-Harvey-Adoption-Dogs-Cats-Pet-ResQ-Inc-441987383.html" target="_blank">arrived</a> in New Jersey, with another 60 expected this week. (Potential fosters can email <a href="mailto:petresqinc@aol.com" target="_blank">petresqinc@aol.com</a>.)</p>
<p>Not all of the animals being transported were directly affected by Harvey. On Monday morning, <a href="https://www.wingsofrescue.org/" target="_blank">Wings of Rescue</a> flew <a href="https://patch.com/california/san-diego/harvey-sends-105-animals-san-diego-shelters" target="_blank">105 animals</a>—20 dogs and 85 cats—from Louisiana to California to make more room in local shelters in the south. In Georgia, the <a href="http://atlantahumane.org/" target="_blank">Atlanta Humane Society</a> began making room for pets in the path of the hurricane so that Texas shelters would have as much space as possible to care for affected animals. “They reached out to us and we're happy to help,” Atlanta shelter manager Amanda Harris <a href="http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/humane-society-to-take-in-animals-from-hurricane-harvey/598258011" target="_blank">told WSB-TV</a>. “So they can be close to their owners and have the best possible chance to be reunited with their families.”</p>
<p>Even if you don’t have the ability to foster a pet, there are plenty of other <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/504000/10-ways-you-can-help-hurricane-harvey-victims" target="_blank">ways to help</a> victims of Hurricane Harvey, from donating diapers to giving blood.</p>
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                                                                        <div class="article-body"><p>Even if you're a huge fan of wildlife documentaries, you've never seen a cheetah hunt quite like this. For PBS's latest <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/" target="_blank"><em>Nature</em></a> miniseries, <em>Animals With Cameras</em>, animal behaviorists strapped custom-made cameras on meerkats, seals, <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/504902/more-cheetahs-have-been-born-oregon-anywhere-else-outside-africa" target="_self">cheetahs</a>, and more to capture never-before-seen footage.</p>
<p>"There's absolutely no way we could see this any other way," <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/87692/11-secrets-wildlife-photographers" target="_self">wildlife</a> cameraman Gordon Buchanan says in the clip below, which follows a hunting cheetah as she and her siblings try to take down an <a href="http://www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/eland" target="_blank">eland</a>, a type of antelope native to east and southern Africa.</p>
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<p>The custom-made camera was strapped to the top of the cheetah's head, allowing it to record footage from the animal's point of view. The cameras were designed by Chris Watts of <a href="http://www.britishtechnicalfilms.com/about" target="_blank">British Technical Films</a>, a UK-based company that specializes in developing custom camera kits to capture wildlife and nature footage.</p>
<p>The cheetah-mounted cameras had to be extra-light, since the fast-moving predators were extremely sensitive to the device's weight. (As you, too, might be if you had a camera on your head while sprinting.) The straps that secured the camera had to allow enough airflow to keep the cat's head cool and be flexible enough that the animal could get the device off if it became too bothersome. And since running across the savannah at 70 mph can get a bit bumpy, the camera had to have stabilizing sensors to make the footage smooth, so it wouldn't make viewers queasy.</p>
<p>The result is a pretty spectacular scene following a cheetah from the moment it picks up the scent of its prey to the end of its hunt. Watch the full video below. We won't spoil how it ends.</p>
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                                                                        <div class="article-body"><p>Drones have served science in myriad ways, from <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/503527/these-drones-can-plant-100000-trees-one-day" target="_self">planting trees</a> to <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/86076/drones-are-now-cleaning-ocean-trash" target="_self">vacuuming</a> marine debris to <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/502569/scientists-convert-drones-tornado-predicting-machines" target="_self">predicting tornadoes</a>. Now, a team of researchers has used one to measure the size of a massive bloom of jellyfish off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. And it's a monster: According to a new <a href="http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/jb5/av20/" target="_blank">paper</a> in the journal <em>Marine Ecology Progress Series</em>, the huge swarm weighed more than 70 tons.</p>
<p>That's at least 150,000 individual jellies.</p>
<p>"The size of the bloom surprised me. What was exciting was going from not being able to see the bloom easily, if at all, to instantly being able to find them from the air," says co-author Brian Hunt, the Hakai Professor in Oceanography at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C. "It is remarkable how tightly they group together."</p>
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<p>The bloom is comprised of five species in the <em>Aurelia</em> genus, also known as moon jellies. They're found worldwide (and in <a href="https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animal-guide/invertebrates/moon-jelly" target="_blank">aquarium exhibits</a>), often gathering in quiet harbors and bays to feed on plankton, fish larvae, crustaceans, and mollusks.</p>
<p>Hunt and colleague Jessica Schaub conducted their survey in Pruth Bay, a peaceful waterway edged with dense forests, near Calvert Island on the province's central coast, roughly 375 miles north of Seattle. The <a href="https://www.hakai.org/" target="_blank">Hakai Institute</a>, a scientific research institution that supported the survey, faces the bay. The area is within the First Nations territories of the <a href="https://www.heiltsuknation.ca/" target="_blank">Heiltsuk</a> and <a href="http://www.wuikinuxv.net/" target="_blank">Wuikinuxv</a> Nations.</p>
<p>This is the first time a drone has been used to locate and study jellyfish blooms, Hunt tells Mental Floss. Previously, scientists viewed the groups at water level, which provided a limited perspective on their true size and density. The aerial view can help researchers estimate the biomass of jellyfish more accurately and reveal aggregations' behavior, such as their movements in currents or tides.</p>
<p>The team deployed the drone from a research vessel positioned within the mass of invertebrates. While the drone captured aerial images, the researchers also sampled the waters with nets. Then, they compared the drone data and sampling, and estimated that the bloom could weigh anywhere from 70 to as much as 128 tons.</p>
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<p>There isn't much long-term data about the blooms, Hunt says, but those living in the area are familiar with the jellies' appearances in the waterways. "I wouldn’t call these events common, but they are definitely consistent in their timing. We see this happening every four or so years, particularly the local fisherman who catch them as bycatch in their nets," William Housty, chair of the Heiltsuk Integrated Resource Management <a href="http://www.hirmd.ca/" target="_blank">Department</a>'s board of directors, tells Mental Floss.</p>
<p>In the future, drones might help scientists interpret the blooms based on where, when, and how often they occur—as well as how they affect the surrounding ecosystem. Housty says these jellyfish may be following the pattern of warmer waters along the coast.</p>
<p>"We did notice higher numbers during the 2015 marine <a href="https://swfsc.noaa.gov/news.aspx?ParentMenuId=54&amp;id=21991" target="_blank">heatwave</a> and the 2016 <a href="https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/enso/april-2016-el-ni%C3%B1ola-ni%C3%B1a-update-what-goes-%E2%80%A6" target="_blank">El Niño</a> [also a warm event]," Hunt says. "It is possible that changes in the seasonal timing of the jellyfish life cycle might be as or more important than increasing numbers. For example, if jellyfish are more advanced in their life cycle in the spring, they might have a bigger predation impact on herring larvae."</p>
<p>Soon, thanks to aerial imagery, we might know more about the jellies' <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/68468/15-electrifying-facts-about-jellyfish" target="_self">secret lives</a>.</p>
<p><em>This story was made possible in part <a href="http://www.ijnr.org/" target="_blank">through</a> the Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources.</em></p>
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