OLL LEWIS: Yesterday’s News Today

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Here we go with another round up of cryptozoological news as featured on the CFZ daily cryptozoology news blog:

SNAKES CAUSED CAR CRASH
Human activity is driving Earth's 'sixth great extinction event'
Critically endangered white-shouldered ibis benefits from human intervention
Remains of at least three tigers found in taxi in Vietnam
World’s rarest deer found alive and well on Philippine islands
9-foot Burmese python on first day of Florida extermination program
New wildlife habitat created in the heart of London
First rhino birth in Uganda for 28 years
Extinct rodent species discovered
Critically endangered Chinese alligators breeding in the wild after reintroduction

That reminds me of a story I heard once...
In the 1950s Mao Zedong held a meeting at his home for the Chinese communist party elite. The visitors were shocked to find that in his garden Mao had a 50-metre-long swimming pool seriously overpopulated with very angry Chinese alligators. When the men asked him why he had such unusual occupants in a perfectly nice pool Mao told them that it was a test of courage, intelligence and strength and who ever managed to swim the entire length of the pool unharmed would prove themselves worthy to be his successor as president and he would grant them any request they had as well.
Mao waited a while but none of the men stepped forward to take up the challenge so he turned to go back indoors. He quickly spun back around when he heard a splash and saw his finance minister swimming to the other end of the pool at a breakneck speed. The minister dodged the snapping jaws of hungry alligator after hungry alligator, outsmarted them with feints and even smacked one animal on the nose before he reached the other side of the pool and pulled himself onto dry land before crumpling down in an exhausted heap.
Mao was very impressed; "You have proved yourself worthy to be my deputy and eventual successor.” He said to his finance minister.
“I really don’t want to be president,” the minister said between panting “But, could you grant me the request?”
“Certainly, such courage can’t go without some recognition.” Mao replied.
“My request is this: could you tell me which one of those bastards over there pushed me in.”