Squiz Kids Monday, March 20 - Arresting world leaders; a chilly dive; why the world is googling “raccoon dog”; and meet Happy, the Holstein calf.
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LINKS
Today’s Quick Links:
World record frozen lake dive: https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/free-diver-plunges-record-depth-beneath-frozen-swiss-lake-2023-03-14/
Raccoon dog images: https://www.gettyimages.com.au/photos/raccoon-dog
Raccoon images: https://unsplash.com/s/photos/raccoon
Happy the Holstein calf: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-03-16/happy-holstein-calf-born-west-gippsland-smiling-face-markings/102104040
International Day of Happiness: https://www.dayofhappiness.net/
Dig Deeper:
About the International Criminal Court: https://www.icc-cpi.int/about/the-court
“Fires Near Me” website for VIC and NSW: https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/fires-near-me
The origins of the Covid pandemic - what we know and don’t know: https://www.nytimes.com/article/covid-origin-lab-leak-china.html
Why raccoon dogs shouldn’t be kept as pets: https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/other/raccoondogs
Other unusual animal markings (not all checked by Squiz-E the Newshound): https://www.boredpanda.com/unusual-fur-markings-animals/
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