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The countdown is on for the arrival of the newest member of the chimpanzee troop at Rockhampton Zoo.
Samantha, a 37-year-old chimpanzee, is expected to give birth within a matter of weeks, with an official due date of April 18.
Councillor for Parks and Public Spaces, Cherie Rutherford, said zoo staff were keeping an extra close eye on the mother-to-be and that she could well give birth any time from now.
“It’s safe to say that as Samantha’s baby bump has grown, so too has the excitement,” Cr Rutherford said.
“It has been so special to see Samantha over the last few months and watch her change and grow, and I know many are gearing up now for news of the baby being born.”
Dickinson oil field worker Jared Shypkoski has gone to other states in search of monster walleye, but he found the biggest of his life in his native North Dakota and it might be the largest ever documented in the state.
Wildlife officials are investigating whether a whopper that Shypkoski landed over the weekend on the Missouri River south of Bismarck is a state record.
If it is, Jared Shypkoski s lunker would be the second record walleye caught in the past three years and would add to a string of record fish caught in North Dakota since the turn of the century.
Greg Power, fisheries chief for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department in Bismarck, said the big walleye was caught Saturday, March 13, on the Missouri River south of Bismarck. A game warden confirmed its weight at 16.39 pounds on a certified scale.
Angler recalls thrill of catching new pending North Dakota state record walleye
Greg Power, fisheries chief for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department in Bismarck, said the big walleye was caught Saturday, March 13, on the Missouri River south of Bismarck. A game warden confirmed its weight at 16.39 pounds on a certified scale. Written By: Brad Dokken | ×
If confirmed, this walleye caught Saturday, March 13, by Jared Shypkoski of Dickinson, N.D., on the Missouri River south of Bismarck will be the new North Dakota state record walleye. The walleye weighed 16.39 pounds on a certified scale, according to the Game and Fish Department. (Photo courtesy of North Dakota Game and Fish Department)
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