So far, they've trained four eagles to intercept drones, and now four more are on the way. The French military is training golden eagles to take down small unmanned drones.
After pranksters flew drones over restricted military sites and the presidential palace in 2015, French authorities decided to try out this new avian defense tactic.
So far, they have trained four eagles: d’Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, in tribute to Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers. Read More...
In 1932, Australia went to war against an enemy like none it had ever faced before: the emu.If there’s one thing that human beings are good at, it’s killing other species. This is nowhere more true than in Australia, where humans have managed to accidentally drive hundreds of native species either extinct or onto the endangered species list.
Which is precisely what makes a failure in that department — specifically the Great Emu War of 1932 — is all the more interesting. Read More...
After being lobotomized in 1941 at 23 years old, Rosemary Kennedy would spend the rest of her life institutionalized and isolated from her family.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and MuseumThe Kennedy family at Hyannis Port on September 4, 1931. From left to right: Robert, John, Eunice, Jean (on lap of) Joseph Sr., Rose (behind) Patricia, Kathleen, Joseph Jr. (behind) Rosemary Kennedy. Dog in foreground is “Buddy.”
Though John F. Kennedy and his wife Jackie Kennedy might be the most recognizable members of their family, the Kennedys were famous long before John became the president of the United States. Read More...
