Mussel mystery, bat burritos & a baby whale shark

We say goodbye to rhino conservation icon Ian Player, Hawaiian police investigate a monk seal murder, a baby whale shark embarks on an unexpected adventure & Kevin 'The Lion Whisperer' Richardson speaks out against petting lion cubs. Get these stories and more in this week's blast of nature news!

NEWS SOURCES:
IAN PLAYER
http://www.earthtouchnews.com/conservation/conservation/saying-goodbye-to-dr-ian-player-a-rhino-conservation-icon

MONK SEAL TRAUMA
http://www.earthtouchnews.com/environmental-crime/environmental-crime/in-hawaii-a-seals-death-turns-the-spotlight-on-human-wildlife-conflict

PROTECTION FOR SEALS
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/2014/12/03/ringed-seals-critical-habitat-sea-ice/

'LION WHISPERER' SPEAKS OUT
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-lion-whisperer/

BABY WHALE SHARK
http://www.earthtouchnews.com/oceans/sharks/what-was-this-baby-whale-shark-doing-in-a-maldives-swimming-pool

SHARK PHOTOBOMB
http://www.earthtouchnews.com/oceans/sharks/did-a-shark-really-photobomb-this-surfing-contest

WORLD SOIL DAY
http://www.earthtouchnews.com/natural-world/animal-behaviour/for-world-soil-day-6-animals-that-really-dig-the-dirt

MUSSEL MYSTERY
http://www.earthtouchnews.com/oceans/oceans/mussel-mystery-why-did-thousands-of-mussels-wash-up-on-this-south-african-beach

BABY BAT BURRITOS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uuvaos1WHTk

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