London: Prince William has revealed that the birth of his first son, Prince George, has made him a much more emotional and caring person, asserting that fatherhood has changed the way he viewed the world.
During an interview for an upcoming documentary about wildlife conservation in Africa, the Duke of Cambridge got teary-eyed after watching clips of a butchered rhino bleeding to death, the Daily Express reported.
William, who welcomed the royal baby with wife Kate in July, confessed that the birth of child has been a very unique and emotional experience for him, something he never thought he would ever get to feel.
The second in line to the throne, 31, asserted that when he sees a gruesome clip like that, there’s so much emotion and feeling wrapped up into conservation and environment, and it’s just so powerful.
The Prince claimed that fatherhood has heightened his protective instincts and desire to stand up for the vulnerable. William added that since he became a father, his emotional connect with Africa has been reinforced. The documentary, titled ‘Prince William’s Passion: New Father, New Hope’, will be screened on ITV and CNN. (ANI)
Man survives on rats for month
Buenos Aires: A 58-year-old Uruguayan survived in the Andes for about four months by eating rats after losing his way in the world’s longest continental mountain range.
Raul Fernando Gomez Circunegui set off in May to cross the mountains from Chile to Argentina on foot after his motorbike broke down but reportedly lost his way after a snowstorm.
Officials from Argentina’s San Juan province found him living in a shelter 2,840 m above sea level when they went there to record snow levels.
Although the man had suffered significant weight loss, he opened the shelter’s door and alerted the officials about his presence.
“The truth is that this is a miracle. We still can’t believe it,” San Juan Governor Jose Luis Gioja told the media.
“We let him talk to his wife, his mother and his daughter… I asked him: ‘Are you a believer?’ He told me, ‘no, but now I am.'” (IANS)
UK toddler survives 100 feet plunge
London: A 16-month-old girl in the UK has miraculously survived after she fell 100 feet from the fifth floor of a building.
The toddler was thought to have fallen from a window at the property in Plymouth. She was in the hospital with internal injuries and doctors said that she was in a “stable condition,”. The tot was taken to the city’s Derriford Hospital where she is being treated. Police is not treating the incident as suspicious and no one has been arrested, the report said.
“There have been no arrests and we are not treating the incident as suspicious,” a police spokesman said. Details of the fall are sketchy but it’s understood the girl tumbled from a balcony leading out from the property’s sitting room area. (PTI)
Giraffe in gives birth to 18th calf
Seoul: Officials at a safari park in South Korea say a giraffe there has given birth to its 18th calf.
Officials at the Samsung Everland safari park said in a statement today that the birthing set a new world record. They said the mother giraffe, Jang-Soon, previously shared that record with a giraffe in Paris. Past record holders also include giraffes from Melbourne and San Diego that gave birth to 16 calves. Everland said they plan to have the record certified by a group that keeps a global database on zoo animals. The birth yesterday came coincidentally on Jang-Soon’s 27th birthday. (Agencies)