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Halloween: 7 rumors to get in the spooky spirit
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In Short: The Excelsior Spooky Sprint one-milers kicked off the race in October, with participants dressed in their Halloween best.
This year’s Halloween festivities at Doncaster’s park include the opening of a new 'world' of Valgard: Realm of the Vikings, which introduces the park’s first inverting ride, Drakon.
Scientific American notes that bats, mostly active at night, have become symbols of Halloween, associated with vampires, death, and general ghoulishness.
Professor Emma Teeling, founding director of the Center for Irish Bat Research at University College Dublin, emphasizes the importance of bats, stating, “We need them.”
In their 50 million years on Earth, bats have developed some admirable qualities, such as odor-producing glands found in 9 percent of bat species, according to a 2021 paper in Mammal Review.
Teeling and over 130 other scientists recently published a paper in Nature, sequencing genomes across all 21 bat families.
At the Delta Zoo, ring-tailed lemurs and black lemurs are participating in a Halloween-themed activity, sniffing out hidden treats among seasonal squashes.
Zookeepers are using seasonal squashes to engage the animals in Halloween-themed activities, ensuring they don’t miss out on the fun.
Halloween-themed activities and decorations are popping up everywhere, from movie nights to spooky cocktails at bars.
Netflix has added classic horror movies to its content library, including Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho and The Sixth Sense with Bruce Willis.
Lanterns Restaurant and Tavern in Wai‘anae is transforming into a Halloween-themed bar with spooky cocktails and furnishings.
Halloween celebrations are not limited to traditional haunted houses; simple decorations and activities can also get people into the seasonal spirit.
What's confirmed
- This year’s Halloween festivities at Doncaster’s park include the opening of a new 'world' of Valgard: Realm of the Vikings, which introduces the park’s first inverting ride, Drakon.
- Scientific American notes that bats, mostly active at night, have become symbols of Halloween, associated with vampires, death, and general ghoulishness.
- In their 50 million years on Earth, bats have developed some admirable qualities, such as odor-producing glands found in 9 percent of bat species, according to a 2021 paper in Mammal Review.
- Teeling and over 130 other scientists recently published a paper in Nature, sequencing genomes across all 21 bat families.
- At the Delta Zoo, ring-tailed lemurs and black lemurs are participating in a Halloween-themed activity, sniffing out hidden treats among seasonal squashes.
- Zookeepers are using seasonal squashes to engage the animals in Halloween-themed activities, ensuring they don’t miss out on the fun.
- Halloween-themed activities and decorations are popping up everywhere, from movie nights to spooky cocktails at bars.
- Netflix has added classic horror movies to its content library, including Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho and The Sixth Sense with Bruce Willis.
- Lanterns Restaurant and Tavern in Wai‘anae is transforming into a Halloween-themed bar with spooky cocktails and furnishings.
- Halloween celebrations are not limited to traditional haunted houses; simple decorations and activities can also get people into the seasonal spirit.
What's still developing
- So, in honor of spooky season, here are seven bat facts you may not know: In nature, larger animals, such as elephants and whales, tend to live longer than smaller animals, such as mice and shrews, Teeling says.
- Ring-tailed lemurs Delilah and Diego, joined by black lemurs Camila and Kahagi, put their noses to the test to sniff out juicy sweet corn and peppers hidden among the Halloween treats.
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- "As everyone counts down to Halloween, our zookeepers used seasonal squashes to make sure the animals don't miss out on any of the fun - and put their incredible natural skills to the test!" Originally published on talker.news, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.
- The Excelsior Spooky Sprint one-milers kick off the race clad in their Halloween best Oct.
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- One of the best parts of spooky season is settling in with a movie.
- But if you’re looking to skip the blood, gore, and psychological terror of many classic Halloween movies, we’ve got you covered.
- Dancing With The Stars Season 35 Week 7 (DWTS 2026 Episode 8) Eviction: After last week's no-elimination episode, Dancing With The Stars Season 35 delivered a shocking double eviction during its Halloween special.
- With spooky season finally upon us, it’s only natural that horror fans are preparing for a tidal wave of genre releases meant to flood October with Halloween-appropriate delights.
- The October 27 episode marked Horror Movie Night, bringing out spooky, Halloween-themed performances from the remaining 10 contestants and their partners.