Elephants come to the rescue as floods hit Nepal, rare Siamese crocs hatch from their eggs, a white moose spotted in Sweden, and a first-ever sighting in an octopus den! These stories and more in this week’s roundup of nature news.

NEPAL FLOODING
OCTOPUS’S GARDEN
MUCOUS MACHINE
POLYESTER PARTICLES
RARE CROCS
MYSTERY MOOSE
PESTICIDE PROBLEMS
HOPE FOR THE MINK
OCELOT HUNT
EAGLE VS. DEER
BIG FISH, LITTLE FISH