Famous New Mexico rock formation destroyed after torrential El Niño rains

Officials expected to investigate whether super El Niño storms in US south-west damaged the Alien Throne spires

Undulating, gravity-defying rock spires are one of the most magical parts of the landscape of the US south-west.

But after torrential rainstorms linked to the super El Niño season, at least one famous rock formation in north-west New Mexico has been found in pieces.

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Proud as a peacock: bird that broke into Brisbane home reunited with owners

Hex was found in an Alexandra Hills home last week admiring himself in the bathroom mirror. Since then, a whole-of-suburb search has been under way

A pet peacock that went on the run after breaking into a Brisbane couple’s house has been reunited with its owners after a week-long chase and a brush with death.

Alexandra Hills couple Geoff and Delwyn Ballantyne went out for a coffee last week and returned to find Hex the peacock admiring himself in their bathroom mirror.

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