Mother rabbits only nurse their babies for approximately 5 minutes twice a day. The mothers return to the nest once or twice a day in the evening or at night letting the babies appear abandoned and orphaned so as not to call attention to the nest for predators.
On January 5, 2014, the History Channel began airing The Curse of Oak Island, a documentary series about a group of modern treasure hunters led and funded by two brothers, Rick and Marty Lagina, who purchased the majority of Oak Island in 2006. DesBrisay, Mather Byles. History of the county of Lunenburg.
Oak Island-area historical tornado activity is below North Carolina state average. It is 49% smaller than the overall U.S. average. On 11/16/2006, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 30.0 miles away from the Oak Island town center killed 8 people and injured 20 people and caused $1 million in damages.