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A pair of male vultures at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo who successfully reared two chicks together have split up and started new families with female vultures. Ten years ago, two male Griffon vultures met and fell in love. They built a nest – as vultures do – but couldn’t produce an egg. The situation prompted [...]
A gun battle broke out between forest officials and poachers in Kaziranga National Park after the killing of a tiger, rhino, and elephant. In the span of just a few days, poachers managed to kill a tiger, rhino, and elephant in India’s Kaziranga National Park. Despite an exchange of bullets between forest officials and poachers, [...]
Rainharvest Systems and Five Seasons Brewing teamed up to create a microbrew made from 100% on-site captured rainwater!
A 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly smuggling 70 live animals in his luggage. Custom officials at the O.R. Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) near Johannesburg, discovered the animals hidden inside plastic tubs and bags.
Scientists have discovered that sunspots are not the only thing from the Sun that have a significant and varied impact on the Earth. There is a “solar cycle” of approximately 11 years. Variation of the Sun’s impact on the Earth during those 11 years is generally thought to be due to sunspots. The Sun also [...]
