Rising
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Due to the recent rain in the Western Cape, the dam levels are now at the highest they have been… Read More
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Crisis levels
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Around 80% of the world’s 29,000 rhinos can be found in South Africa. According to TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring… Read More
Avian pirates
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Arctic Skuas, also known as Parasitic Jaegers, are aggressive seabirds that steal food from terns, puffins, and other birds. Arctic… Read More
Hide and seek
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As a result of protein channels which are activated by heat from the bodies of their prey, some snakes can… Read More
Life below freezing
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Found inside the glaciers of North America, ice worms are adapted to live in temperatures below freezing. Exposing them to… Read More
Supercolony
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The Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) has a supercolony on every continent except Antarctica. An Argentine colony in California spans 900km… Read More