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Ghoulish Primate Experiment in South Africa

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The NSPCA in November 2008 charged Jordaan for his "merciless treatment" of a heavily pregnant vervet monkey. From news24.com. Johannesburg - A Bloemfontein man received a criminal record on Friday for a "backyard experiment" on a pregnant monkey, the NSPCA said. He had severed her spinal cord to paralyse her for a "backyard experiment.

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Shadows of Africa

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A dusty-red road leads me through Marico bushveld deeper into the 750 square kilometers large wilderness of the Madikwe Game Reserve – the 4th largest reserve in South Africa, home to 350 bird and 66 mammal species, some 4 hours’ drive from Johannesburg. Trips Mammals South Africa'

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“Wild Rwanda – Where to watch birds, primates, and other wildlife”

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Ken also had a very dry sense of humour … and we definitively enjoyed his wry take on life… Despite being only in his twenties [in 2008], Ken seemed to have been birding for at least forty years, so good were his birding skills.”.

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African Penguins in Peril

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I grew up in one of the most beautiful cities in the world – Cape Town, South Africa. In fact, there is no other region in Africa that offers such a fantastic level of endemism in such an accessible location. From 1978 to 2008 the Namibian population declined from 12,162 pairs to 4,563 pairs.

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A.A. Badenhorst Family Wines ? The Curator White Blend (2016)

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Cockatoos aren’t even from Africa, of course, but we’ve got better things to do than ponder the provenance of a caged parrot – like open this bottle. Badenhorst, a Swartland winery founded in 2008 by cousins Hein and Adi Badenhorst. The Curator is an annual release from A.A.

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Cute of the day: Baby White Rhino!

4 The Love Of Animals

November 12, 2008) – Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomed a new baby white rhinoceros on Wednesday, Nov. Their second calf, Dakari, was born in August 2006, and their third, Crash, was born in May 2008. TAMPA, Fla.

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Introducing the African Birding Beat

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Raised in a rural region of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Adam qualified as a Chartered Accountant but in 1998 his career path took an alternative route when he founded Rockjumper Birding Tours with his friend Jonathan Rossouw.