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Birding the Kruger Park (4): Letaba area

10,000 Birds

The Latin species name vermiculatus (worm-like) refers to the markings on the upperparts. Apologies – I have not taken my anti-cynicism medication for a while now, and it starts to show). A bit like renting an apartment next to a mass murderer in the hope that this will deter other criminals, but as they say, nature knows best.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

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Beloved family pet Dalmatian, Pepper, is stolen, and after several weeks of searching is discovered to have been experimented on at a hospital and died on the table when researchers tried to implant her with an experimental cardiac pacemaker. By the end of my time as researcher, I was performing behavioral experiments on humans.