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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

10,000 Birds

The Black Rhino was also a widespread African denizen occurring throughout the continent, even into desert areas. Seekers of the game-viewing Big Five have more recently relaxed their criteria and generally either Black or White Rhino is counted as a member of the Big Five. to the far reaches of freezing Siberia.

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Joy for Orphan Elephants

4 The Love Of Animals

The plight of elephants has become so dire that their greatest enemy—humans—is also their only hope, a topsy-turvy reality that moved a woman named Daphne Sheldrick to establish the nursery back in 1987. Shortly before David’s death, the couple finally arrived at a precise mixture of human baby formula and coconut.

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