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Fake it till you save it? Synthetic animal parts pose a conservation conundrum

Fake it till you save it? Synthetic animal parts pose a conservation conundrum

February 28, 2021February 20, 2021 Supertrooper 1 Comment

Twice a year, thousands of members of South Africa’s Nazareth Baptist Church clothe themselves in spots and walk to their holy grounds in KwaZulu-Natal province to take up a dance. Following the swell of horns and the pounding of a drum, more than 1,500 male dancers move together, their stamping feet and upraised arms swinging in […]

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Next generation…

August 26, 2018December 23, 2019 Dana Allen Leave a comment

After the hunting of some of the big lions near Hwange, this amazing young male lion (Panthera leo) looks set to start his own pride in the area. Let’s hope he has a better fate. Photo taken at Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe.    

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Trump’s indecision on trophy hunting reignites heated debate

December 12, 2017February 18, 2021 Supertrooper Leave a comment

On November 15, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lifted a ban on the U.S. import of elephant trophies from Zimbabwe and Zambia. The president put a hold on the order two days later, calling trophy hunting in a tweet a “horror show.” He has yet to make a final determination regarding the USFWS order. […]

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A Perfect Ten…

November 15, 2017December 23, 2019 Dana Allen 10 Comments

That’s how long, in centimeters, an adult Lion (Panthera leo) canine tooth can become. How long is yours? Just about one and a half centimeters in comparison. Okavango Delta, Botswana.      

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The Coalition…

November 8, 2017December 23, 2019 Dana Allen 4 Comments

Raw power is unleashed on the plains as this coalition of young male Lions (Panthera leo) fends off any and all invaders of their new territory. With Little Vumbura Camp, Okavango Delta, Botswana.    

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Trouble in the Wind…

August 15, 2017December 23, 2019 Dana Allen 9 Comments

A male Lion (Panthera leo) picks up the scent of a rival as he patrols his territory. Okavango Delta, Botswana. With Wilderness Safaris and Little Vumbura Camp.    

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Seriously cool, and he knows it

October 10, 2016December 23, 2019 Dana Allen 1 Comment

A male Lion (Panthera leo) in his prime stops to take in the last light of the day before attending to the evening hunt. Marsh Pride, Masai Mara, Kenya with Governors Il Moran Camp.    

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Lions sync when they ovulate – but people don’t

August 31, 2016December 23, 2019 Supertrooper 1 Comment

While researching lions in Zambia, biologist Thandiwe Mweetwa noticed that lionesses within a pride will all have cubs around the same time. When she looked into it further, Mweetwa learned lionesses sync their fertility cycles so that they can all raise their young together. There’s a reason for that. “Synchronized estrus is thought to increase […]

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