Bunch of Red Bell Peppers

07/02/2020

Think You Know Where Lions Live? Let’s Explore Their Habitat

The numbers of the gracefully majestic Asiatic and African lions, have been plummeting at a rapid rate for quite sometime now. The destruction of their natural habitat is fast pushing them towards extinction. Where once upon a time, they roamed freely across the globe, today they are confined to few...

07/02/2020

Amazing Physical and Behavioral Adaptations of African Lions

African lions are one of the biggest cats in the world. To ensure survival, their body has been going through several changes to fight difficult situations and emerge as a winner. African lions are the largest carnivorous animals found in Africa. They belong to the family of cats and are the largest...

07/02/2020

White Lions

White lions are not just famous because of all those interesting myths about them. The fact that they are very rare, also has a crucial role to play in their popularity. Myths about white lions have formed an integral part of the African folklore for centuries. It is believed that white lions were b...

07/02/2020

Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Przewalski’s Horses

One of the most famous mammals from Asia, Przewalski’s horse (Equus ferus przewalskii) has the distinction of being the only remaining wild horse in the world. Thought to be extinct, these horses were recently reintroduced in the wilderness of Mongolia after serious preservation efforts. Let’s l...

07/02/2020

Environmentally-Friendly Sheep?

With an aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by three percent per year, the Welsh government is looking for reductions across industries, including agriculture. Now a newly released model shows that with slight changes to trait selection in sheep, farmers can lower methane gas production in thei...

07/02/2020

South Africa’s rhino poaching trends show a slight decrease—but death toll remains too high

New rhino poaching numbers out of South Africa show a small decrease from the previous year, but the death toll remains perilously high. The South African Department of Environmental Affairs announced that poachers killed 1,028 rhinos in 2017, down from 1,054 in 2016. Officials recorded a record los...

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