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Flipper traces reveal the presence of ancient seals on South Africa's coast

The world’s largest and heaviest living carnivore is not a big cat, a bear or a wolf: it’s the southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina). Bulls of this species can be 5 metres long and can weigh up to 3,500kg. The Cape fur seal, meanwhile, can grow to 3.9 metres and…

The Conversation

Easing into vacation aboard the Boston-to-Cape Cod train

Driving from Boston to Cape Cod on a summer weekend usually means hours spent in traffic

The Independent UK

Travel for Two: Discover the tints, textures and tastes of Cape Town

On an early spring morning, I open wide the sliding doors of my room at Cape Town’s Ellerman House, a hillside hotel above the Atlantic. From the balcony, I watch as low clouds and ghostly mists whisk across the bluest of skies. I don’t know why the color of the…

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Foot-and-mouth disease's potential spread by tourists feared on Cape York

Graziers living along the northernmost tip of the Australian mainland say they are deeply concerned about the threat of the devastating disease being brought into the area by tourists or its porous border with PNG.

ABC News

Killer whales are hunting great white sharks in South Africa's waters

Great white sharks have long been at the top of the food chain in parts of South Africa’s oceans. In their peak winter hunting months, around 1,000 great white sharks a day could be observed off the coast of the Western Cape province. But in 2017, great white shark carcasses…

The Conversation

Showdown at sea? Killer whale spotted off Cape Cod in waters known for great white sharks

Orcas, also called ‘killer whales,’ are feared by great white sharks and are rarely seen off Massachusetts coast

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Why would nuclear plant dump wastewater into bay?

One million gallons of radioactive water is inside a former nuclear power plant along Cape Cod Bay and it has got to go

The Independent UK

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Cattle stations are disappearing in Australia's last true frontier and one grazier isn't happy about it

Grazier Emma Jackson says she fears for the future of the cattle industry in the region, as the Queensland government continues to buy up large pastoral properties across Cape York.

ABC News

Tiny tracks tell of ancient paths made by gerbils and spiders on South Africa's south coast

When large animals like elephants, giraffes and crocodiles roamed what is today South Africa’s Cape south coast hundreds of thousands of years ago, they were not alone. Far below their sight lines, tiny creatures like gerbils were forging their own paths across the landscape.

The Conversation

Police Recover Escaped Zoo Penguin On The Streets Of Budapest

The unusual escapee was caught when it waddled in front of a patrol car.

Zenger

What GPS trackers revealed about Cape Town's baboon troop movements

Many animals form groups. Living in a group can protect individuals from predators, reducing risk; it also helps them to find more food, increasing rewards. However, the presence of cities can alter these patterns of risk and reward. When wildlife enters urban space, there’s the potential that the way individuals…

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