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Rare & Magical Animal Scenarios

Ross Bilton in The Australian Weekend Magazine, 22-23 February 2025, “showcasing two decades of amazing photography” A tiger shark circling the carcass of a young humpback whale. A red-eyed tree frog plagued by mosquitoes. A Maori octopus selecting its prey from … Continue reading

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The Israeli Concept of “Human Animals” in Palestine

Gamini  Seneviratne Appropriate though it is, the words …  “Human Animals” …  in the heading do not refer to those who are slaughtering the human beings resident in Gaza and the West Bank. They are the ones used by the … Continue reading

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Wild Animals & Luxury at Yala National Park in Sri Lanka

Jeremy Bourke: “The new Sri Lankan resort where wildlife roam free,” in The Weekend Australian Travel + Luxury Magazine, 3/4 February 2024 ……. Buffalos in pools, elephants on footpaths and an escort needed when you leave your pavilion – the … Continue reading

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Unique to Sri Lanka: The Golden Palm Civet or Hotambuwa

News Item in the Sunday Observer, 17 March 2025 In our forests there’s a very special animal that you might not know about—the Golden Palm Civet paradoxurus zeylonensis. It is also known as the pani uguduwa, sapumal kalawaddha or ranhothambuwa, … Continue reading

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Saving A Drowning Lion in Africa & ….

From https://happylive.me/a-man-rescued-a-lion-from-drowning… The hot sun was setting, painting the savannah in golden-orange tones. The tourists were returning to camp after a long day of safari, when one of them noticed a strange movement near the river. A massive shadow was … Continue reading

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A Looming ‘Death Threat’ Over the Nicobar Islands

A Frontline News Item & Protective Project …. Great Nicobar and its companion islands are home to pristine forests that return to the beginning of time. They house flora and fauna that are rare and endemic. The islands are home … Continue reading

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Confronting the Algae Bloom in South Australian Coastal Waters

Louise Miller-Frost The coastline and waters are a great asset to Boothby residents, and many of us very much value the time we spend there walking on the beach, swimming in the ocean, fishing off the jetties or small boats, … Continue reading

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An Elephantine Blockage in Sri Lanka! … & An Elephantine Problem!

Wasantha Chandrapala, in Daily Mirror, 12 January 2025 The Tempitiya-Mahaoya road in Ampara has been closed for traffic and pedestrian movement for the past three days due to an injured wild elephant frequenting the road. Residents of the area said … Continue reading

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A Marvellous Tale from the Undersea World: Dolphins Communicating Gratitude

FROM Creativity Planet on FACEBOOK The famous Italian diver Enzo Mallorca was diving in the sea near Syracuse with his daughter Rossana, who was on the boat. As he descended, he felt something lightly hit him on the back. He … Continue reading

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Face-to-Face in Sri Lanka: Elephants & Humans

Zinara Rathnayake, in an Item in the New Lines Magazine that is reprinted in The Island, 23 March 2025 In Makulpotha village, 89 miles northwest of Colombo, Punchibanda woke up to the trumpet of an elephant while he was sleeping … Continue reading

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