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Death of a Snow Leopard in Afghanistan
A sad story, as written by Tim McGirk in the weekly Time magazine reports that a hunter caught the magnificent snow leopard in Afghanistan, took him to a town where he could have sold it for at least US$ 50,000,...
created by rumana husain | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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586 views | 18 recommendations | 4 comments
Charles Darwin turns 200 - celebrations in the UK
Charles Darwin would have been 200 today, and celebrations are taking place all over the world to celebration the 200th anniversary of the naturalists's birth. No country is taking these celebrations more seriously than the UK. Darwin Day has a list of over 650 events in 42... Church to make posthumous apology to Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin created a big controversy with his evolutionary theory and powerful church leaders castigated him. Now after 126 long years Church of England has realised their mistake and agreed to issue an an apology. Darwin in his theory had said that man descended from the... Rowling shares Harry Potter's family tree
"A family tree of Harry Potter, hand-written by J.K. Rowling, offers a tantalising glimpse into the future of the boy wizard and his pals. But the author promises that the future of her characters, their...
created by Paul Conneally | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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64610 views | 2 recommendations | 5 comments
CityNews: Are You Ready For "Naked Week?"
" They may be the "butt" of more than a few jokes, but for years nudists have been touting the benefits of shedding restrictive threads and spending more time in your birthday suit. And now seems to be the perfect time for the curious and confident to give it a...Today in History - Dec. 27
"Today is Wednesday, Dec. 27, the 361st day of 2006. There are four days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 27, 1831, naturalist Charles Darwin set out on a round-the-world voyage aboard the HMS Beagle. (Darwin's discoveries during the almost...Today in history - Nov. 24
"Today is Friday, Nov. 24, the 328th day of 2006. There are 37 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 24, 1963, Jack Ruby shot and mortally wounded Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President Kennedy, in a scene captured on live television. On...Keep Darwin's 'lies' out of Polish schools: education official
Warsaw, Poland (AFP) - Poland's deputy education minister called for the influential evolutionary theories of Charles Darwin not to be taught in the country's schools, branding them 'lies.' 'The theory of evolution is a lie, an error that we have legalised as a common truth,'...Mimicry and The Lyrebird (Online David Attenborough Video)
In April 2006, to celebrate naturalist David Attenborough's 80th birthday, the public were asked to vote on their favourite of his television moments. This clip of the lyrebird was voted number one. A Lyrebird is either of two species of ground-dwelling Australian birds, most...Irwin death film 'will never air'
"Footage of Australian naturalist Steve Irwin's death will never be broadcast, his widow Terri has said in her first interview since his 4 September death."Q&A on Stingrays
"They're very rare. Australian publications report 17 known deaths worldwide as of a decade ago. Only one other case of a fatal ray sting to the heart had been reported by 2001, according to the Medical Journal of Australia."Stingrays not a threat but regulations needed
"Mr Broadbelt said that the local stingrays are not aggressive and it is safe to interact with them on Island. "As operators, we allow the stingrays to come to us, therefore the stingrays are not threatened and not aggressive," he said."Irwin family ponder state funeral - BBC News
" The naturalist worked to protect Australian wildlife Irwin with crocodiles The family of Australian "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin is to reveal whether it will accept a government offer to give him a state...Australia mourns 'colourful son' - BBC News
" The naturalist worked to protect Australian wildlife Irwin with crocodiles Australian Prime Minister John Howard has led tributes to naturalist Steve Irwin who was killed by a stingray while diving off the Queensland coast. He was known for his Crocodile Hunter TV show and...Top Members Today
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