World’s first surviving panda triplets There are very few pandas are born every year. Unfortunately, even fewer of the fragile Panda cubs stay alive for very long. So, when triplet baby panda’s where born recently in China and have so far survived over two weeks, it is seen simply as a miracle. At birth, the […]
A tribute to the beautiful African Elephant. African elephants are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), while the Asian elephant is classed as endangered. One of the biggest threats to elephant populations is the ivory trade, as the animals are still poached for their ivory tusks despite strict laws against it’s trade. That said, other threats to […]
With Ebola ravaging West Africa, the CDC’s emergency unit has been called into full-force Last Friday morning, only a few hours after the World Health Organization officially declared the Ebola outbreak a global public health emergency, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) kicked into a hive of activity. Their recently […]
THE HIPPOPOTAMUS CHAIR How cool is this? If you’re ready to take your living room on a luxury jungle safari, Maximo Riera has the sofa for you. This imposing animal playfully dubbed the African Water Horse. Measuring 55″x 297″ and textured to closely match a black hippo, the aptly named Hippopotamus Chair may be the perfect accessory to any household floating along the River Nile. Just like […]
You can clearly see from this video and narration Hamas terrorists assembling a rocket in a heavily built up area surrounded by hotels and apartments in Gaza. They firstly put up a tent to build their rocket underneath and then cover it up with trees. The following morning a rocket is fired from the […]
The Battle of Bosworth was the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses which was the long lasting civil war between the Houses of Lancaster and York that during the latter part of the 15th century ravaged across England. Fought on 22 August 1485, the battle was won by Henry Tudor from the house of the Lancastrians. Henry’s victory meant he became […]
Rabies Alert RABIES, RABIES and more RABIES! Veterinarians for Animal Welfare Zimbabwe (VAWZ) is deeply concerned with the increasing number of confirmed Rabies cases throughout Zimbabwe. Recently a dog from Arcturus was tested positive, as well as a feral cat from Sussex Road (Avondale West). Tragically a young boy in Chegutu has died from the disease, […]
Trailer for the Final Hobbit Movie Is Ready for Battle Welcome back, Bilbo The final movie of the Hobbit series is The Battle of the Five Armies, Peter Jackson’s Tolkien adaptation is living up to its title with a suitably aggressive first teaser trailer, which premièred for a live audience at the resent Comic-Con over the weekend. The Hobbit: […]
(MONROVIA, Liberia) — A high profile doctor in Liberia, Dr. Samuel Brisbane has died of the deadly Ebola disease while an American physician was being treated for virus. This brings to the forefront the risks facing health workers trying to fight a deadly outbreak that has killed more than 680 people in West Africa — the largest ever […]