I live in a small, genteel, Southern colonial home that comes with all the local goodies. An over-sized ceiling fan in every room. A little front porch. …
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Invasion of the Cassowaries | Science | Smithsonian
From This Story. [×] CLOSE. “Barbara” wonders onto a road to collect a mango-sized fruit. … Although many of Australia's mammals are, to North Americans anyway, infamous oddballs—from the duck-billed platypus to the eucalyptus-munching koala—the cassowary is gaudy proof that its birds can be just as strange. The southern … endangers them. Since the cyclone, some 20 cassowaries, out of a local population of perhaps 100, have died after being hit by cars or attacked by dogs. …
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Tanzanian safari: Elephants, lions, and baobabs in Tarangire …
The best was yet to come, as we would have much-closer views from our safari vehicles once we entered Tarangire, known for its concentration of elephants, bird species, and baobab trees. Baobabs punctuated the … The thorns, which are sharp enough to puncture a car tire, pass through the elephant's digestive tract (not to mention mouth) intact, and drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians do well to avoid riding or walking through elephant dung. One of our companions … …
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RUN-OFF ALERT- BaT People's Choice: Best Feature of 2013
The car was already on its way to a landslide victory over the Ferrari 330 in the run-off vote when the owner, Richard Rawlings of Gas Monkey Garage, broadcast his desire to win via his social media channels and put it even … I'm voting for your Chaparral, not because it's the most recent and least hazy in the memory bank – but because I think that it's the most interesting – part of the genesis of our endless interest in cars. …. Strangely, the eBay listing was cancelled. …
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