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11-Year-Old Girl Wrestles With Deadly Crocodile To Save Her 9-Year-Old Friend

"Since I was the eldest among the other seven children, I felt the urge to save her. So, I jumped into the water and swam to where she was struggling to float."

By Natasha Ishak • Nov 4, 2019

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11-Year-Old Girl Wrestles With Deadly Crocodile To Save Her 9-Year-Old Friend

"Since I was the eldest among the other seven children, I felt the urge to save her. So, I jumped into the water and swam to where she was struggling to float."

By Natasha Ishak • November 4, 2019

‘The World’s Most Fertile Woman’ Mariam Nabatanzi Birthed 44 Children By The Time She Was 36

The Ugandan mother of 38 surviving kids had an immensely difficult childhood of her own. All she wants is for her children to go to school, have enough food, and help around the house.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 17, 2019

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‘The World’s Most Fertile Woman’ Mariam Nabatanzi Birthed 44 Children By The Time She Was 36

The Ugandan mother of 38 surviving kids had an immensely difficult childhood of her own. All she wants is for her children to go to school, have enough food, and help around the house.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 17, 2019

Wealthy Middle Easterners Are Buying ‘Pet Cheetahs’ At Alarming Rates — And It May Lead To Their Extinction

"If you do the math, the math kind of shows that it's only going to be a matter of a couple of years [before] we are not going to have any cheetahs."

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 26, 2019

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Wealthy Middle Easterners Are Buying ‘Pet Cheetahs’ At Alarming Rates — And It May Lead To Their Extinction

"If you do the math, the math kind of shows that it's only going to be a matter of a couple of years [before] we are not going to have any cheetahs."

By Natasha Ishak • September 26, 2019

After 3,300 Years, King Tut’s Coffin Leaves His Tomb For The First Time Ever

"The coffin is in a very bad condition, very deteriorated. We found many cracks, we found many missing parts, missing layers."

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 23, 2019

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After 3,300 Years, King Tut’s Coffin Leaves His Tomb For The First Time Ever

"The coffin is in a very bad condition, very deteriorated. We found many cracks, we found many missing parts, missing layers."

By Marco Margaritoff • September 23, 2019

Scientists Just Created Viable Embryos From The World’s Last Two Northern White Rhinos

Next, scientists will have to figure out a way to safely implant these two embryos in a surrogate mother.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 12, 2019

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Scientists Just Created Viable Embryos From The World’s Last Two Northern White Rhinos

Next, scientists will have to figure out a way to safely implant these two embryos in a surrogate mother.

By Natasha Ishak • September 12, 2019

South African Gamekeeper Nicknamed ‘Lion Man’ Mauled To Death By His Own Captive Lions

"The fact remains that lions are wild animals and no matter how habituated or tame they might seem, they remain unpredictable and instinctive."

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 22, 2019

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South African Gamekeeper Nicknamed ‘Lion Man’ Mauled To Death By His Own Captive Lions

"The fact remains that lions are wild animals and no matter how habituated or tame they might seem, they remain unpredictable and instinctive."

By Natasha Ishak • August 22, 2019

Ethiopia Sets Tree-Planting Record With 353 Million Seedlings In Just 12 Hours

"Besides planting trees, besides coming together to do something good for our country, it was a national unity. Everywhere, everyone was doing it - starting from very young age to the older age."

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 6, 2019

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Ethiopia Sets Tree-Planting Record With 353 Million Seedlings In Just 12 Hours

"Besides planting trees, besides coming together to do something good for our country, it was a national unity. Everywhere, everyone was doing it - starting from very young age to the older age."

By Natasha Ishak • August 6, 2019

Lions And Tigers Are Bred In Disturbing Farms To Supply Chinese Medicine Trade, Report Shows

In South Africa, there are an estimated 244 facilities that keep 6,000 to 8,000 lions and 280 tigers in cruel captivity and shipped at least 70 metric tonnes of bones between 2007 and 2016.

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 9, 2019

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Lions And Tigers Are Bred In Disturbing Farms To Supply Chinese Medicine Trade, Report Shows

In South Africa, there are an estimated 244 facilities that keep 6,000 to 8,000 lions and 280 tigers in cruel captivity and shipped at least 70 metric tonnes of bones between 2007 and 2016.

By Natasha Ishak • July 9, 2019

Researchers Drop 17,000 Wallets To Test Human Honesty — And Are Pleasantly Surprised By The Results

The international experiment showed that people are certainly better than we thought.

By Natasha Ishak • Jun 21, 2019

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Researchers Drop 17,000 Wallets To Test Human Honesty — And Are Pleasantly Surprised By The Results

The international experiment showed that people are certainly better than we thought.

By Natasha Ishak • June 21, 2019

American Trophy Hunter Killed Rare Black Giraffe, Turned Its Skin Into A Gun Bag And Throw Pillows

A Kentucky hunter received backlash after she posted photos of her smiling over the black giraffe that she shot and killed. In a TV interview, she argued that she was contributing to conservation efforts.

By Natasha Ishak • Jun 18, 2019

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American Trophy Hunter Killed Rare Black Giraffe, Turned Its Skin Into A Gun Bag And Throw Pillows

A Kentucky hunter received backlash after she posted photos of her smiling over the black giraffe that she shot and killed. In a TV interview, she argued that she was contributing to conservation efforts.

By Natasha Ishak • June 18, 2019