Dr Kresen Pillay, clinical veterinarian at the Johannesburg Zoo and UP alumnus, does a final check of Makoko before he was offloaded from the helicopter. A 210kg gorilla from the Johannesburg Zoo had to get a CT scan of his nasal passages as they were almost entirely blocked. Since road transport would take too long, the…
Environment 28 April 2020 By Michael Marshall Pine Island glacier is a weak point in the Antarctic iceNASA Goddard A major Antarctic glacier is at risk of disintegrating irreversibly if it passes a key tipping point, which could trigger the collapse of the entire West Antarctic ice sheet – and we can’t say when it might happen.…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…