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Killer shrimp 'annexed' African creatures
A species of shrimp that people in the south of the United States often buy to process food is expanding and massively destroying creatures in Africa.
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Spectacular jumping antelope escaping crocodile jaws
As the herd crosses the river in Masai National Park in Kenya during the annual migration, the wildebeest always face the danger of starving wild crocodiles.
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2010: Each month has a rare creature
12 months of the year, which month the zoo in the world, especially in the United States, although in captivity still have one or several rare animal species born.
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Death gate on the river
In the annual migrations from Tanzania's Serengeti meadow to Kenya's Masai Mara sanctuary, antelopes and zebras must cross a river full of crocodiles.
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Discovered strange elephant shrews in Kenya
The scientists were stunned when their automatic cameras were placed in the old jungle in Kenya and captured a giant elephant shrew.
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Detect rats like elephants
According to Reuters, biological researchers in Kenya have discovered a strange mammal of small size like mice but have a long nose like an elephant's in a remote forest…
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Lions in Kenya are about to become extinct
The population of lion species in Kenya has declined by an average of 100 animals per year since 2002 and with this decline they will be extinct in just two more decades…
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Quarrying can end the migration of wildlife in Kenya
A quarry, which is using explosives in Kenya's Amboseli National Park, could threaten the migration corridors of elephants and other wildlife, according to conservationi…
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Detection of giant poisonous snakes in Kenya
A giant, 2.7 meter long African cobra and a venom containing enough to kill at least 15 people, was discovered on a Kenyan snake farm.
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Elephants are more afraid of bees than afraid of mice
A new study by a dialogue organization in Kenya hypothesizes that elephants also prefer to face away when they hear the buzzing of bees. Contrary to popular belief, not…
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African elephants are threatened
According to authorities in Kenya and Mali, within two years of 2005-2006, about 40 tons of illegal ivory smuggled were seized worldwide. The number of ivory is equivale…
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Species of spotted hyenas inherit aggressiveness from ... mother
After more than two decades of studying wild spotted hyenas in Kenya, scientists at the University of Michigan have discovered a secret of animals that live in this matr…
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Guess the menu of elephants through the tail
The researchers studied wild elephants in Samburu, Kenya's national reserve, by tracking them from global positioning devices and analyzing their tail feathers. Research…
Environment
The country boycotted nylon bags so much that it was ready to imprison anyone who used it
With over 8 million tons of waste coming out of the ocean each year, they cause serious environmental consequences, destroying ecosystems, and pushing countless organism…
Environment
Kenya discovered huge groundwater resources
The government of Kenya on September 11 said that with the help of satellites and radar, scientists discovered large groundwater sources in the Turkana and Lotikipi basi…