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Ten lions killed in Kenya as conflict between humans and wild animals worsens

Ten lions have been killed in southern Kenya this past week, including six on Saturday alone, as human-wildlife conflict escalates in the region, according to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). This is “an unusually large number of lions to be killed at one go,” a spokesperson for the KWS told …

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The creature that walked like humans, and could also climb trees like apes

The first species in the genus, A. anamensis, was found 4.2 million years ago in eastern Africa. For example, the Chadian A. bahrelghazali implies the genus became dramatically more significant than the fossil report indicated, and Australopithecus fossils found in eastern and southern Africa before the species became extinct 1.9 …

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Why some scientists say Botswana is ancestral home of all modern humans

Archaeologists have shown evidence that land situated off the Zambezi River in Botswana is the ancestral home of modern humans. Modern humans are believed to have settled at this site for at least 70,000 years. The location was also the original home of early men in Africa some 200,000 years …

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Dogs can sniff out stress from humans, new study reveals

Our canine companions have proven once again how finely tuned they are to our feelings – this time in a scientific sniffing test. Scientists discovered that dogs can smell stress in our breath and sweat. Four dogs – pets volunteered by their owners – were trained to “choose” one of …

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VIDEO: Boabeng-Fiema monkeys are not humans – Chief clears misconception

The Chief of Boabeng one of the twin communities in the Nkoranza North District serving as an abode for several sacred monkeys, Nana Owusu Damoa Ameyaw III has clarified that the monkeys in the area are not human beings. According to Nana Damoa Ameyaw III, although several misconceptions have been …

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