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The Life and Times of the Baby Aardvark
The aardvark is an animal only found in sub-Saharan Africa. Its strange looks can probably be attributed to the fact that it is a living fossil – yes, the aardvark’s chromosomes reflect much of life before modern taxonomy. Let’s see how life begins for little aardvarks because guess what, as placentals, they are more closely related to us humans than marsupials. Ready for pics that’ll make you go cuuuuuute?
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Friday, April 17, 2009
Queensland, Australia. Philip Mclean, a 16 year-old boy, and his brother, aged 13, encounter a cassowary. Despite the size of the brightly coloured bird before them, the Mclean brothers attempt to bludgeon it to death with clubs. It is a fatal mistake. The elder brother lands a blow on the beast but is knocked to the ground. Lying prone, Philip is kicked in the neck by the cassowary, opening a deadly wound.
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Monday, July 6, 2009
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