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Controversial Oil Drilling in Kavango Basin

21 January 2021 UNDER Blog, WWF

Community leaders and conservationists are concerned about oil exploration in the Kavango Basin region of Namibia and Botswana. They believe the exploration and potential production lines pose a threat to…

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World Rhino Day – 22nd September

29 September 2020 UNDER Blog, WWF

World Rhino Day was celebrated on 22nd September. Its mission is to spread awareness of rhino conservation efforts and inform how we can help continue that work. Zoos and rhino…

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Why Do Dogs Love Humans?

17 September 2020 UNDER Blog

Research from Princeton University has studied the underlying genetic basis for social behaviour in dogs and wolves. The results show that dogs are more social than wolves that are raised…

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Check Out This Video Of Lions Trying To Take Down A Giraffe

Check Out This Video Of Lions Trying To Take Down A Giraffe

15 March 2020 UNDER Blog

Most solitary big cats like leopards may well be happy to hunt moderate sized prey, but lions which are a social species can be very ambitious when it comes to the type of species they take on. Thanks to hunting as a pride and the need to feed every member, the big cats have been known to be willing to take on buffalo bulls and even elephants. One of the more sizeable meal options for lion prides are giraffes but taking one down is by no means an easy task.

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Elephant Calf In Trouble Rescued By Herd

Elephant Calf In Trouble Rescued By Herd

28 February 2020 UNDER Blog

The African elephant may well be the largest land mammals on Earth but for their babies who haven’t yet reached adulthood and their maximum weight, a riverbank that is steep or a slippery watering hole may pose a significant challenge. Fortunately for the little critters a helping trunk is always on hand. Timothy Van Vuuren managed to shoot some spectacular footage of a herd of elephants acting as a single unit

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Cute Elephant Calf Loves A Spot Of Football 

Cute Elephant Calf Loves A Spot Of Football 

15 February 2020 UNDER Blog

If you need a fix of adorableness today, then check out this super cute video of an elephant calf playing with homemade football in South Africa’s Greater Kruger Park. Dylan Royal who serves as a guide at a couple of different lodges shot the footage whilst he was showing tourists around Sabi Sands Game Reserve. Mr Royal learned there was a leopard in the vicinity so was on the hunt for the big cat when he chanced up a herd of elephants. 

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The Amazing Shapeshifting Octopus

The Amazing Shapeshifting Octopus

30 January 2020 UNDER Blog

Every year World Octopus Day is celebrated in October and there are memes aplenty when it comes to the celebration of this strange and wonderful species. Last year Octolab released footage of a captive cephalopod named Arnold was captured on video seen squeezing his body through an extremely narrow slit in his tank in order to reach a treat that was on the other side of the tank. The octopus successfully manages to squeeze his 1.8-kilogram body though a 2-centimeter gap.

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Safari Guide Lands In A Lion Mess

Safari Guide Lands In A Lion Mess

15 January 2020 UNDER Blog

For those of us who spend eight hours a day in an office, any error, such as accidentally forwarding a personal email to the boss or using a colleague’s coffee mug is not the difference between life and death. However, if you happen to be working as a field worker in a game reserve, making a mistake can mean you end up standing in the middle of a lion pride. Recently a safari guide who was serving as a host for a game drive for a streaming service spotted a fresh set of lion tracks.

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Amazing Bear Fight Caught On Video 

Amazing Bear Fight Caught On Video 

30 December 2019 UNDER Blog

Tero Pylkkanen found that patience is a virtue after spending hours hunkered down in a hide in Kumho Finland. The photographer found he was able to capture some wonderful footage of brown bears brawling in the woods. He says he was with his family in the bear hide when two bears appeared that had been following one another for a couple of hours and decided to get right in to it in front of his hide.  It was an hour before the first bear appeared in Finnish forest patch where the photographer and his family were camped out. 

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Magical Macaque Photographer 

Magical Macaque Photographer 

15 December 2019 UNDER Blog

Mogens Trolle was in Indonesia’s Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve recently photographing Celebes crested macaques when one curious critter decided it wanted a better look at his camera. Mr Trolle says the primate stood behind his camera, peering into it, checking out the button, turning it around as if it were a professional photographer. The equipment was not damaged by the macaque and following its inspection of the camera it quickly returned to more important monkey business.  

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