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The Secretary Bird Is Africa’s Feathered Assassin
With legs built for the runway and a gaze that commands respect, this striking figure moves through the wild like it owns ...
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Leopard attacks bird in South Africa during safari
An curved arrow pointing right. Tourists in South Africa's Kruger National Park were hoping to spot a leopard on a recent safari, but they never expected this. Story by Tony Manfred and editing by ...
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Birds of Paradise
These birds also lend their name to a colorful flower. South Africa's bird-of-paradise (Strelitzia reginae) is a member of the banana family. It sports a beautiful flower believed to resemble the ...
The South African on MSN14d
Avian influenza crisis looms: NSPCA urges immediate action
NSPCA warns of an impending avian influenza crisis in South Africa, urging urgent vaccination access and government action.
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South Africa's Rainbow reports profit jump; flags bird flu threat
South Africa lost a third of its national chicken flock in 2023 to an outbreak of high-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), a bird flu with a high death rate that spreads rapidly. Sign up here.
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Have Parrots Become Too Popular for Their Own Good?
This story appears in the June 2018 issue of National Geographic ... captive-bred and wild-caught birds. But there might be a way. Geneticists at South Africa’s University of KwaZulu-Natal ...
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Millions of commercial birds at risk as Avian flu threatens South Africa—NSPCA urges government to act
The National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA ... welfare at the forefront of its policies. With migratory birds returning to South Africa at various times throughout the year, the risk of a fresh outbreak ...