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Formerly Captive Elephants Go Wild — And They're Thriving
Human Achievements

Formerly Captive Elephants Go Wild — And They're Thriving

A 5-year study of 11 formerly captive elephants in South Africa shows they adapted to wild life with minimal stress and near-identical behavior to their wild-born neighbors.

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6 Orphaned Rhinos Released to Wild Now Have Own Calves
News

6 Orphaned Rhinos Released to Wild Now Have Own Calves

Six white rhinos rescued from poached mothers in KwaZulu-Natal have returned to the wild and each given birth to their own calves—a milestone nine years in the making.

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Cape Town Pilot Flies a Quadcopter for Nearly 4 Hours Straight
Technology

Cape Town Pilot Flies a Quadcopter for Nearly 4 Hours Straight

South African aerial photographer Luke Bell smashed the Guinness World Record for the longest multirotor drone flight, keeping his custom-built quadcopter aloft for hours on a single battery pack.

3 min read
Kruger National Park Turns 100 — A Century of Protecting Africa's Big 5
Human Achievements

Kruger National Park Turns 100 — A Century of Protecting Africa's Big 5

South Africa's flagship park has spent a hundred years protecting nearly 5 million acres of bushveld and the lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, and buffalo that depend on it.

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11-Year-Old Sets World Record for 47 Splits in One Minute
News

11-Year-Old Sets World Record for 47 Splits in One Minute

South African schoolboy Chaz Wildon trained for eight months, then nailed 47 splits in 60 seconds in front of his classmates to claim the Guinness World Record — beating the previous male mark by one.

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South Africa Restores 13,000 Acres of Habitat for Critically Endangered Frog
Human Achievements

South Africa Restores 13,000 Acres of Habitat for Critically Endangered Frog

A decade-long IUCN-led campaign cleared invasive pines from the Klein Swartberg mountains, bringing the global home of the rough moss frog back to life.

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