The study shows that bird mothers can adjust egg size depending on their social conditions. This counters the idea that, with more help, mothers lay smaller eggs.
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A new exhibition in Johannesburg focuses on the beliefs and paintings of the San people.
Changing habitat ranges, competition for food and water, and biological effects of climate change all pose threats to wildlife.
Without successful breeding, the hornbill population will not survive, and will quickly become locally extinct.
People were drawn to Ga-Mohana for many reasons. Surface water was likely among them.
Researchers unearthed the 105,000-year-old artefacts from a spiritual site in southern Africa. Although far from the coast, the area is associated with stories of a great water snake.
Aardvarks are nocturnal animals but climate change is altering that and it’s a problem.
There are many theories on how livestock made its way to South Africa. The answer is quite complex and not as simple as one would think.
Lamb and mutton meat from parts of South Africa have a unique taste, which, according to science, depends on what the animal eats.
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