Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey'
Taisha is both the photographer and author of today's entry. She writes:
Today's photographs of Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey', or the 'Brown Turkey' common fig, were taken in UBC Botanical Garden's Food Garden. The Garden currently has two fig trees (the other is Ficus carica 'Desert King'). Both trees are espaliered, and currently in flower. 'Brown Turkey' and 'Desert King' are the two common...
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The Mantled Howler (Alouatta palliata), also called the Golden-mantled Howling Monkey, is a species of new world monkey in the howler monkey genus Alouatta. Their binomial name is Alouatta palliata, and they are a species that is of least concern on the IUCN redlist, meaning their populations are stable or growing (in the Alouatta palliata palliata subspecies and most common), unlike some of t...
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On 25 April, the Dept of Environmental Affairs reported that 249 rhinos had been poached in South Africa since the beginning of the year. In its latest report, dated 30 April, the figure has soared to 273!
That’s another 24 rhinos killed for their horns in less than a week. According to Environmental Affairs, “The Kruger National Park continues to bear the brunt of rhino poaching, with the num...
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