Month: September 2011
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Southern Right Whale Placenta Washes Up On The Beach
One beautiful sunny morning, a few days ago, while walking the long stretch of beach named Grotto Beach near Voëlklip on the Hermanus coastline, I came across this amazing sight — the after-birth of a Southern Right Whale, washed up on the beach. At least, that’s what I think it was. The whale that is…
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Drone That Crashed Inside Pakistan – Is It The Festo SmartBird?
An alleged US spy drone crashed into Pakistani territory last week. Strangely, it looks like nothing seen in that theatre before. Stranger still, it looks a lot like the Festo SmartBird an amazing robotic bird. The thing is, there are some significant differences. For one thing the Festo SmartBird flaps it’s wings while the drone…