The Kimberley Prospector

Day: March 8, 2021

British prison escapee caught because he went out to buy Call of Duty

British prison escapee caught because he went out to buy Call of Duty

After escaping Spring Hill Prison in Buckinghamshire on November 28 last year, Clint Butler, who was serving a 17-year sentence for crimes including robbery and firearms offences, laid low successfully until he left the house with a friend to score a copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Stay at home and buy […]

Animals are better at social distancing than humans ever will

Animals are better at social distancing than humans ever will

Here’s what the animal kingdom can teach us about disease prevention. A new review paper, out today in Science, combs the scientific literature to tease out some of the ways that disease outbreaks can shift social behaviour, in both humans and in other animals. “[Animals] have evolved really interesting, intricate behavioural strategies to deal with pathogens,” says lead […]

Authorities continue the search for Bonnievale crocs until certain all recaptured

Authorities continue the search for Bonnievale crocs until certain all recaptured

CAPE TOWN – Authorities on Sunday said the search for Bonnievale’s missing crocodiles would continue until they were absolutely certain all had been recaptured. More than 70 have already been recovered. An unknown number of sub-adult Nile crocodiles escaped from a breeding farm last Wednesday. So far, 50 crocodiles have been recaptured and 20 euthanised. […]

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