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Bottlenose Dolphins Aid Brazilian Fishermen
In the year 1847, when the United States issued its first ever postage stamps, and the world’s first vegetarian society formed in the United Kingdom, a curious thing happened in the Brazilian town of Laguna. Bottlenose dolphins began helping local fishermen by herding schools of mullet towards their nets. When the dolphins had the fish…
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Huge Subterranean ‘River’ Found 4km Beneath the Amazon
The Amazon is seen by many as a far removed place, almost mythical in stature. Besides containing the largest and most biologically diverse rainforest in the world, its mighty river is of legendary status. Pumping out more volume of water than the world’s seven greatest rivers combined, the power of the Amazon River is unrivalled.…
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Brazilian Spider Venom – The New Erectile Dysfunction Cure?
Within the dark primordial crevices of the Brazilian jungle, lurks a creeping, poisonous and hostile creature, that could just well be the saviour of humanity. Described as the world’s most venomous spider by the 2010 Guinness World Records, the Brazilian wandering spider produces a toxin that has a curious side affect for its victims. Explosive…
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A Dog in a Disaster – A True Dog Story
It’s rather easy for one to get stuck in their own microcosm of issues – higher food prices, lewd politicians (yes, you Silvio Berlusconi), or whether or not to give the booze a rest for a week, or even a day. Then comes a timely reminder there are far greater issues at hand, and the…
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Amazon Secrets Discovered Beneath ‘The Black River’
Within the kernel of the world’s largest and most biologically diverse rainforest, lies the city of Manaus. Previously termed the ‘City of the Forest’, this Amazonian city, which sounds like it could be a German men’s club, is today a booming metropolis. However, nearby this ode to mankind, the jungle still harbours some of the…
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British Chap Treks Length of the Amazon in Two Years
From deep within the recesses of adventure and lunacy, former British army captain Ed Stafford has braved numerous toxic perils to become the first known man to walk the entire length of the Amazon River. Armed with an internet satellite phone for entertainment, Stafford spent his comfortable nights watching episodes of ‘The Office’ in between…
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Amazon Tribes Bushwhack Brazilian Power Plant
On the edge of a diminishing rainforest world, hundreds of impassioned Amazonian tribesmen have stormed a hydroelectric power plant in Brazil. Adorned in full war paint and armed with bows and arrows, 300 Indigenous protesters from six different tribes seized the Dardanelos power plant, along with 100 of its workers. The facility is being held…
