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natural world

Sex, birth and whalesong: life on the humpback highway

Maverick Life

Sex, birth and whalesong: life on the humpback highway

By Vanessa Pirotta

An elephant’s value beyond the hunt for cash is loaded with tricky trade-offs for conservationists

World

An elephant’s value beyond the hunt for cash is loaded with tricky trade-offs for conservationists

By Don Pinnock

The exotic world of deadly poison

Magazine

The exotic world of deadly poison

By Don Pinnock

South Africa’s new environmental policy – a positive shift or a licence to kill?

South Africa

South Africa’s new environmental policy – a positive shift or a licence to kill?

By Michael Chèze

The Monarch butterfly, a toxic yet mesmerizing flying artwork

Magazine

The Monarch butterfly, a toxic yet mesmerizing flying artwork

By Don Pinnock

2022 Sony World Photography Awards: Landscape and Natural World

Magazine

2022 Sony World Photography Awards: Landscape and Natural World

By Sony World Photography Awards

The panda’s ‘thumb’ — biological wonders that navigate the odds to ensure survival

Magazine

The panda’s ‘thumb’ — biological wonders that navigate the odds to ensure survival

By Don Pinnock

Brilliant bees that waggle with intent

Magazine

Brilliant bees that waggle with intent

By Don Pinnock

‘I have crossed that river of fear’: Tinyiko Golele, a regional ranger in Shingwedzi in the Kruger National Park

Magazine

‘I have crossed that river of fear’: Tinyiko Golele, a regional ranger in Shingwedzi in the Kruger National Park

By Lucas Ledwaba

Time travelling on the Lake of Stars

Magazine

Time travelling on the Lake of Stars

By Don Pinnock

Quiver Trees – a succulent that would literally give an arm and a leg to survive

Magazine

Quiver Trees – a succulent that would literally give an arm and a leg to survive

By Chris Marais and Julienne du Toit

Snail hunting in Lake Tanganyika and the puzzle of deep time

Magazine

Snail hunting in Lake Tanganyika and the puzzle of deep time

By Don Pinnock