The honorific Ngwazi, meaning “hero” in Chichewa, was frequently affixed to the front of his name and is typically translated more grandly as “Great Lion.” His mausoleum in the center of Malawi’s capital city, Lilongwe, is decorated with leonine imagery.
Ever since she was born at Thailand’sKhao Kheow Open Zoo in July 2024, Moo Deng, the pygmy hippopotamus, has captured public imagination, with visitors to her home quadrupling since her birth.
It is uncertain whether its descent to Earth was seen by any prehistoric witnesses, regardless, it landed in a disused grain pit at the hillfort—a fortunate fall that would prove crucial to its preservation.
Babcock State Park is home to cascading Glade Creek Grist Mill Falls, over 20 miles of hiking trails, and serene lakes and streams that are ideal for canoeing and fishing for trout.
This particular bird comes with a South Asian-inflected spice rub made with dried mint, chiles, black peppercorns, and fennel or cumin seeds, then gets placed atop a bed of poblano, bell, shishito, and other fresh peppers.
Other pathways fork off this central path, forming a triangular layout crowded with more grave markers and grand Victorian-era mausolea.
I found hand-pollinating produces more fruit, and Nisha advises they are “heavy feeders,” meaning growers should make sure they’re supplying them with plenty of nitrogen, potassium and phosphate.
High above the town of Silver Plume, Colorado, lies a solitary grave, marked by a small granite obelisk.
The Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park is also home to numerous trails where onlookers can spot animals such as the elusive Florida panther, the sleek red wolf, and the elegant whooping crane.
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Despite its apparent durability, Dora I faces challenges from the harsh Scandinavian climate and marine exposure, which have caused visible decay on its concrete surface, adding to its characteristic aura of history.
You stumble upon some books, and maybe it’s just one or two sentences that mention that [French travelers mistakenly] thought that Ambato bread was made of pea flour, but it had this flavor that was as robust as a wheat baguette or whatever they were making back home in Europe.
Today owned and operated by the Cooper family, the area is said to be affected by a “spherical field of force,” a powerful magnetism akin to a vortex, which makes balls roll uphill, brooms stand on end, and people appear to change height in front of your very eyes.
It reuses a pedestal once occupied by a bronze statue of Hachi which was lost during World War II, melted down, and surrendered as scrap metal.
Distantly-related animals like octopuses, rats, zebrafish, and zebra finches, separated by hundreds of millions of years of evolution, experience some type of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, the phase in which dreams are likelier to occur.
Bred by Indigenous communities throughout much of the Upper Midwest, the stout ponies spent their summers roaming nearby woods and, in the winter months, helped pull lumber and performed other tasks.
In 1843, its convenient location along the first international railway line linking the port of Antwerp in Belgium with Aachen in Germany, made it a prime prospect for future development.
