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Fascinating Crocodile Facts

The first crocodiles appeared around 240 million years ago, at the same time when dinosaurs appeared. The prehistoric ancestors of crocodiles were much bigger than today’s counterparts. They are members of the order Crocodilia, which also includes caimans, gharials and alligators. They can be found in tropic areas of Australia, Africa, America and Asia with the exception of Europe. There are 23 species of crocodiles and most of them are

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Meet Dr, Roselle Hartwigsen

Dr Roselle Hartwigsen BSc, BVSc, CVA Do what you love and you will never work a day in your life. Helping animals came naturally to me from a  very early age growing up on a farm. I never had a shadow of a doubt that being a veterinarian is my calling. I was blessed with the ability and means to pursue my passion and qualified from Onderstepoort in 2011. During 

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Fascinating Zebras Fact

The zebra, a fascinating and iconic African mammal, is scientifically classified into three main species: the plains zebra (Equus quagga), the mountain zebra (Equus zebra),

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Get to Know Dr. MAC

I qualified as a veterinarian in 1973 and have been in private practice ever since.  That’s a career spanning over 52 years, and during that

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Fascinating  Puffin Fact

THE SCIENTIFIC NAME FOR THE ATLANTIC PUFFIN IS FRATERCULA ARCTICA. Puffins belong to the family Alcidae, a group of seabirds that also includes guillemots, and

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Fascinating Sloth Facts

Sloths are divided into two main categories: two-toed and three-toed sloths, which are distinguished by the number of claws on their forelimbs. The scientific name

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Fascinating Axolotl Facts

Axolotls are not fish but amphibians from the family Ambystomatidae (order Caudata). Their scientific name is Ambystoma mexicanum. The name ‘axolotl’ comes from the Nahuatl

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