Saturday, July 8, 2017

Special Edition: Urban Beasts and Where to Find Them

Your tasting menu of 8 forward-looking stories to set you up for tomorrow's conversation.

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#1 Provocateurs

Urban Beasts and Where to Find Them

Professor Colleen Downs' band of postgrad students is studying more than a dozen species - in and around a city of 4 million people.

#2 Good Sh*t

Your Next Vacation: Hand-Rearing Baby Penguins

It's an opportunity to make a real difference to the future of a species.…

#3 Good Sh*t

The Giant Eagles Nesting in the Heart of Johannesburg

Something you don't expect to see in the center of South Africa's financial hub: a pair of huge …

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#4 Provocateurs

The Texan Saving Cape Town's Wildcats

With her Urban Caracal Project, Laurel Serieys is hoping to mitigate the catastrophic environmental impact humans are having on the planet.

#5 Flashback

The Gutsy Scottish Woman Who Climbed an African Mountain

Lady Anne Barnard also witnessed the French Revolution firsthand.

#6 Good Sh*t

A Hidden Oasis in South Africa's Concrete Jungle

Intaka Island is a natural oasis in the midst of the urban sprawl of Cape Town.

#7 True Story

My Life as a Baboon Whisperer

"I'll never forget chasing a young male called John Wayne from one end of the city to the other. After seven days and 20 miles ... I caught up with him."

#8 True Story

Shark-Infested Waters? I've Got You Covered

"And then there are the bronze whaler sharks. The bronzies are a pain in the arse. They go really shallow, right next to the swimmers."

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