NEW YORK – Das neue Broadway-Musical „Water for Elephants“ sieht aus wie zusammengeflickt. Im richtigen Sinne.
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Rezension zu „Water for Elephants“ am Broadway: Zirkuspartien sind gut, Lieder mittelmäßig
The mysterious deaths of dozens of Zimbabwe’s elephants has been solved
Three years ago, dozens of African elephants mysteriously died in Zimbabwe. Now scientists have confirmed their killer: a rare and little-known bacterium that can cause organ inflammation leading to deadly hemorrhaging.
The bacterium, dubbed Pasteurellaceae Bisgaard taxon 45, turned up in samples from six of 15 elephants analyzed, researchers report October 25 in Nature Communications. The pathogen is closely related to Pasteurella multocida, which is known to cause hemorrhagic septicemia, or fatal blood poisoning, but Bisgaard taxon 45 had
Das Musical „Water for Elephants“ erscheint im nächsten Frühjahr am Broadway
Die Show mit einer Gruppe von Zirkusartisten als Teil der Besetzung ist eine Adaption von Sara Gruens Bestseller.
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How elephants of South Africa and their love of fruit play a vital role in making luxury GIN
For centuries, elephants have been drawn to the scent of ripened marula fruit across the plains of South Africa.
Generations of families have learned from the elephants’ instincts and as soon as the animals begin to gather below the ancient marula trees, the locals know the fruit is ready to be harvested.
Men, woman and children rush out of their homes to hand-pick sackfuls of the prized fruit that have dropped on the ground during the summer harvesting season.
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The Elephant in the Courtroom
Scientific advances have also had a profound effect on popular attitudes. “We understand so much more now about animals’ capabilities than we did in the past—how smart they are, how much they can suffer,” Cupp told me. “As that knowledge is spreading through society, it is just naturally going to push us to say we need to value these animals more highly.”
Cupp and Wise have occasionally sparred in public debate. In 2017, they appeared on a podcast called “Lawyer
The world’s WORST white elephants, including £6million Marble Arch Mound
The idea that a newly built ‘landmark’ can become an instant cultural phenomenon is a bit absurd, but that doesn’t stop councillors, mayors and architects from investing in doomed vanity projects.
A white elephant is a possession which its owner cannot dispose of and whose cost, particularly that of maintenance, is out of proportion to its usefulness.
In this case, we are looking for over-budget, unsuccessful, and embarrassing tourist attractions.
The infamous Marble Arch Mound has become a classic of