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The FINANCIAL Researchers at the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), University of Oxford, confirmed that it has captured the first ever images of Walter’s duiker (Philantomba walteri) alive in the wild according to University of Oxford.
This small African antelope has hitherto been secretive to the point of invisibility. The WildCRU study, published in African Journal of Ecology, was led in Togo by local mammologist, Délagnon Assou, with the base team led by Dr Neil D’Cruze, and shows a stunning picture of an animal which has never been photographed alive in the wild before.
Zimbabwe: Lions Roar When the Weather’s Right, New Study in Zimbabwe Shows
March 14, 2021
By Ryan Truscott
Lions roar more frequently when they are near to water, when it’s humid, and on calm windless nights, a new study of nearly 1,000 big cat roars in Zimbabwe has found. The data gained from custom-built collars is helping scientists better understand the animals’ habits, and the threats they face.
The study using new technology developed by researchers from the University of Oxford was undertaken in the Bubye Valley Conservancy, a privately-owned wildlife sanctuary in the arid south-west of the country that is home to around 500 lions and other members of the Big Five.