Ash Up Above: Travelling in the Face of Nature's ObstaclesLast April, many flights in and out of the UK and Europe were cancelled due to dispersing ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland. Countless travellers were left grounded, many of them stranded far from home. For a lot of these travellers, the occurrence ......
The Lion's Cubs
The gestation period for a lioness is about 110 days. It gives birth to up to 4 cubs at a time. Once they are born, the mother moves them to isolation and the only outside contact they have is the mother. The hideout is usually a cave, a thicket or a re......
The Lion's ManeUsually, it is brown to black in color. It has been observed that the color changes are associated with how healthy the lion in. The darker and fuller the mane, the healthier, sexually capable and stronger the lion is. Males with darker and fuller manes a......
