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Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano

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Tanzanian volcano blast could destroy ancient hominin footprints

If Ol Doinyo Lengai erupts, iconic prints at Laetoli and another set at Engare Sero are at risk

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World’s largest annual wildlife drowning boosts river ecosystem

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World’s largest annual wildlife drowning boosts river ecosystem

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'Devil weeds' threaten wildebeest migrations in Serengeti

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Tanganyikan cichlid

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Fish recognise friends and foes through their unique faces

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Migrating wildebeest

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‘Devil weeds’ threaten wildebeest migrations in Serengeti

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East Africa’s drought threatens iconic wildebeest migration

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East Africa’s drought threatens iconic wildebeest migration

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Testing person suspected of having Ebola in Liberia in 2014

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Ebola once again on the prowl as emergency teams stand ready

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Some of the best early human bones ever found

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Homo naledi is only 250,000 years old – here’s why that matters

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Deep learning tells giraffes from gazelles in the Serengeti

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Deep learning tells giraffes from gazelles in the Serengeti

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São Tomé grosbeak

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World's largest canary discovered on island of giants and dwarfs

An odd-looking bird named the “new finch” is actually the planet’s biggest canary – and it lives with other largest and smallest species on an isolated island

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Stop killing lions for their bones to make bogus aphrodisiacs

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Indian Ocean version of El Niño behind drought in East Africa

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New species of bushbaby found in disappearing forests of Angola

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Long-lost continent found submerged deep under Indian Ocean

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