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Natural Selections by Don Pinnock
Requiem for the /Xam of Poison Mountain

Requiem for the /Xam of Poison Mountain

For thousands of years southern Africa was populated by an ancient people known to themselves by many names and who had different languages. The colonisers, who first appeared at the Cape in the early 17th century, called them all Bushmen. The meeting of cultures...

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Nov 13, 2024 | 0

Natural Selections by Don Pinnock
Wild steeds of the great Namib desert

Wild steeds of the great Namib desert

One might expect to see a gemsbok, a jackal or even a springbok on the trackless plains and dunefields of the great Namib Desert. But a horse?... All photographs by Teagan Cunniffe. It had the makings of a joke, crouching beside a drinking trough in the blistering...

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Jul 2, 2024 | 0

Natural Selections by Don Pinnock
Going to ground: navigating a way out of climate grief and finding hopefulness

Going to ground: navigating a way out of climate grief and finding hopefulness

As scientists and politicians argued and bargained about the future of Earth’s life-support systems at COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, Don Pinnock went to ground to mourn what is being lost. In a quiet cottage, he found a path back to hope. I’ve come to this cottage on...

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Apr 5, 2024 | 0

Natural Selections by Don Pinnock
Of rain and reflections

Of rain and reflections

Cities are home to more than half the people on Earth. Cities are noisy, crowded, complex, often smelly and can be so stressful. They’re all the things a calm home in which to lay your weary head should not be. True peace lives elsewhere – in the natural world, our...

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Oct 18, 2023 | 0

Natural Selections by Don Pinnock
No bugs on your windscreen is bad news for swallows

No bugs on your windscreen is bad news for swallows

If you want to gauge the state of the planet, you don’t have to be a scientist, you just have to look for what’s missing around you. We are essentially creatures of two dimensions and only slightly of the third: up. Above us is the kingdom of air, clouds, flying...

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Jul 26, 2023 | 0

Natural Selections by Don Pinnock
Antarctica’s water wonder

Antarctica’s water wonder

Water is so common it hardly bears notice until rain takes a holiday and the taps run dry. Nearly three-quarters of the planet is covered with the stuff. But in fact, it’s an absolutely magical substance – and when it becomes ice it can blow your mind. Water breaks...

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Jun 13, 2023 | 0

Natural Selections by Don Pinnock
South Africa: On Geological Timescale and Travelling Backwards

South Africa: On Geological Timescale and Travelling Backwards

Gazing across the wild, rolling nothingness of the Kalahari or the ramparts of the Drakensberg, have you ever wondered how that bit of scenery got there? To a geologist the answer is all in the name, but ask them to elaborate at your peril. The film Jurassic Park,...

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May 2, 2023 | 0

Natural Selections by Don Pinnock
Brilliant bees that waggle with intent

Brilliant bees that waggle with intent

It’s now common knowledge that bees communicate by dancing. But the extent of their intelligence deserves a hard look at just how smart insects are. Bees pose a problem. Not because they sting – all creatures have the right to defend themselves – but because they...

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Mar 10, 2023 | 0

Natural Selections by Don Pinnock
WFA 50: Katherine and Andrew — of wild things, magical music and being creative

WFA 50: Katherine and Andrew — of wild things, magical music and being creative

Katherine Jenkins performing at Sanbona. (Photo: Don Pinnock) Katherine Jenkins, a singing superstar, and her husband Andrew Levitas, a top US movie producer and director, jetted quietly into South Africa with their children over Christmas for some game park time...

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Jan 31, 2023 | 0

Natural Selections by Don Pinnock
The mysterious travels of sea turtles: ocean gyres reveal an astounding story

The mysterious travels of sea turtles: ocean gyres reveal an astounding story

For reasons hard to explain, the word ‘gyre’ holds a mysterious allure for me. It comes from the Latin word gyrus and means a ring, spiral or vortex. It’s a small word, which, in oceanography, describes vast pulses of water that flow to the heartbeat of sun, moon...

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Nov 15, 2022 | 0

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