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Zambia to kill 2000 hippos because they might spread anthrax

Zambia to kill 2000 hippos because they might spread anthrax

4 June 2018

Over the next five years 2000 hippos are to be culled in Zambia, supposedly to stop them giving people anthrax, but the cull may inadvertently fuel the trade in hippo ivory
On the trail of dragons with blood that can save people’s lives

On the trail of dragons with blood that can save people’s lives

2 August 2017

The gigantic Komodo dragons of Indonesia have been known to kill people – but their blood is rich with peptides that may destroy antibiotic-resistant bacteria

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