A Belgian-Congolese research team has discovered and documented a community of eastern chimpanzees in three small mountain forests in eastern Congo, near Lake Albert.
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31/03/2021
New Population of Eastern Chimpanzees Discovered in Remote Congolese Mountain Forests
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Reinout Verbeke
23/03/2021
Seals with damaged heads
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Kelle MoreauSo far in 2021, 22 dead seals have washed ashore along the Belgian coast. Half of them, mostly young grey seals, showed characteristic neck and head injuries. There was talk of decapitations and this caused quite a stir.
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11/03/2021
Ten weather radars detect bird migration across the Benelux, and you can watch in real time!
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Kelle MoreauEvery spring and autumn, millions of birds migrate over our country. They do this mainly at high altitudes and at night, which makes the phenomenon largely invisible to us. But not for weather radars!
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09/03/2021
Neanderthals disappeared from Belgium thousands of years earlier than thought
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Siska Van ParysBelgian Neanderthal remains, including the world-famous Neanderthals of Spy, are thousands of years older than previously assumed. This is the conclusion of an international research team that re-dated the Belgian Neanderthal remains with a new technique.
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