Word: speciesism
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After the initial climatic shock - it helps to remove as much clothing as you decently can - you find yourself surrounded by giant trees with twisted roots, rubber plants sprouting bell-shaped flowers, raffia palms, orchids and periwinkles. As you pass a large tortoise lurking under a fern and shriek at...
Yet the implications of the current case are so troubling that the diagnosis has been taken out of local hands. Unlike the previous laboratory-based SARS infections in Taiwan and Singapore, the patient in this instance had no known contact with the virus. The pressing question is where did this...
Looking for idyllic privacy? Why not rent a private island for a week? BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS:NECKER ISLAND Because "it's important to share beautiful things," hip Brit tycoon Richard Branson started hiring out his private paradise in 1985. For $272,650 a week, this Caribbean hideaway comes complete with...
SEYCHELLES COUSINE ISLAND Home to five of the Seychelles' bird species, the entire island is a nature reserve. The four French-colonial villas, surrounded by tropical vegetation, have stunning sea views. There are only eight guests at any time on Cousine, and for a week's stay they pay $52...
400,000 Number of great apes in Africa and Asia, down from millions in the 19th century; each of the species is at "high risk" of extinction within the next 50 years