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...ZAMBIA Tiger fish may only weigh between 2 and 10 kg, but they're aquatic pit bulls with razor-sharp teeth and a fighting spirit that'll test the strongest angler. This is a dominant predator in several rivers, including the Upper and Lower Zambezi. Contact Go Fishing Worldwide, tel: (44-20) 8742 1556; www.gofishingworldwide.co.uk...
...MONGOLIA Communist-era neglect was good for Mongolia's rivers: they're some of the world's cleanest and home to the taimen, the largest salmonid in the world, which can grow up to nearly 2 m in length and weigh up to 70 kg. You'll need a nap in your yurt after trying to land one of these monsters, but don't think about fish steak?it's all about catch and release. Contact the Association of Mongolia Angling Guides at info@taimen.mn...
...close encounter with a grizzly bear in a bad mood is a terrifying thing. The monstrous beasts can weigh in at nearly 900 lbs. and stand more than 9 ft. tall when they rear up on their hind legs, brandishing their 5-in. claws. And unlike many wild animals, grizzlies are not more afraid of you than you are of them. Unless you're carrying a powerful gun when you meet one, there's a reasonable chance you will end up as lunch--as anyone seeing Werner Herzog's new documentary, Grizzly Man, will learn in particularly gruesome fashion...
...Last March, a federal judge barred the government from transferring 13 Yemenis at Gitmo to other countries without giving the captives a chance to weigh in, on the grounds that they might be sent to nations where they could be tortured. Indefinite detention without charges at Guantanamo could translate into the same in another country, plus more aggressive physical harm. And there are several other legal battles pending, including one that revolves around whether the detainees can go to federal court to challenge their confinement...
Roberts, 50, has spent the last two years as a judge on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, where he has earned his reputation as a conservative. He has, however, yet to weigh in on many of the most divisive issues that the Court may face in the coming years, including abortion and the death penalty...