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But in 1894, President Paul Kruger made the park off limits to hunters and set the boundaries so that the animals would be protected as they are today. FEATURES The park was established in 1889 to protect the highly diverse South African lowveld, an area of open plains and indigenous forests. Each year, thousands of people visit Kruger to go on safari. [Extracted from the article]

Do you stop by a local food store for an afterschool snack? Do you think children all over the world do this? In some developing countries, children have very different […]

Official Name: Italian Republic Location: Located in southern Europe, Italy's peninsula extends into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia Area: 116,000 square miles Population: 58,057,477 (2004 estimate) Government: Republic [...]

Board games are a great way to engage in friendly competition while developing strategic and problem-solving skills. One of the most popular board games in the world is chess. No [...]

Vatnajskull National Park, Iceland Vatnajskull (VAT-na-yer-kull) Glacier in Iceland, the largest glacier in Europe, sits atop an upland plateau, a high area with a flat top. The eastern part of [...]

One massive chamber ceiling is painted with a herd of bison, horses, human figures, goats, and what looks like a wild boar galloping across the sky. The red deer, bison, boars, and horses seem to be alive with movement. Animals such as bison, horses, and goats are depicted in the cave artwork. [Extracted from the article]

ROLLING OUT OF BED IS HARD ON A CHILLY MORNING. Your bed is warm and the air is not. Sometimes it feels like the floor beneath your feet must be [...]

The largest colony of flamingos in the world makes its home on the southern Bahamian island of Great Inagua. An estimated 60,000 American or Caribbean flamingos flock to the remote […]

Imagine exploring a labyrinth of caves up to 30 meters beneath the sea. Cave diving is definitely not for the meek at heart. And Michael Stewart, who lives and dives […]

After driving two hours west of Rotorua on the North Island of New Zealand, past rolling green hills dotted with white sheep and bush, I pull into the sleepy little […]

The cheval Canadien, or the Canadian horse, may be the only perfect horse on earth. The ancestors of this modern horse were of the very best stock, sent from the […]

Niagara Falls is one of the seven wonders of the natural world. It is not the tallest falls in the world. That honor goes to Angel Falls in Venezuela at […]

A Jamaican hunter made a remarkable discovery in the remote, rugged Hellshire Hills in 1990. While tracking a wild boar with his trained dog, something crashed through the brush and […]

The story of Robin Hood, outlaw who stole from the rich and gave to the poor, originated in the hollowed section of a tree in Sherwood Forest. Legend says that […]

England Location: Part of the United Kingdom, England dominates the island of Great Britain, located off the western coast of Europe. Scotland lies to the north of England, Wales and […]

Morocco is located in the northwest corner of Africa and has beaches on both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. A passageway called the Strait of Gibraltar connects the […]

Imagine for a moment that you are a Maori chief in New Zealand more than 100 years ago. Your name is Chief Tane Tinorau. You and your friend, Fred Mace, […]

Monarch butterflies have baffled scientists for many years. Scientists knew the monarchs migrated, but they had no idea where they went. After an intense tagging and monitoring program in the […]

The Punjab is the land of birth of the Sikh community. The region serves as a bridge between south Asia and the Middle East and was thus historically exposed to […]

The Southeast Asian country of Laos is called Mekong country. The Mekong River is the longest river in Southeast Asia and the eleventh longest in the world. It is considered […]

Every year thousands of tourists flock to the sandy beaches of Greece. Visitors are drawn to the warm weather and pretty views. Consequently, many restaurants, hotels, and shopping centers have […]

Vatnajokull (VAT-nayer-kull) Glacier in Iceland, the largest glacier in Europe, sits atop an upland plateau, a high area with a flat top. The eastern part of Iceland, known as Oraefasveit […]

The armadillo is a curious mammal hat originated in Argentina and has migrated all the way to Texas. It has a narrow, tapered, ratlike face, and its body is covered [...]

Air pollution hurts not only humans -- it can kill trees. The Black Forest region of southwestern Germany, also known as the Schwarzwald (SCHVARTZ-vahld), is famous in fairy tales, has [...]

About 200 million years before the very first dinosaur was born on Earth, a nasty little creature was already honing its hunting skills. This attacker would lie silently hidden under [...]

If you have ever met an identical twin, you have met a natural human clone. In an incredible scientific experiment in Scotland, a clone, or identical twin, was created artificially [...]

Have you ever heard of a plant that could exist only on air? Most plants grow with their roots dug snugly into the ground. In Costa Rica, a certain species [...]

Arenal Volcano is the smallest but feistiest of Costa Rica's seven active volcanoes (Poas, Irazu, Miravalles, Orosi, Rincon de la Vieja, and Turrialba). Arenal looks down on three villages -- [...]

The ground begins to rumble. A thunderous boom fills the air. Is it an earthquake? A tornado? No, it's the famous Fundy Tides, the highest and largest tides in the [...]

Two-and-a-half million years ago, there lived a muscular, hairy, doglike creature that could climb trees. This animal was the ancient ancestor of all modern bears. Tibet is home to one [...]

The audience hushes as a tiny, delicate woman with long, flowing hair reaching almost to her knees takes center stage. A golden beam of spotlight illuminates her shimmering Tibetan robe. [...]

The Kurdish people weave some of the finest carpets in the world. Kurdish carpets are an art form inseparable from Kurdish culture and traditions. The Kurds are heirs to a [...]

The ground begins to rumble. A thunderous boom fills the air. Is it an earthquake? A tornado? No. it's the famous Fundy tides, the highest and largest tides in the [...]

Is there a pot of gold at the end of this rainbow? Well, if you go hunting for it, bring your umbrella because on this island about 38 feet of [...]

With costs estimated at $20 billion to $100 billion, the building of the Three Gorges Dam in China is one of the largest construction projects on Earth. In an effort […]

What is green; covers cars, homes, roadways, power lines, and bridges; others shrubs and native plants; and topples hundred-foot-tail trees with its massive weight? The answer--kudzu! Nicknamed 'the plant that […]

More than 1,500 health organizations across the globe provide critical services, such as training healthcare workers, doctors, and nurses; educating people about disease; feeding people; providing sanitary drinking water; vaccinating; [...]

Marina, an 11-year-old living in the republic of Georgia, finishes her gymnastics practice and reaches for a cool drink of bottled water. Chances are, Marina's water came from Borjomi Springs. [...]

As Maria was playing in the forest near her home in northern Spain, she made a fantastic discovery. She stumbled upon a cave and climbed inside to explore. What she [...]

When people think of Canada, they probably think of ice hockey. Many Canadians love to be involved with he sport--either playing or watching. Families all over the country gather together [...]

Juanita 'Speedster' Lopez, sitting in her room in Spain, grabs her gearshift and shifts into high gear as she races her futuristic car furiously alongside her arch competitor Antonio 'Fast-T' [...]

The sound of humming fills the air as you beat your wings in flight. From your mosquito's-eye view you a vast, green canopy, 40 miles wide and 200 miles long, [...]

Do you want fries with that? Just what is 'that'? It depends on where you are in the world. Some of the most successful global businesses on the planet are [...]

What does it take to control the world's largest river? A dam the size of 17 Great Pyramids of Giza! Egypt's massive Aswan High Dam, located in the middle of [...]

About 5 million years ago, a monster volcano erupted up from the ocean floor to create the island we know today as Kauai (KAH-oo-an-ee) in the Hawaiian island chain. Mount […]

Children have been held against their will and used for slave labor for thousands of years. In India, Kailash Satyarthi has dedicated himself to saving the lives of enslaved children, […]

Afghanistan's Hindu Kush (hin-DOO koosh) is one of the tallest mountain ranges on Earth. The steepest peak, Tirirch Mir, reaches to more than 25,000 feet. The entire range stretches more […]

Turn on the TV any night of the week and chances are good you will hear the name Afghanistan. Since the September 11,2001, attacks on the United States, Americans have […]