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BAT
Miniopterus maghrebensis is a species of bat from the Maghreb region of north Africa.

(Photo: Antonín Reiter)

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2020-01-15

Eurasian Eagle-Owl

The Eurasian Eagle-Owl is one of the biggest species of owl. They can be found throughout Europe and Asia, as well as Northern Africa. They can be found in open areas such as fields and taigas, but their preferred habitat are cliffs and rocky outcrops.

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2020-01-15

Hey I think I'm totally late for but I'll share work anyway!

I'm Natasha, an artist from South Africa. I like to paint women, but I'm slowly aiming to expand my subject matter.

https://t.co/yU769SmYzI
https://t.co/W5IhwabT3C

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2020-01-15

This reminds me of the pink lakes in Africa.

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2020-01-11

These are common depictions of moors in Iberia and North Africa. There are certainly people that seem to have sub saharan African appearances, others that are simply dark skinned and others that are lighter skinned. The term 'moor' refers to a very diverse group.

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2020-01-09

This might be a native British Pardosa, or something carried in by mistake from northern Africa. I've uploaded to inaturalist but no responses yet.

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2020-01-07

In ‘Big Jim’, an adventurous thriller circa 1953, journalist Mary Watkins learns about the wonders of Africa... and respects its dangers.
Available in kindle, kindle unlimited and paperback.
https://t.co/hYktZXlfP5

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2020-01-07

We are looking for creative consultants to help us tell the story of all the exciting Arts work we are doing in West Africa. Take a look at the criteria via https://t.co/CAB4XVjUqt to register your interest

Deadline is 10 January 2020
Apply now!

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2020-01-06

BAT
Parissi's slit-faced bat (Nycteris parisii) from East Africa.

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2019-12-31

Stw 232 is part of the brow and forehead of a hominin from Sterkfontein, South Africa. Though just a scrap, it seems to show asymmetric frontal lobes in the brain 3ish million years ago (front and top views):

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2019-12-18

Hello my name is adriaan. I am an artist from south africa. Hope you enjoy my recent works. I aspire to one day be useful and work professionally. Thanks

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2019-12-14

A morning chat with the legendary Bob Marley on his career, Rastafarianism and Africa...

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2019-11-30

Tokoloshes are a creature from Zulu mythology that inhabit South Africa. These creatures attack you in your sleep and are said to be a part of the reason while many people in the Zulu culture used to sleep with their beds raised off the floor.#FolkloreThursday

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2019-11-21

Mokele-mbembe. Classic cryptid, big outdated sauropod living in Africa. Didn't know that at least one description of it gave it a horn/"single tooth".

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2019-11-21

Cranial vault thickness variation and inner structural organization in the StW 578 hominin cranium from Jacovec Cavern, South Africa. Source: Beaudet et al (2018)

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2019-11-19

One of the Titans we saw in Africa.

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2019-11-14

Map compares the latitude of North America with Europe and North Africa. Source: https://t.co/thKdTewwmG

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2019-11-14

Decisive wars in History

The First Punic War was fought between Carthage and Rome between 264 and 241 BCE, largely over control of Sicily. The longest continuous war in history up to that time was fought on the island, at sea, and in north Africa. 

https://t.co/9pWYWNpmla

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2019-11-06