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 Republic of Mauritius
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#Mauritius has a secret. One that scientists only recently uncovered. Buried deep beneath Mauritius is the remnant of an old, turbulent world … 𝐀 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚 Traces of Mauritia still exist in Mauritius today – on our beaches 🧵⬇️
Sunset on a beach. Golden sky, golden sea.

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BBC News Africa
@BBCAfrica3 Oct 2023
Seychelles opposition leader Patrick Herminie charged with witchcraft bbc.in/45nUH2g

Seychelles opposition leader Patrick Herminie charged with witchcraft

Patrick Herminie denies the allegations, saying the case is a "political show" to taint his image.

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Exequatur@Lucie00827 Sep 2023
#Mauritius: Anjalay Coopen was shot by the police #OTD in 1943. She was among the Belle-Vue-Harel Sugar Estate's workers who went on strike, requesting better pay & #work conditions. The other victims of the shooting were Kistnasamy Mooneesamy, Moonsamy Moonien & Marday Panapen.
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Boris can kindly f— off, thank you very much. #chagos #mauritius
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This is so funny. What comes around goes around.
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Bonnie Tsui@bonnietsui18 Aug 2023
“Swimming is the reset button,” Pallace used to say. “Swimming starts the day again.” -Ann Patchett, “Tom Lake”
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OMG FOOTBALL WHAT #FIFAWWC
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The most epic penalty shootout I've ever watched
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The UK is full of shit. A story in four parts.
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European tourists coming to #Mauritius to get away from the heat. The new normal is weird.
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100 whales huddled in a heart-shaped formation in Aussie waters yesterday. Then they beached themselves. Volunteers rushed to help. But most whales have died. Others may have to be euthanised. 😩
In the middle is a heart shape made up of numerous black whales. Surrounded by blue-green sea

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Why has this happened? "Whales may also become stranded due to an external stress. For example, whales use sound to communicate, navigate and search for food. Loud man-made underwater noises can disrupt this system." xitter.cf/i/status/1683702262462…
9News Perth
@9NewsPerth25 Jul 2023
A pod of Pilot Whales have been captured off Cheynes Beach displaying behaviour that is baffling experts, grouping together in what some are speculating is a defence technique. #9News
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"Whales are not used to the pressure of gravity we experience on land. When whales are stranded, their organs can collapse due to the weight of their own body." theconversation.com/an-exper…

An expert explains the stranding of 97 pilot whales in WA and their mysterious ‘huddling’ before...

Sadly, the chances of survival for the remaining whales is very low – and time is fast running out.

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Priya Hein@PriyaHein26 Jul 2023
Front seat. Riambel #Mauritius – at Republic of Mauritius
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Body of dead whale found on the south east coast of #Mauritius this morning. Authorities are investigating, as reported by @lexpressmaurice.
Mass of grey with some red (body of whale) in grey water

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Humans were drawing in the sand 140,000 years ago 😍 Our connection to oceans, seas and sand has always been a fundamental part of who we are as a species. I think that's so cool.
This ammoglyph consists of a circular groove, a central depression and two possible knee impressions.

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Man in black attire on his knees on cream sand, demonstrating how one of the ammoglyphs was probably made. He is holding a stick with two branches. One branch is anchored in the sand, allowing rotation of the other brand to draw a circle in the sand.

ALT Man in black attire on his knees on cream sand, demonstrating how one of the ammoglyphs was probably made. He is holding a stick with two branches. One branch is anchored in the sand, allowing rotation of the other brand to draw a circle in the sand.

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"… when we encourage our kids and grandkids to play in the sand, and they draw patterns and make sandcastles, they are indulging in a profoundly atavistic activity that extends far into antiquity, as far as at least around 140,000 years."
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The creation of art is one of the characteristics that helps to make us human. Knowing that our ancestors so long ago did the same as we do today perhaps helps to add to that sense of “humanness”. theconversation.com/drawing-…

Drawing in the sand at the beach? Our ancestors did the same 140,000 years ago

Ammoglyphs – ancient ‘sand art’ – are a relatively new find.

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For lunch in Norway, it is considered antisocial to produce something that is more pleasurable than that of your colleagues. So, every worker from sweeper to exec unwraps a package containing two sandwiches and one fruit. Fillings: cheese, ham, salami, liver paste or jam.
Photo of Norway matpakke from top showing a have on the left holding some ham and a sandwich with cheese on it right next to it. All on top of a white piece of paper.

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These lunches originated in a system of free school meals launched in 1932. It was supplied free – incl bread, cheese, milk, half an orange, half an apple. This simple meal was a universal provision. Rich kids couldn’t get a better breakfast, poor kids wouldn’t have a worse one
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More leftwing endeavours please on.ft.com/44iEQlQ
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