Pangolins with coronavirus, baboon "adopts" lion cub & Kenya loses a tusker

[View this email in your browser]( Tributes have been pouring in for Tim – an iconic elephant from Kenya's Amboseli National Park who was found dead last week. Tim's body showed no signs of injury and it's believed that the famed tusker died of natural causes. Recognised as one of the continent's largest elephants, Tim belonged to a clade of impressive pachyderms whose genes produce enormous tusks. Although such giants once roamed across much of Africa, there are only a handful of tuskers left in the world – most of them scattered across southeast Kenya. [Read more]( HIGHLIGHTS [albatrosses]( Albatrosses patrolling for illegal fishing Scientists were struggling to keep track of illegal fishing and the seabirds it threatened. Then they had an idea: what if the birds could do the tracking ... [Read more]( [pangolin]( Can coronavirus be traced back to pangolins? Reports emerged recently linking the latest deadly strain of coronavirus to pangolins captured for the wildlife trade, but details remain unclear. [Read more]( FEATURED VIDEO [Last resort: Watch conservationists dehorn rhinos to save their lives]( Watch conservationists dehorn rhinos to save their lives As South Africa fights to protect its rhinos against a poaching scourge, some reserves have resorted to dehorning their animals. WATCH THIS Bite Me – The Bed Bug Invasion Cimex lectularius, wall louse, mahogany flat, crimson rambler, heavy dragoon, chinche bug, redcoat, bed bug. Call them what you like, these six-legged bloodsuckers can really get under your skin – literally! [Watch now]( Wild North ”Wild North” moves through three biotopes: vast forests, rugged coastline and interior highlands shaped by shifting ice ages. [Watch now]( IMAGE OF THE WEEK A helicopter tackles a wildfire in East Gippsland, Victoria state, Australia. Image © State Government of Victoria AROUND THE GLOBE [Lioness stalks leopard]( Namibia: Lion sends leopard sprinting Leopards are stealth experts, capable of creeping silently to within striking distance of their prey. But what happens when a leopard is the one being stalked ... [Watch now]( [Dugong]( Egypt: Dugong gorges itself on sea grass Ever seen a dugong eating? These plump marine creatures gobble up sea grass like they are the first ones to arrive at a buffet and nobody’s watching. [Watch now]( [Baboon lion cub]( South Africa: Did this baboon "adopt" a lion? In the latest case of interspecies abnormality, a baboon was spotted grooming and seemingly caring for a tiny lion cub. But was the cub a playmate or a meal? [Watch now]( [quote]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Website]( Copyright © 2020 Earth Touch News Network, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list]( For more info about our extensive footage library, please [contact us](mailto:info@earthtouchsa.com?subject=Footage%20Inquiry). [GET IN TOUCH](mailto:info@earthtouchsa.com?subject=Footage%20inquiry) [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Website]( [Instagram](