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Desert elephants at the dried up Huab River in Namibia Female spraying sand to keep cool while standing guard over her calf, Damaraland, Namibia. Desert elephants or desert-adapted elephants are not a distinct species of elephant but are African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana) that have made their homes in the Namib and Sahara deserts in Africa.
The statue is depicted as sitting in the padmasana posture, on a lotus pedestal, above an elephant throne. The elephant throne consists of 4 elephants, with each one of the Four Heavenly Kings atop each elephant, as well as a myriad of smaller elephants at the lowest tier. The statue of Samantabhadra has 20 arms, with each arm holding different ...
The Heritage Roads scheme was implemented in 2001 by the Singapore government to identify and protect roads whereby there are lush road-side trees, often so dense that they create "green walls" and even "green tunnels". [1]
The statue was erected in front of the Victoria Memorial Hall on 25 June 1872 as a gift by King Chulalongkorn of Thailand to commemorate his 1871 visit to Singapore in the Straits Settlements. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The statue was cast in bronze in Bangkok , and was mounted on a large pedestal. [ 1 ]
An estimated 100 African elephants are killed every day by poachers seeking ivory, meat and body parts, leaving only 400,000 remaining, environmentalists estimate. Singapore crushes ivory from ...
Sign at Singapore Discovery Centre, 2024 . In its first phase it developed showing Singapore's recent history - living under the flags of Britain, Japan and Malaysia before becoming an independent nation. Milestones in that journey were picked out in a theatrical setting. 'Singapore Today' showed the vibrant life in late 20th century Singapore.
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Twyfelfontein valley has been inhabited by Stone-age hunter-gatherers of the Wilton stone age culture group since approximately 6,000 years ago. They made most of the engravings and probably all the paintings. 2,000 to 2,500 years ago the Khoikhoi, an ethnic group related to the San (), occupied the valley, then known under its Damara/Nama name ǀUi-ǁAis (jumping waterhole).