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Rare zebra calf with polka-dot pattern becomes internet famous

Rare zebra calf with polka-dot pattern becomes internet famous
Aug 20 2021 Share

The general consensus amongst zebras is a black-and-white stripe pattern, but a little calf has defied the odds and gave the pattern a twist. Born in Kenya’s Mara Reserve, the baby zebra rocks a polka-dot pattern and spotted by a group of photographers who were on the search for rhinos. Photographer Frank Liu noticed the calf which seemed to be of an entirely different species. 

Named Tira by a Massai guide named, you guessed it, Antony Tira, the zebra was thought to have been captured and painted upon. But after this was proven incorrect, Tira followed the tradition of naming animals of significance after being the one to find it. The polka-dot pattern seems to have occurred due to a genetic disorder called pseudo-melanism which forces animals to display stripe pattern abnormalities. 

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Photo Source: National Geographic, Nathab

Prison was a learning experience for Zija TT

Prison was a learning experience for Terry ta’ Bormla
Aug 20 2021 Share

Posting to Facebook, Zija TT, a.k.a Terry ta’ Bormla, revealed how her six months spent in prison were a positive and educational experience. She wrote how she was proud to have spent six months in prison, going as far to state that it was a necessary experience for her. 

She continued by saying that she wishes to tell people like her who enter prison over small cases that everyone makes mistakes. Terry states that she wishes, from the bottom of her heart, that everyone who goes in learns their lesson so as not to go back to prison. 

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Photo Source: Terry ta’ Bormla FB

Thunderstorms could hit Malta in just two weeks

Thunderstorms could hit Malta in just two weeks
Aug 20 2021 Share

The weather over Malta is set to drastically change from scorching heatwaves to thunder and rain in a couple of weeks. As weather instability makes its way across the Mediterranean, the islands could be hit by lightning streak and rumbling thunder in two weeks’ time. Confidence in the forecast is set particularly low at 45%, mainly due to the weather’s instability changing the course of storms and other weather phenomena. 

The news might be a breath of literal fresh air to many people who have had to endure, rather annoyed, the sweat inducing waves of heat. The weather for this upcoming week is still to remain mainly sunny, albeit with very reduced temperatures. Only Wednesday of next week seems to be bringing partly cloudy weather, with temperatures sticking to the low 30s. 

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Photo Source: Pinterest, Weather Page Malta FB

Tesla Robot which does unwanted chores revealed by Elon Musk

Tesla Robot which does unwanted chores revealed by Elon Musk
Aug 20 2021 Share

Entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk has revealed the ‘Tesla Bot’ which will allegedly make physical work a choice. A 125 pound 5’8” anthropomorphic drone, the robot is set to release next year. Well, maybe not, as full self driving cars have been promised for years now as well. It is intended to automate repetitive tasks, making physical work a choice and no longer a requirement. 

Musk revealed that the robot was designed to have human form in order to fit in and navigate a human world. It would not be an industrial or military threat, and will allegedly have a screen on its face for useful information. Musk framed the step into the future as the next logical step for the company. Assuring people terrified of a robot invasion that the AI will be completely safe, Musk’s timeline for the release of such technology has been notoriously off by a couple of years. So the robots are coming… just not exactly yet. 

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Photo Source: New Atlas, The Independent