Another recommended reading from Whiteblack Correspondent Erin Honeycutt’s blog:
Fresh off the evening schooner trip with a cup of rum/cocoa and NEWS:
Hello August! Yesterday, we saw a mother and calf Blue Whale which was astonishing. They haven’t been seen in Skjalfandi Bay since early June, and still it is very rare to see them, the [...] [...]

June 29, 2010
Rare White Elephant Caught In Myanmar
By REUTERS
YANGON (Reuters Life!) – Authorities in Myanmar have caught a rare white elephant, which are believed to bring good fortune, in a western region hit by deadly flooding this month, state media reported Tuesday…  (click here to read more).
Chalk talk drawing of rare "White Elephant" (elephant [...] [...]

Whiteblack Corespondent Clara Rowe takes a break from her research in Kruger National Park in South Africa to catch a World Cup game between Honduras and Chile (Chile won 1 – 0).
To see and read more on Clara’s blog, click here.

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African Darter at Sunrise
It’s a sunny day in South Africa nd everyone is glowing with excitement after the opening World Cup match yesterday: South Africa (ranked 83rd) and Mexico (ranked 17th) tied 1-1. Pretty great! We’ve dedicated our whiteboard (which previously was used for data collection notes) to soccer updates. [...] [...]

More photos from Whiteblack correspondent, Clara Rowe, and  Kruger National Park in South Africa: Hyena above and chameleon below.

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Above: Whiteblack and Nat with their mahout teacher, Lai, and elephant, Pang Khod.  Below: Whiteblack and Nat relax with Pang Khod. and Nat and Pang Khod take a bath.
Whiteblack and Nat have just completed their three day “mahout” course, learning to train and keep elephants from a people who have been working with elephants [...] [...]

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