Turkey has a long history of anti-government protest…that usually is accompanied by fierce government and military reprisal, and it is critical to note the historic trends at work.
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art: photo by Umit Bektas; Ankara June 4 2013
Two-month-old orphaned baby elephant Ajabu..is given a dust-bath in the red earth at an event to mark World Environment Day at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Elephant Orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya…they are seeing an upsurge in orphaned elephants because of the poaching crisis occurring across Africa.
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