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Joanna Schaffhausen

... that Joanna Schaffhausen (pictured) earned a doctorate in behavioral neuroscience before writing serial-killer novels?
... that the book Animals in War inspired the campaign that led to the Animals in War Memorial?
... that Chinese actress Huang Wei portrayed a single historical figure in numerous Chinese films and dramas for more than 20 years?
... that bills to postpone the 2025 Philippine barangay elections were filed even after the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the postponement of the 2023 elections?
... that Janet Evans was banned from Coldbath Fields Prison, where her husband was imprisoned, for inciting a riot at the gates?
... that even before its first broadcast, a Florida TV station was the subject of a U.S. Supreme Court case and a protest by a competitor over its antenna?
... that Perceval, the Story of the Grail by Chrétien de Troyes is considered by literary historians to be the earliest example of the narrative technique of entrelacement?
... that German athlete Leander Wiegand received a scholarship to play American football at an American college that had never seen him play?
... that a judge on DVD Verdict found Death Race 2 guilty of "running on empty"?

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The springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) is a medium-sized antelope found mainly in the dry areas of southern and southwestern Africa. A slender, long-legged bovid, it reaches 71 to 86 cm (28 to 34 in) at the shoulder and weighs between 27 and 42 kg (60 and 93 lb). Both sexes have a pair of long black horns that curve backwards, a white face, a dark stripe running from the eyes to the mouth, a light-brown coat with a reddish-brown stripe, and a white rump flap. Primarily browsing at dawn and dusk, it can live without drinking water for years, subsisting on succulent vegetation. Breeding peaks in the rainy season, when food is more abundant. A single calf is weaned at nearly six months of age and leaves its mother a few months later. Springbok herds in the Kalahari Desert and the semi-arid Karoo used to migrate in large numbers across the countryside. The springbok is the national animal of South Africa. This male springbok was photographed in Etosha National Park, Namibia.Photograph credit: Yathin S Krishnappa

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