South African ostrich farms are using mechanical pluckers to remove feathers from living birds destined for major luxury fashion brands in techniques that are cruel and painful, animal welfare group ...

Archeologists have learned a lot about our ancestors by rummaging through their garbage piles, which contain evidence of their diet and population levels as the local flora and fauna changed over time ...

The South African Competition Tribunal has conditionally approved a merger between the country’s largest ostrich processing companies, Klein Karoo International and Mosstrich, subject to several ...

Ostrich eggshell beads are some of the oldest ornaments made by humankind, and they can be found dating back at least 50,000 years in Africa. Previous research in southern Africa has shown that the ...

A planned merger between two South African ostrich meat companies – Klein Karoo International and Mosstrich – has been green-lighted by the country’s competition watchdog. But the South African ...

NOVATO (KPIX 5) -- A type of ostrich that is facing extinction in Africa is getting a boost from volunteers half a world away in an RV storage park in Novato. The North African Ostrich faces fertility ...

Dating early human middens becomes uncertain beyond 50,000 years, when radiocarbon dating ceases to be useful. Uranium-series dating of marine shells and bone is uncertain by some 10% because of the ...