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By Simon Parker I HAVE just spent a surreal sixty minutes in the company of Cornish writer Carl Grose - or, to be more precise, with the product of his wonderfully inventive imagination. A veteran of countless Kneehigh Theatre productions and a founder of o-region, Carl is probably best known as a gifted and versatile actor, whose performances over the years have delighted audiences in Cornwall, London and theatres around the world. He is also one of Cornwall's most talented and...
By Simon Price CDS POP CSS Donkey SUB POP CSS, everyone's favourite Brazilian party monsters have spent the 12 months since the release of their all-killer-no-filler debut album, 'Cansei De Ser Sexy', walking it like they talk it: a living, globetrotting miniature version of the Rio carnival. Sadly, the same cannot be said of 'Donkey'. Not a comedown album as such, but the sound of a band running on very near to empty. It draws upon their hard-partying, touring lifestyle (lyrics about...
INTERVIEWS Her controversial artwork has made her a rich woman, but, at the age of 45, Tracey Emin, right, admits she's scared of never becoming a mother and of dying alone. She tells 'The Times': "A lot of men would give up everything to be in my position, to have the success that I have .... It's like a Faustian pact. They'd swap their wife, their children, everything. They're so desperate for that success and I'm not like that. A few months ago, I got very scared about the idea of dying...
By Fiona Shepherd CSS: DONKEY *** WARNERS, GBP 11.99 IT'S always nice to receive surprise guests at the pop music party. While the industry wrings its hands at its sliding fortunes, and places its bets on the most safe, conservative choices, there are still some gatecrashers squeezing in through the boundary fence. In 2006, Brazilian sextet CSS arrived on our shores, unannounced and seemingly uninvited, and quickly became the life and soul of the touring and festival circuit. These five...
By JAMES MOTTRAM Jaime Winstone's latest movie will upset parents everywhere, but it's reality for her generation, she tells JAMES MOTTRAM It's not hard to warm to Jaime Winstone. One minute, she's pumping my hand, calling me "babe" and greeting me in her Cockney songbird voice, the next, she's dashing out for a "moment of toilet", as she gleefully calls it. As down-to-earth as her actor- father, Ray, she's not one to put on heirs and graces. When I bump into her later in the evening at the...
LOS ANGELES -- Eddie Murphy's Donkey is no longer a solo act. In "Shrek the Third," Murphy's character sings again, this time a duet with co-star Antonio Banderas, the voice of Puss in Boots.Murphy and Banderas team for a cover of Sly and the Family Stone's 1970s soul hit "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again)" in "Shrek the Third," part three in the animated adventures of ogres Shrek (Mike Myers) and Fiona (Cameron Diaz) and their pals Donkey and Puss.The...
By Sheigh Crabtree LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - DreamWorks Animation has cast a small medieval kingdom's worth of fairy tale characters who will appear in "Shrek the Third." The next installment of the smelly ogre's saga, set for release next year, is set to star an elite, ninja-like strike force of fairy tale princesses voiced by Amy Sedaris as Cinderella, Amy Poehler as Snow White, Maya Rudolph as Rapunzel and Cheri Oteri as Sleeping Beauty. Organized by Princess Fiona, the...
By Sheigh CrabtreeLOS ANGELES -- DreamWorks Animation has cast a small medieval kingdom's worth of fairy tale characters who will appear in "Shrek the Third."The next installment of the smelly ogre's saga, set for release next year, is set to star an elite, ninja-like strike force of fairy tale princesses voiced by Amy Sedaris as Cinderella, Amy Poehler as Snow White, Maya Rudolph as Rapunzel and Cheri Oteri as Sleeping Beauty.Organized by Princess Fiona, the ladies underground...
By Zelie Pollon SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) Mustang activists and New Mexico's governor want to stop a wild horse roundup this summer, saying the animals should be allowed to run free as a symbol of the Wild West. "These wild horses constitute a valuable connection to New Mexico's rich history. As such they also attract tourism and national attention," Gov. Bill Richardson wrote in a letter to the U.S. Forest Service, which conducts the roundup. "I urge you to keep this herd intact...
By Fernanda Schimidt SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) - Two young Brazilian bands will hit the United States this summer with a tour that should blow away stereotyped ideas of the country's music. Instead of lilting bossa nova rhythms or thumping samba drums, audiences can expect screaming vocals, electronic samples, heavy bass and jokey lyrics. The avowed mission of electro-popsters CSS and carioca funksters Bonde do Role: To make people dance and have fun. Both bands emerged from Brazil's...
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The plains zebra (Equus quagga) is native to Africa, and is the most common zebra found. Its range extends from southern Ethiopia to East Africa, with a southern range including Angola and eastern South Africa. Its other common names include Burchell’s zebra and the common zebra. The plains zebra holds six recognized subspecies including Grant’s zebra and the maneless zebra. The plains zebra and the mountain zebra are classified in the subgenus Hippotigris and appear to be more...
Grevy’s Zebra (Equus grevyi) is the largest wild equid in existence today. It is also known as the imperial zebra. It is the most endangered of all species of zebra. Named after Jules Grevy, this zebra can be found in Ethiopia, but mainly in Kenya. At one time, Grevy’s zebra roamed Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia, but its populations have dwindled and now reside in small areas in northern Kenya, and a few small areas in Ethiopia. In 1882, a French naturalist named Émile Oustalet...
Grant’s zebra (Equus quagga boehmi) are among the six subspecies of the plains zebra, and the smallest of them. This zebra is from the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem. Its range extends from Zambia, west of the Luangwa River, west to Kariba, Shaba Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its northern range extends to Kibanzao Plateau. In Tanzania, its range extends from Nyangaui and Kibwezi in the north and south into southwestern Kenya and can go as far south as Sotik. Grant’s zebra...
The Somali Wild Ass (Equus asinus somalicus), is a subspecies of the African Wild Ass. It is found in the Southern Red Sea region of Eritrea, the Afar Region of Ethiopia, and Somalia. The legs of the Somali Wild Ass are horizontally striped with black, resembling those of a zebra. Photo Credit: Robert Lawton
The Mongolian Wild Ass (Equus hemionus hemionus), is a subspecies of the Onager. It is found in Mongolia and northern China, and was previously found in Kazakhstan before it became extinct due to hunting. The numbers in China and Mongolia are also vulnerable due to poaching and competition grazing. Numbers have dropped severely in the 1990s and by 2003 the total Mongolian population was estimated at only 20,000 specimens. Poaching for meat seems to be the biggest threat for guanacos in...
