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ConservationSouth African magnate hopes there will be bidder in auction who prefers 1,993 rare creatures to a superyacht Wanted: an animal-loving billionaire who might consider buying 1,993 threatened white rhinos instead of a new superyacht or a Picasso, or a Picasso onboard a superyacht. John Hume, a South African multimillionaire who started a rhino breeding project with about 200 animals 30 years ago, is selling all the rhinos and the 8,500-hectare (21,000 acres) conservation ranch where they live in what must rank as one of the most unusual ever online auctions.

BIRDS AND THE BEESWhy is it that pigeons bob their heads so vigorously when they walk? Reg Oldsworth, Birmingham Britain They have their scarves tucked into their belts! Neil Tulip, Sheffield UK It's the result of mobile phone radiation. Mikhaila, Cardiff UK It's to keep their vision steady as it compensates for up and down movements in their bodies when they walk. Jason S, London, UK

Soccer with Jonathan WilsonPremier League Sign up to Jonathan’s weekly newsletter here The manner of the win over Brentford was, frankly, as important as Kai Havertz’s goal. Are we seeing a new pragmatism from Mikel Arteta’s side? A sign of champions, the theory has it, is winning ugly. No side can be at their very best all the time and so, over the course of a season, there will be occasions when a team that is going to win the league has to gut it out, to keep going with their plans, to keep believing, whether that means withstanding pressure or burgling a late goal.

Bernie Sanders This article is more than 2 years oldCrochet artist turns viral Bernie Sanders image into a doll that sells for $20,000This article is more than 2 years old‘I really hope he thinks this is something cool,’ said Tobey King, who made the doll and plans to donate the proceeds to charity Bernie Sanders is widely beloved for his crotchety public demeanour, making it fitting that a crocheted doll of the 79-year-old Vermont senator – wearing chunky mittens and hunched cross-legged against the cold at Joe Biden’s inauguration last week – added no less than $20,300 to charitable efforts featuring the much-memed image.

The ObserverTechnologySilicon Valley is keen to exploit the brain chemical credited with keeping us tapping on apps and social media In an unprecedented attack of candour, Sean Parker, the 38-year-old founding president of Facebook, recently admitted that the social network was founded not to unite us, but to distract us. “The thought process was: ‘How do we consume as much of your time and conscious attention as possible?’” he said at an event in Philadelphia in November.

Iran Iran says it has attacked an Israeli 'spy base' in Iraq – video report Iranian state television has broadcast footage of what it said were missiles being launched, after four civilians were killed in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil. Iran said it fired missiles late on Monday at what it claimed was an Israeli 'spy headquarters' near the US consulate in Irbil, and at targets linked to Islamic State in northern Syria.

Lost in showbizModelsWith her fellow models putting the catty into catwalk, the up-and-coming Jenner seems to be taking their remarks to heartLost in Showbiz cannot help but be intrigued by the saga of Kim Kardashian’s half-sister Kendall Jenner and her nascent modelling career. It all appeared to be going so well: runway appearances for Balmain, Dolce & Gabbana, Tommy Hilfiger and Diane von Furstenberg. And yet, reports suggested that, behind the scenes, Jenner had been the victim of a bullying campaign, with other models putting cigarette butts in her drink, and one writing an open letter claiming that her success is down to designers “milking her fame”.

Archaeology This article is more than 7 years oldRotten luck: archaeologists hail 'unique' Mesolithic fermented fish findThis article is more than 7 years old9,000-year-old fish bones discovered in southern Sweden provides earliest evidence of fermentation for food preservation anywhere in the world The Scandinavian diet is famously hard going for anyone who doesn’t like pickled fish – and a unique archaeological discovery has proved that it was exactly the same more than 9,000 years ago.

Russia Russian oil depot catches fire after Ukrainian drone downed – video Ukraine said it was behind a drone strike that sparked a huge inferno at an oil depot in the town of Klintsy in western Russia on Friday, the latest in a series of escalating cross-border attacks. The strike is the second on a Russian oil depot in as many days, part of what Kyiv has called 'fair' retaliation for Moscow’s strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.