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On National Gopher Tortoise Day and beyond, Alabama Power protects animal and its habitat
Thursday, April 10, is National Gopher Tortoise Day – a time to celebrate this amiable creature that makes its home in open, sandy areas. The gopher tortoise is found in Alabama and other parts of the Southeast. Alabama’s only native tortoise species is remarkably long-lived, surviving up to 70 years, said Jeff Baker, Environmental Affairs specialist…
Airmen complete Crusader Challenge at Alabama’s Maxwell Air Force Base
Airmen assigned to Maxwell Air Force Base recently participated in the Crusader Challenge, a five-day readiness exercise to build cohesiveness and teamwork and hone combat skills through various events and tasks. Learn more in this video and photo gallery from Senior Airman Elizabeth Figueroa and Senior Airman Tanner Doerr from Air University Public Affairs. [gallery…
Meet Anuket, the pygmy hippo newly born in an Alabama zoo
Anuket is a female pygmy hippopotamus born in the Montgomery Zoo Feb. 9 and has been thrilling the public for two weeks now. Named after the Egyptian goddess of the Nile River, Anuket is the daughter of mother Lola and father Nile (she’s Nile’s first daughter). She has spent fer first month bonding with her…
The Next Round Alabama News Center College Basketball Preview: Auburn and Alabama in the Sweet 16
How sweet it is! For the first time in decades, both the Auburn Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball teams have made it to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament in the same year. Do they have what it takes to survive and advance? The Next Round guys take their shot. …