A migrating monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) recently brought into Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown on New York’s Long Island came with a unique backstory. The male butterfly flew into a nearby house and landed on a pot of refried beans. The man living there took the butterfly out of the pan, but by morning the
The existence of Oyo’s son was first publicly revealed in the days after the king’s death by President Museveni, who said he had been told about the young boy by the queen mother. No other details have officially been disclosed, and he had not previously been presented as Oyo’s heir. The disagreement has exposed the
A traditional Ugandan ruler named as the world’s youngest monarch has died aged 34, his prime minster announced. Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV became king of Tooro in western Uganda at just three years old in 1995 after the death of his father. The Toroo kingdom did not disclose the cause of King Oyo’s
