Shifting Sands in Olduvai Gorge in the Serengeti is a crescent shaped, bizarrelymagnetic dune in the middle of a huge dustydesert. The dark grey sand dune blows aroundbut stays whole, it's migration has been notedand measured [...]
Buffalo are the most dangerous to humans.Dedicated herbivores, they will charge and killif surprised or provoked. The horns wereshaped like a perfectly styled haircut.The wildebeast - a truly odd animal,skinny legs, big shoulders. Made out [...]
Maasai children speak Maa, Swahili and Englishat age 3. They demonstrated (at the top of theirlungs!) their ability to recite numbers for us.Maasai huts are simple, beds and fire only,with a small hole at the [...]
Maasai are a nomadic tribe near northern Tanzania, primarily cattle herders - they stillhave grazing rights in the national parks. Thinand tall, the Maasai warriors are known for jumping, a necessary skill to see predators from a distance. Mike [...]
We had our picnic lunch in the truckabout 20 ft. from this pride of lions!Note the older lioness on the right, fittedwith a radio collar for scientists to keeptrack of the pride.Strong teeth are important [...]
Oblivious to us and our binoculars. Nap time. A ferocious looking yawn.Leopards are typically solitary.This rare sighting was a motherand her cub, who looks like he'llsoon be old enough to hunt onhis own.The eyes were absolutely haunting.They [...]
Kilamanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa,at 19,351 feet - glaciers are receding due to global warming. Scientists estimate the icecould be gone within the next 2 decades.A motorcycle full of EGGS!Women carry loads on their [...]
African elephants are the largest living terrestrialanimals. Those huge ears provide air conditioning. At the end of the trunk are twoopposing lips - Asian elephants have onlyone lip.Elephants are herbivores, eating as much as 500pounds per [...]
Tanzanian shilings are about 1600 to $1USD,so this 10,000 note (wow) is worth about $6.Tanzania had hyper inflation a few years ago,when one TRILLION Tanzanian shillingswouldn't buy you a cup of coffee. Agriculture accounts for about [...]