|   People

Trading Lions for Pride: The Maasai Olympics

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  |   A Safari Category List, Wildlife

QUIZ: Bringing Up Baby—Infant Names in the Animal Kingdom

Photo: Thomson Safaris guest, Adam Nielson Almost as soon as we start learning the names of animals, we start learning the name...

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  |   A Safari Category List, History

Pride of Place: Tanzania’s National Anthem

National anthems are the standard bearer of patriotism. They’re meant to bind the citizens together, to proclaim that—forget wh...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Wildlife

Together Forever: Monogamous Safari Species

It’s the world’s oldest story: Boy meets girl. Boy falls for girl. Girl isn’t as interested, but eventually she’s won over by b...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Food

Tanzanian Food: Kashata Recipe (Coconut & Peanut Bars)

“Peco-Peanut-Brittle-Bar” by Evan-Amos – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Wildlife

Down to the Bones: Animal Osteophagia

Leopard tortoise Photo: Thomson Safaris guest, Tina Siebold Ever wake up with a strange, overwhelming craving for bananas, or a...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Art

The Carvings of the Makonde

Tanzanian art is almost as fascinatingly diverse as Tanzanian culture(s—all 120+ of them!), but certain styles are especially w...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Wildlife

Guinea Pig Lookalikes, Elephant Cousins: Rock Hyraxes

We’ve all thought it before, at the big extended-family reunion, or the more-the-merrier holiday celebration or wedding: “am I...

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  |   History, People

Erasto Mpemba and the Physics of Freezing

Newton had an apple, Erasto Mpemba had ice cream! “Strawberry ice cream cone (5076899310)” by TheCulinaryGeek from Chicago, USA...

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  |   Wildlife

Don’t Lose Sleep Over It: The Strange Sleeping Habits of Giraffes

Anyone who’s pulled an all-nighter (or simply stayed up a little too long past his or her bedtime on a school night) is well a...

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