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After every safari, we hear from guests that their guide was amazing, and that he “must be the best” guide we employ. At this p...

The Maasai giraffe’s irregularly-shaped, darker spots make it easy to recognize.  Photo: Thomson Safaris guests Patti and Tom M...

We have a fabulous idea for a surefire-hit movie: Step Up 83: Sukuma Dance Battle To be fair, the Sukuma—a Tanzanian people who...

We’ve all heard of someone trying to hide a pregnancy; the entire period-drama genre would implode without the trope. But usual...

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Photo taken by Thomson Safaris guest, Chris Donovan It’s common to talk about how much we share with primate species; we’re evo...

After every safari, we hear from guests that their guide was amazing, and that he “must be the best.” At this point, we’ve hea...

We tell all our guests to keep an eye out for the “big five” species—lion, rhinoceros, leopard, cape buffalo, and elephant—beca...

When we think of a nation’s history, particularly an African nation’s, we often think of it as a “before and after” image: on t...

It’s been called a Natural Wonder of the modern world, immortalized by dozens of nature shows (and one well-known Disney movie)...

There’s one indisputable mark of a true supervillain. No, it’s not a constant feline companion, or even a plot to take over the...

After every safari, we hear from guests that their guide was amazing, and that he “must be the best.” At this point, we’ve hea...

Male sable antelopes maintain an awkward, flexed-neck posture even when galloping. It makes them appear more physically imposin...

A Maasai herder tends his cattle Photo taken by Thomson Safaris guest, Beverly Halliwell-Ross Italians have pasta, Russians hav...

Ever watched an awards show, or an Olympics, where one competitor just seems to win it all? It doesn’t just happen on primetim...

By Wolfgang Hieronymus Von Bömmel (1660 – 1700) (Details of artist on Google Art Project) [Public domain or Public domain], via...

There are plenty of good reasons to avoid Africa’s best-known predators, many of them sticking out of the ends of their paws. C...

The employees that run the ground operations in Tanzania are incredibly adept at anticipating, and meeting, travelers’ needs. T...

He always seemed like such a nice, normal porcupine… “Westafrikanisches Stachelschwein” by C-8 – Own work. Licensed under CC BY...

Older pups often help raise and care for younger siblings. Photo: Thomson Safaris guests Terry O’Neill & Linda McCormick In fol...