|   A Safari Category List, Wildlife

A Whale of a Tale: Hippo Family History

The Greeks dubbed them “river horses,” and for years, archeologists and biologists agreed that they were probably (evolutionary...

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Toothsome Tanzania: The Deadliest Bites on Safari

We’ve probably all claimed to be “fighting tooth and nail” for something important, but in the wild, when the something import...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Wildlife

Nature’s Bathing Beauties: Hippos

Sunburned? Photo: Thomson Safaris guest, Debbie Stowers When we send travelers on safari, we always tell them to pack a broad-b...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Wildlife

Top 5 Bizarre Animal Defense Tactics

You know not to get between a grizzly and her cub, or to corner a raccoon, or scare a skunk, because you’ve heard what will hap...

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The Hippo: Forgotten Animal of the Great Migration

The Great Migration is one of nature’s greatest spectacles – thousands of hoofed animals driven by instinct and weather pattern...

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  |   A Safari Category List, About/By Thomson Staff

Photography Tips from Andy Biggs

Have you been admiring the hippo photo at the top of the page? That was taken by professional photographer, Andy Biggs, who lea...

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