Africa Matters

I Stayed at One of the Few Black-owned Safari Camps in Africa — Here’s Why You Should, Too

Story by Taryn White The multibillion-dollar safari tourism industry is overwhelmingly controlled by foreign nationals and corporations. I recently embarked on an exciting adventure in Tanzania’s famed Serengeti, where I learned there’s no better place to witness the intricate harmony of nature’s ecosystems than on an African safari. And while the Serengeti boasts a stunning array of roughly 150…

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The beauty of hornbill’s family in the savannah of Africa

SCIENTISTS say hornbills are a family of birds found in tropical and subtropical Africa, they are characterised by a long, down-curved bill which is frequently brightly coloured and sometimes has a casque on the upper mandible. Hornbills are the only birds in which the first and second neck vertebrae are fused together, probably providing a more stable platform for…

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