A large population of elephants make their home in Tarangire National Park. You’re sure to see them during the dry season when they migrate, drawn to the refreshing Tarangire River.
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Kenya – Maasai Mara National Reserve
The Maasai Mara National Reserve is a large game reserve in southwestern Kenya. It’s named after the Maasai people living in the area, and the Mara River which flows through it
What to Expect on an African Safari Game Drive
here are 2 basic sorts of itineraries, but both use the same type of vehicle. These are usually 6 passenger 4-wheel drive vehicles. Everyone has a window seat. When the top opens you can stand up to get a wider view.
African GIF – Mini-Animations
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Experience India
India is a land of diversity
with people worshiping hundreds of Hindu deities as well as including the 3rd largest population in the world as well as Jain, Buddhist and Christian enclaves.
Exploring Turkey
The Rest of Istanbul – What You Missed on Your 1st Day Tour Sultanahmet (Blue Mosque) Exploring the ‘Other’ Mosques of Istanbul Travertine Terraces of Pamukkale
Tanzania – Serengeti national Park & Great Migration
Serengeti National Park hosts: over 70 species of large mammals including 2 million ungulates, 4000 lions, 1000 leopards, 550 cheetahs. Then there are over 500 bird species. The perpetual cycles of life play out in an area of about 15,000 square kilometers.
Classification of Birds on Our Safari by Order
Accipitriformes is an order of birds that includes most of the diurnal birds of prey, including hawks, eagles, vultures, and kites, but not falcons. For a long time, the majority view was to include them with the falcons in the Falconiformes, but many authorities now recognize a separate Accipitriformes. Anseriformes is an order of birds… Continue reading Classification of Birds on Our Safari by Order
Classification of Animals on Our Safari by Order
Artiodactyla, or cloven-hooved mammals, include such familiar animals as sheep, goats, camels, pigs, cows, deer, giraffes, and antelopes. Most of the world’s species of large land mammals are artiodactyls. Many living artiodactyls evolved features that are adaptive for life on open grasslands. There once was a gazelle so fleetHer grace was a sight hard to… Continue reading Classification of Animals on Our Safari by Order
Scientific Names & Classifications of the Animals Sighted
Function and genetics are taken into account in taxonomy. Humans are mammals and share genetic similarity with other primates, such as apes and monkeys. In contrast to a dog’s face and paws, a human’s hands and facial features more like those of other primates. This, along with genome analysis, confirms humans share a closer connection with apes than dogs. As more genomes are decoded, some previous connections are re-classified.