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Whilst this isn’t an Eastern Africa post, I thought the images so endearing that I just had to post it anyway! I wish I grew up like this!
Tippi Benjamine Okanti Degré, daughter of French wildlife photographers Alain Degré and Sylvie Robert, was born in Namibia. Read more…
Written by Alice Taylor on 14.05.13
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Animated GIF of a roaring Lioness. Do not mess with her.
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Written by Alice Taylor on 18.04.13
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You got a long way to grow… Read more…
Written by Alice Taylor on 17.04.13
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A beautiful cover for a classic book by Karen Blixen AKA Isak Dinesen.
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Written by Alice Taylor on 11.04.13
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Amazing footage from National Geographic of cheetahs running in slow motion. Read more…
Written by Marije (Guest editor: UK) on 02.04.13
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From Designboom – Developed as an emergency aid for these types of situations, the ‘hydropack’ by hydration technologies self-hydrates itself through a forward osmosis membrane that allows the pouch to draw in water and reject even the harshest contaminants. Read more…
Written by Marije (Guest editor: UK) on 27.03.13
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In the early 1980s, Tippi Hedren and her daughter – actress Melanie Griffith (who appears in a number of these images) – filmed the fraught-with-danger film ‘Roar’ documenting the lives of a dozen or so African lions. The film cost $17 million dollars to make (which was a boatload back then) and several of its stars/crew were attacked by the lions during filming.
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Written by Marije (Guest editor: UK) on 21.03.13
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Written by Marije (Guest editor: UK) on 21.03.13
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The Honey Guide, by journalist Richard Crompton is part of a projected series of books set in Kenya. Read more…
Written by Marije (Guest editor: UK) on 27.02.13
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Written by Marije (Guest editor: UK) on 25.02.13