
SAVUTI CAMP - LINYANTI WILDLIFE RESERVE, BOTSWANA Savuti Camp is situated in an isolated part of the Linyanti Concession along the Savuti Channel in northern Botswana. The site of the camp is about 17 kilometres 'downstream' from the Zibadianja Lagoon - the source of the Channel...

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The largest tear in the Earth's crust seen in decades, if not centuries, could carve out a new ocean in Africa, according to satellite data.

The crocodile originally had a smooth golden skin, and it stayed that way because the crocodile would spend all day in the muddy waters and only come out at night. All the other animals would come and admire it's beautiful golden skin...

Eyes on Africa A baby giraffe is born with horns, the horns are formed from ossified cartilage which lay flat against the skull at birth and pop upright during the first week of life - truly amazing!

A Tswana story Long, long ago Tortoise was slowly crawling home when he met Serval on his path. "Hello old friend," said Serval heartily. "Have you found much to eat today?"...

A Hambukushu tale (Hambukushu is a tribe from Botswana's Okavango Delta) Once upon a time, Kadima the hare had an agreement with Nthoo, the leopardess. In exchange for guarding the leopardess' three cubs while she was away hunting, Kadima was given a share of the kill for supper...

Eyes on Africa Setswana is the language, Botswana is the country, Batswana is the people as a whole (although it also refers to an individual tribe), and Motswana is an individual!

Eyes on Africa Of prime importance in all San groups is a ritual dance that serves to heal the community. The dance is a communal enterprise that transforms spiritual power and energy into medicine for all those who dance. The power is harnessed in the stomachs of both men and women, many of whom go into trance. This power can be used to heal both physical and psychological illnesses.

Eyes on Africa The Sans rock art is one of the greatest in the world. The San/bushmen paintings are one of Southern Africa's greatest cultural treasures. Subjects of the bushmen/san paintings range from animals (mainly eland) to humans, therianthropes to ox-wagons and mounted men with rifles.
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