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Cheetahs in the shade, Kenya The cheetah is the fastest living land animal and capable of reaching speeds up to 120 km/h. As opposed to their relative on the savannah, the leopard, cheetahs cannot climb vertical trees. The reason for this is that th...

By Yannick Beaudoin

Sunset over Nairobi, Kenya East-Africa is famous for its vast savannahs and the biodiversity so typical for this particular landscape. Yet the region harbors a number of other forest ecosystems, including lowland and mountain rain forests, dryland...

By Yannick Beadoin

Lilac Breasted Roller Bird (Coracias caudata), Zambia Kenya's National Bird, The Lilac Breasted Roller Bird gets its name from the impressive aerial acrobatics it performs as part of courtship. They are found in grasslands and open woods across Africa, feed directly off the...

By Yannick Beaudoin

Waterbuck (Kobus Ellipsiprymnus) in Zambia The waterbuck, as pictured here, is nearly always found within a few kilometres of water, and is found in the national parks of South Luangwa and Kafue, Zambia.

By Yannick Beaudoin

Wildlife in Zambia There are over 750 species of birds in Zambia and this is becoming a very popular place for birdwatchers. Here are just a few examples of the animals that roam the national parks of South Luangwa and Kafue.

By Yannick Beaudoin

Wildlife in Zambia Zambia is home to some of the most diverse African wildlife, and the country's South Lunagwa National Park has been dubbed one of the greatest wildlife sanctuaries in the world.

By Yannick Beaudoin

Saddle-billed stalk (Ephippiorhynchus Senegalensis), Zambia Zambia is home to some of the most diverse African wildlife including over 770 species of bird and it is becoming a very popular place for birdwatchers, of which 11 are globally threatened. The saddle-billed stalk, howev...

By Yannick Beaudoin

Hippo (Hippopotamus Amphibius) in the river, Zambia The Luangwa River in Zambia is the most intact river system in Africa, and forms the lifeblood of the Luangwa National Park. Along this stretch of river, there is an official hippo-count of 48 animals per kilometre - the...

By Yannick Beaudoin

Hippos (Hippopotamus Amphibius) in the water, Zambia Hippo's spend long hours of the day in the water, which helps them to keep their body temperature down and their skin from drying out. Hippo's are vegetarian and feed on around 60kg of grass per night. They are highly te...

By Yannick Beaudoin

African elephants (Loxodonta Africana), Luangwa Valley, Zambia Zambia is home to a large population of elephants. Numbers are especially high in the Luangwa Valley. Excessive poaching in the 1980's reduced the number of elephants to 1,000, but the population has since rebounded - ...

By Yannick Beaudoin

Wildlife in Zambia The zebra usually move in herds of between 20-100. The patterns on a zebra are unique to each individual animal. These animals have a strong sense of family, maintaining bonds over many years. Interestingly, their stro...

By Yannick Beaudoin

Wildlife in Zambia Zambia is home to some of the most diverse African wildlife including over 750 species of bird and it is becoming a very popular place for birdwatchers. Here are just a few examples of the animals that roam the national ...

By Yannick Beaudoin

Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus Pygerythrus) in Zambia The Vervet Monkey is a small, black faced monkey that is widely distributed throughout South-East Africa. Their chosen habitat is in woodland areas close to water, where the trees provide food, shelter and a place to sle...

By Yannick Beaudoin

Rotorua, New Zealand The geysers around the Rotorua area have value for potential scientific study, as tourist attractions and as energy sources. Of the 5 major geyser fields existing here 110 years ago, only 1 remains, at Rotorua, a resul...

By Yannick Beaudoin

New Zealand gannets (Morus Serrator) The New Zealand Gannet is born from a single egg and takes to the air in it's fourth month of life, returning several years later to breed. It has been discovered that the young birds travel an astonishing 2,740km in thi...

By Yannick Beaudoin

New Zealand cliffs The dramatic cliffs and beaches of New Zealand are home to the Gannet, a bird which captures it's prey by diving from great height into the ocean and persuing the fish underwater. New Zealand is highly geologically acti...

By Yannick Beaudoin

Beach with black sand, New Zealand New Zealand is peppered with safe and active volcanic areas, snowy alps, glaciers and prehistoric forests. There are many beaches on the West coast with black (volcanic) sand, indicating a heavy concentration of iron.

By Yannick Beaudoin

New Zealand rock formations New Zealand is a geologically active country defined by volcanism and associated geothermalism. The characteristic coastline here is shaped both by erosion and by tectonic processes linked to its proximity to two plate ...

By Yannick Beaudoin

By Yannick Beaudoin

New Zealand coastline New Zealand's oldest rocks are over 500 million years old. Some 15,000km of coastline is made up of white sandy beaches on the East side of the North Island, and dramatic black sandy beaches on the West coast.

By Yannick Beaudoin

Coral, Vanuatu The coastal and underwater environment of Vanuatu harbours some of the most stunning dive sites in the Pacific Islands.

By Yannick Beaudoin

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