There was a large famine in Ethiopia in the 1980s, especially in the more arid areas in the west towards Somalia, and as westerners who were exposed to the “Save the Children” commercials; our idea of what the Ethiopian countryside looks like is a bit skewed. It is SUB-Saharan. Many parts of the country are lush and green. There is a plethora of different grasses, bushes, and tress that cover the countryside, that’s right Jefe, a plethora. I have not seen much fauna except for birds. There are a lot of small colorful birds, vultures, hawks, and these black ravens with huge thick beaks whose calls sound like a loudly oink-ing pig. They were appropriately dubbed “pig-birds” by the other group, and they’re pretty butt-ugly. We did see 1 monkey at Jimma University of all places.
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