Marabou Storks taking the day off

Cameras, Conference and Craters--Adventures of a Texan in Tanzania - 9

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August 1st 2008
Sunday, May 11, 2008 The trip was almost over. I wandered around the grounds of the hotel, getting lots of photos, including ones of the Marabou storks that feed on scraps from the hotel. They normally are quite tall, with long legs. When they sit, however, their knee joints are "backward,' and it looks as though they have big feet. I found them fascinating, so watched them for a wh ... read more

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Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and po... ... read more