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Ruaha National Park

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July 30th 2010
Today was insane. Giraffe immobilization day! We started the morning watching the boys practice roping each other. Then we left to search for giraffes. We got out first one quickly. We all had assigned jobs ahead of time. We were in specific cars based on our job and the cars drove in a specific order: 1) Gun car and blindfolder 2)Ropers and head holder 3)Water and monitoring 4)Samples and measur ... read more

Africa » Tanzania

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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