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Zanzibar!!

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August 7th 2010
In the morning we had a couple of lectures on water pollution and some marine mammal stuff. The most interesting thing I learned was about the coelocanth. It was thought to be extinct since the 1930s, but it was recently rediscovered. 3 or 4 have been seen in the wild and they are just now getting population studies done. Pretty cool. After that, we had a few hours of free time- shopping! I boug ... 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