A Flat Face Baboon ( or Something Like That)

Elephant Training Camp

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January 27th 2007
Samir's article. Today we went to the edge of a jungle, where elephants are trained to work in the forest. There was also a mini zoo and elephant rides. Most of the zoo animals were monkeys but there were reptiles and birds too. The day before we went down to the beach (not very pretty) and saw some Chinese fishing nets, which are giant nets meant to catch over a hundred pounds of fish a day - but ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more