Grant's Gazelle

Safari: Tanzania - Ngorongoro Part 2, Tuesday 2022 November 8

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November 8th 2022
To our amazement, out on the plain were two parent ostriches and seventeen fluffy chicks, about the size of soccer balls. Lucas explained that typically 4 – 6 females lay their 14 – 20 eggs in the same nest, and the alpha female cares for all of them. Not equally, however, as she keeps hers in the centre where it is safest. Ostriches are good parents, but the attrition of eggs and babies is in ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » North » Ngorongoro Conservation Area

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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