dwarf mongooses

A family of them were cavorting on an old rock ring outside my house. They like to be in squirming, interwoven bunches like this, seeming to do little than other watching intently for intruders and cozying up to one another. (Note: the poor quality of the photo is due to the fact that it's taken through my binoculars. Only way to get good close-ups!)

Settling in

June 17th 2009
The field This place is bone dry. Usually at this time of the year, the rains have greened up the place, swelling the rivers, and wrecking havoc for researchers who want to drive through clay soils to their sites. (Walking in this wet clay soil is akin to wearing moonboots.) But now the dust from the vehicles makes you want to roll up the window as you drive by, the water in the tanks ne ... read more

Africa » Kenya

Founding president and liberation struggle icon Jomo KENYATTA led Kenya from independence until his death in 1978, when President Daniel Toroitich arap MOI took power in a constitutional succession. The country was a de facto one-party state from 196... ... read more

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