A female ostrich on a break from her mating ritual

Serengeti National Park and Zanzibar

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August 3rd 2010
Jambo from Tanzania, famous for the wildlife of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater and beautiful beaches on the exotic island Zanzibar. The Serengeti plains were dry and went for as long as the eye could see. Giraffes lumbered slowly across the savannah while the male ostriches danced around the females as part of their mating ritual fanning their white plumage, buffaloes caked in dried mud ch ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » North » Serengeti National Park

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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