A Hyrx or a Dassie

Hyrx are somehow related to elephants (dont ask me how! i'd have to do some research into that...) but here in South Africa they're called Dassies (aka: hamsters on steroids!) and you should SEE these things jump around in the TREEES! They dont look very nimble, but they really are!

Serengetti and Ngorongoro Crater - gorgeous!

February 7th 2007
Not really much to say about my last tour, it was only 6 days long and it was just the three of us again with a new guide and driver. Tanzania is by far the most beautiful country i've visited - they have just about every kind of landscape: rolling green mountains, rocky mountains, forest, tropical jungle, grassland, prairie, savannah, you name it i saw it! And tonnes of wildlife... its breathta ... read more

Africa » Tanzania

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

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