The mighty vulture

A Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus). They often get a bad press but vultures are really rather spectacular. They can fly as high as commercial jets and these ones have been found to summer in South Korea, fancy that.

Ger Life

July 26th 2017
After having such an amazing time working on a volcano in Nicaragua last year I thought I’d check out what other expeditions were on offer from the same volunteer charity, Earthwatch. After a perusal of all the exciting locations I decided I fancied a trip to the wilds of Mongolia, well why not. What did I know about Mongolia? Not a lot, mostly Genghis Khan (actually it’s Chinggis), horses an ... read more

Asia » Mongolia » Dornogovi

The Mongols gained fame in the 13th century when under Chinggis KHAN they conquered a huge Eurasian empire. After his death the empire was divided into several powerful Mongol states, but these broke apart in the 14th century. The Mongols eventually ... ... read more

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