Posted in Did you know?, tagged Botswana Safari, elephants, Zambia Safari on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Watching elephants on safari
The average African elephant weighs 15,400 pounds
Elephants have an average life expectancy of 70 years
Elephants spend 16 hours a day eating and consume 495 pounds of food everyday
Elephants ivory tusks are in fact enourmous incisors
Elephants have greeting ceremonies when a friend that has been away returns
Elephants are sensitive and show empathy towards their [...]
Posted in Did you know?, General, tagged Gorilla Safari, gorillas, mountain gorillas on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are only 720 mountain gorillas left in the world – that is 1 gorilla for every 10 million humans
Like humans – gorillas have phobias like a fear of caterpillars and chameleons. Koko a gorilla born in captivity has a fear of crocodiles and alligator’s, without ever having seen them
Gorillas share 98% common DNA with [...]
Posted in Gorilla Safari, tagged Gorilla Safari, Rwanda Gorilla Safari, uganda safari on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mountain gorilla tracking is a must do for every visitor to East Africa and combines perfectly with Northern Tanzania or Kenya.
Winston Churchill described Uganda as ‘the pearl of Africa’. Not only was he referring to its abundance of natural resources but also the friendly, hospitable nature and culture of the people, the wildlife and vegetation [...]
