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Collecting sea urchins in the lagoons
The Collector urchins (Tripneustes gratilla) are a sea urchin species around Zanzibar. Its gonads, which…
White-spotted hermit crabs
While beachcombing in the lagoons of Zanzibar, we found a White-spotted hermit crab (Dardanus megistos)…
Black Lollyfish for food
The Black Lollyfish (Holothuria atra), the Black sea cucumber, is found primarily in the Indo-Pacific…
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Creating fire with a magnifying glass
A magnifying glass has been used to start fires since ancient times. Greek and Roman writers recorded the use of…
Freshwater springs in the lagoons
Freshwater springs in the lagoons of Zanzibar are a unique feature of this island. Although such springs exist on many…
Top 10 rare snakes of Southern Africa
We often get asked what the rarest snakes in southern Africa are. This is hard to quantify, as some species…
Stingless bee honey collected by Hadza people
The Hadzabe people eagerly collect stingless bee honey all year long. They do this destructively by cutting open the hives…
Basket fish traps at the seashores of Eastern Africa
Large basket fish traps, with a hexagonal shape and one inverted end, are typically used in Zanzibar and are called…
Bamboo rat for dinner
Bamboo rats are a common rodent in bamboo thickets in mountainous areas of northern Vietnam. Hmong tribal people in remote…
Fruits eaten by Hadzabe people
Besides honey, meat, Baobab fruits, and tubers, berries are one of the significant food classes that the Hadzabe people eat.…
Collecting sea urchins in the lagoons
The Collector urchins (Tripneustes gratilla) are a sea urchin species around Zanzibar. Its gonads, which contain either the roe (females)…
Datoga huts
The Datoga are pastoralist people living in various regions of northern Tanzania. Their estimated population is about 30,000. One of…
Determining cardinal points by trees
Determining cardinal points by trees in Southern African savannas (Southern Hemisphere) is a standard procedure. It is helpful in case…
Ngalawa boats
Ngalawa boats are extended log boats with double outriggers and lateen sails used by artisanal fishers on the East African…
Datoga spears
These spears have a long history but were replaced for hunting by bows and arrows in modern times. Nowadays, their…
White Ginger Lily for cleaning hands
White Ginger Lily (Hedychium coronarium J. Koenig) belongs to the Zingiberaceae (Ginger) botanical family. Mentawai people use the crushed stem…
White-spotted hermit crabs
While beachcombing in the lagoons of Zanzibar, we found a White-spotted hermit crab (Dardanus megistos) housing itself in a Fusinus…
