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Shrimp pit traps on Sri Lanka’s east coast
Fish, crabs, and shrimp provide the livelihood of small-scale and artisanal fishermen on the east…
Forest liana provides food and rubber
Description An extensive forest creeper growing from 20 – 50 m long, scrambling over trees…
Gathering of Venus clams by finger probing
Venus clams (Meretrix meretrix), correctly named ‘Asiatic hard clams’, are one of Thailand's most sought-after…
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Vedda flint & steel fire making
Village and Rock Veddas have used flint and steel to produce fires since the end of the 19th century. My…
Feral donkey trails leading to water
At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, many draught animals were released in the wild…
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…
Forest liana provides food and rubber
Description An extensive forest creeper growing from 20 – 50 m long, scrambling over trees and bushes at the forest…
Shrimp pit traps on Sri Lanka’s east coast
Fish, crabs, and shrimp provide the livelihood of small-scale and artisanal fishermen on the east coast of Sri Lanka. Due…
Beach huts of Zanzibar
Traditionally, the beach huts of Zanzibar are often simple thatched structures made from coconut palm leaves, mangrove poles, and coral…
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…
Hadzabe footwear
Hadzabe people use footwear to protect their feet in their living areas. They need adequate foot protection against thorns, sharp…
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…
