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Three-spot swimming crabs on surf-beaten sandy beaches
Description of the crab species Three-spot swimming crabs (Ovalipes trimaculatus) have a rounded triangular carapace with five legs on either…
Sweat Bees – not a danger, but a nuisance
Real Sweat Bees are Halictid Bees, a very large and diverse family of bees. These small to medium-sized bees are…
Batwa pygmies traditional fire lighting method
The Batwa people live in the area around Bwindi Mgahinga National Park in Uganda. This park is significant because it…
Shore fishing for Bronze Whaler Shark
Bronze Whaler Sharks (Carcharhinus brachyurus), also known as Copper Sharks, are a sought-after game fish for recreational anglers in many…
Stingless bee honey collected by Hadza people
The Hadzabe eagerly collect stingless bee honey all year long. They do this destructively by cutting open the hives in…
Baobab seeds and pulp porridge
Baobab seeds and vine roots are staple foods for remotely living Hadza in Tanzania. This article already presented the collection…
Bushmeat snaring
Bushmeat snaring is a widespread hunting method in Sub-Saharan Africa. Public landscapes in this part of the world are often…
Himba smoke shower
The Himba women continue to practice traditional methods of personal hygiene. This includes using a smoke shower and a mixture…
Climbing a Baobab tree
A Baobab tree (Adansonia digitata) is characteristic of African Savannah biomes. In Tanzania, the Hadza people in the mountainous southern…
Determining cardinal points by trees
Determining cardinal points by trees in Southern African savannas (Southern Hemisphere) is a common method. It is useful in case…
Traditional huts of the Hadza people
The huts of the Hadza people, who live away from governmental infrastructure, built-up villages, and the tourist entertainment circus, instill…
Making bow strings from plant fibers
The manufacture of bow strings from plant materials is a skill that has been practiced by Bushmen for a relatively…
Hadza water sources
The Hadzabe (plural of Hadza) natural environments are the escarpments and rocky, wooded hills that form the watersheds for Lake…
Grey Foam-nest Tree Frogs
Grey foam-nest Tree Frogs (Chiromantis xerampelina) are also called ‘Southern Foam-nest Tree Frogs’ or just ‘Foam-nest Frogs’. Their native distribution…
