10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2012

A Marabou Stork arriving at its roost tree, Serengeti, Tanzania by Adam Riley We’ll start off with the largest and ugliest of them all (measuring up to 60in (152cm) in height, a weight of 20 lb (9 kg) and a wingspan of up to 12ft), the Marabou Stork. The Saddle-billed Stork has a similar Africa-wide distribution as the Marabou.

Africa 239

Africa Tanzania South Africa Uganda 239

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Flocks of cheerful birds frequent caves and cliffs where they breed. They have a complex social structure, the study of which has been of great relevance in analyzing the evolution of human social behavior. They will take carrion and scraps, so often hang around habitations, emitting their curious video-arcade like contact calls.

Ethiopia 267

Ethiopia Eritrea Africa Mammals 267

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2012

After one 3 year stint, they left with 131,405 specimens including birds, mammals, reptiles, plants and even human remains (which were only recently repatriated for burial in Africa!) The nearest population to them is several thousand miles north in Malawi and southern Tanzania. Image by Hugh Chittenden. Image by Hugh Chittenden.

Mozambique 186

Mozambique South Africa Africa Collecting 186

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

Image by Adam Riley Of the 115 African species now listed as Endangered or Critically Endangered, nearly half occur on the islands surrounding Africa or are non-breeding migrants to Africa. A pair of Hooded Vultures in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania by Adam Riley.

Endangered Species 188

Endangered Species Species South Africa Morocco 188