10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2013

This was the local name meaning “ugly” used for these primates by the people of the Gonder area in northern Ethiopia when the German naturalist Rüppell “discovered” this species for science in the 1830’s. Gelada communications include intense staring with raised eyebrows. Appearances are certainly deceiving when it comes to Geladas.

Ethiopia 159

Ethiopia Primates Mammals Fur 159

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2011

I was fortunate to have been born and raised in Africa, and although I have traveled extensively around the world, it remains my home and in my blood. I have thoroughly explored vast parts of the continent as well as neighboring Madagascar, in the process seeing over 2,000 birds on the continent and all but one Malagasy endemic.

Papua New Guinea 215

Papua New Guinea Madagascar Africa Equatorial Guinea 215

10,000 Birds

JUNE 30, 2022

Those large international agencies use reputable local ground agents, and in my experience this creates a safety cocoon around the travellers. And the answer to the question I am raising here is, yes, I would travel to Sri Lanka in the next period. And now is the time to go back to the Bradt travel guide to Sri Lanka by Philip Briggs.

Sri Lanka 147

Sri Lanka Ghana Uganda Eagles 147