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Lake Victoria, Africa : the Largest Tropical Lake in the World
Those of us who live in the UK are familiar with the image of Ireland and it’s relative size compared to the size of the joined lands of Scotland, England and Wales. In Africa, the largest lake is approximately as … Continue reading
The Significance of Aurochs
During the Pliocene, the colder climate caused an extension of open grassland, which led to the evolution of large grazers, such as wild bovines. Bos acutifrons is an extinct species of cattle that has been suggested as an ancestor for … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, aurochs, cave paintings, China, Eurasia, Europe, herds, India, long horned cattle, megafauna, rock art, steppe bison, wisent, zebu
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Today’s Hunter Gatherers of Latin America and Africa: part 2
“The Yungas (Aymara yunka warm or temperate Andes or earth, Quechua language meaning yunka warm area on the slopes of the Andes) is a narrow band of forest along the eastern slope of the Andes Mountains from Peru, Bolivia, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, african wildlife, Argentina, cameroon, chaco, deforestation, killing indigenous life, landowners, llama, mining, palm oil, poverty, tribal living
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Today’s Hunter Gatherers of Latin America and Africa: part 1
For thousands of years to the present day we can still witness the struggle of those whose indigenous ancestors passed to them the spirit of determination to preserve their landscape and not leave a carbon footprint, nor any kind of … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, Congo Basin, deforestation, DR Congo, exploitation, forest people, hunter-gatherers, iguasu, mining, rainforest, violence
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When we came home to our birthplace we thought we were superior beings
As referred to in some of my previous blogs, the supercontinent which has been named Gondwana existed from the Neoproterozoic (about 550 million years ago) until the Jurassic (about 180 million years ago). The remnants of Gondwana make up about … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient history, botswana, diamonds, gold, kalahari, mining, music, namibia, san bush people, South Africa, southern africa
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Arsenic contamination of groundwater, focussing mostly on Argentina and Chile
During the 130 million years that the South American continent was moving away from Africa, pushed by the continual movement of tectonic plate action, a number of extreme events occurred to the Earth’s crust. The landmass was ever changing, and … Continue reading
Wildlife of Africa and the links to wildlife of South America
When South America split from Africa (see previous blog) it became, for much of the past 130 million years, an island continent, and on it organisms evolved in “splendid isolation.” Mammals, especially, evolved into forms not seen anywhere else. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Americas, ecocide, endangered species, gondwana, megafauna, organised crime, origins of life, prehistoric, South Africa, South America, wildlife
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