Via @natgeo Photo by @amivitale
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In 2014, I witnessed a group of Samburu warriors encounter a rhino for the first time in their lives at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (@lewa_wildlife). Only their grandfathers saw rhinos in the wild and these young men had never even seen a phโฆ
Wise Women
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In the arid reaches of northern Kenya, Samburu women in the Namunyak Community Wildlife Conservancy have learned that working to protect wildlife provides security, jobs and empowers women as many of the โelephant mothersโ @r.e.s.c.u.e are women - led by the โฆ
6 facts about African Elephants
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๐ The word โelephantโ comes from the Greek word โelephasโ which means โivoryโ
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๐ The elephantโs gestation period is 22 months โ longer than any other land animal in the world. The baby can stand up shortly after beiโฆ https://t.co/10GXJiUmqU
Aida Muluneh is a contemporary Ethiopian photographer known for her powerful portraits of face-painted African people in surreal settings.
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Through her intense use of color, Muluneh alters the viewerโs perception of contemporary Africa. โThe shooting process feels like a fiโฆ