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2. Smithsonian–Roosevelt African expedition - Wikipedia

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   John Alden Loring. The Smithsonian–Roosevelt African expedition was an expedition to tropical Africa in 1909–1911 led by former US President Theodore Roosevelt. It was funded by Andrew Carnegie and sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution. [1] Its purpose was to collect specimens for the Smithsonian's new natural history museum, now known ...

3. Treetops Hotel - Wikipedia

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   Treetops Hotel is a hotel in Aberdare National Park in Kenya ten miles (16 km) from the township of Nyeri, 1,966 metres (6,450 ft) above sea level on the Aberdare Range and in sight of Mount Kenya. First opened in November 1932 by Eric Sherbrooke Walker, it was built into the tops of the trees of Aberdare National Park as a treehouse, offering ...

4. Travel Experts: 4 Best Hidden Gems in Africa for Middle-Class ...

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   Average cost of meals: $17 per day per person Average weekly cost (for four): $1,746 (includes accommodation, local transit, food and sightseeing) Located in Southern Africa, Botswana has a lot of ...

5. Giraffe Manor - Wikipedia

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   Giraffe poking its head through the front door of Giraffe Manor. Shortly after purchasing the Manor, the Leslie-Melvilles learned that the only remaining Rothschild giraffes in Kenya were in danger due to the purchase by the Kenyan government of an 18,000-acre (73 km 2) privately owned ranch (to resettle squatters, some of them speculated to be descendants of victims of land expulsion by the ...

6. Nairobi National Park - Wikipedia

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   Nairobi National Park is a national park in Kenya that was established in 1946 about 7 km (4.3 mi) south of Nairobi. It is fenced on three sides, whereas the open southern boundary allows migrating wildlife to move between the park and the adjacent Kitengela plains. Herbivores gather in the park during the dry season.

7. True at First Light - Wikipedia

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   Two decades later in 1953, having finished writing The Old Man and the Sea, he planned a trip to Africa to visit his son Patrick who lived in Tanganyika. When Look magazine offered to send him to Africa, paying $15,000 for expenses, $10,000 for rights to a 3500 word piece about the trip, and Earl Theisen as official photographer to go with him ...

8. Safari - Wikipedia

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   A safari (/ s ə ˈ f ɑːr i /; from Swahili safari 'journey' originally from Arabic Safar 'to journey') is an overland journey to observe wild animals, especially in East Africa. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The so-called "Big Five" game animals of Africa – lion , leopard , rhinoceros , elephant , and Cape buffalo – particularly form an important ...

9. Yankari Game Reserve - Wikipedia

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   Yankari Game Reserve is a large wildlife park and former National Park located in the south-central part of Bauchi State, in northeastern Nigeria. It covers an area of about 2,244 km 2 (866 sq mi) and is home to several natural warm water springs, as well as a wide variety of flora and fauna. Its location in the heartland of the West African ...