One fun fact about both these creatures is that while they might both be marine mammals, they are more closely related to elephants than they are related to whales or dolphins despite looking quite a bit like the latter. On the surface, dugongs and manatees look quite similar, but as you...
Yelling in public is not really my thing. In fact, public demonstrations of emotion of any kind aren’t really my thing. I’m more of a homebody. I like to stay at home and read a book or watch Netflix. But I was there to march. And I was there to chant. So I yelled along ...
Although there have been problems in the capital, the majority of troubles faced by tourists have been experienced away from Sana’a. Anyone venturing away from the capital must register with the Yemen Tourist Police and it is highly recommended that travel be made with a recognised tour operator...
A very good, big skeleton of this common dinosaur, rearing up. Rear view of same. Real bones of same; vertebrae and pelvic (this is the “Frick specimen”). Metaxytherium (current name), an ancient and large fossil dugong/seacow. Skull is in left side view. (that may help, as ...
Mozambique is all about the megafauna, with tons of whale sharks and manta rays visiting Tofo year round, and dugongs popping up every now and then near Vilanculos. I even got to swim with humpback whales and dolphins on an ocean safari in Tofo!