Africa

How to Grow the Most Beautiful Cactus?

There are so many peoples, who want to know, how to grow the most beautiful Cactus. Cacti are fun to grow because of their eccentric, even comical shapes. They...

The Oriental Rat Snake

The Oriental Rat Snake (Ptyas mucosa) is a medium-sized, active, diurnal snake associated with open habitats, including agricultural...

The Amazing Arctic Hare: Nature’s Winter Wonder

The arctic hare (polar rabbit) is adapted largely to polar and mountainous habitats. The beautiful arctic hare survives...

Forty-spotted Pardalote: The Rarest Bird in Australia

Well, the extinction may be facing the Forty-spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus quadragintus), which is found only in Tasmania. It...

Mimosa pudica – The Shy Plants

Plants such as Mimosa pudica are also called sensitive plants, sleepy plants, action plants, touch-me-not, Shy Plants, and...

Laetoli Footprint Trail – 3.6-million-year-old footprints

The Laetoli footprint trail puzzled the scientific world when it was discovered. In the hot and shrubby Olduvai Gorge in northern Tanzania, water and...

Pico Cao Grande ! The Needle Shaped Towering Volcanic Plug

The Pico Cao Grande is also called the Great Dog Peak actually a towering needle-shaped volcanic plug peak in São Tomé and Príncipe, in...

Lake Bosomtwe – A Crater Lake Located in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

Lake Bosomtwe is a crater lake located in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, West Africa. It is situated in the Bosomtwe-Atwima-Kwanwoma Forest Reserve and...

Crystal Mountain – Stands on the Edge of White Desert

With the name of Crystal Mountain, one can imagine seeing a massive mountain rising up out of the desert. However, the Crystal Mountain is...

Ksar Ouled Soltane – Multi-Story Vaulted Granary

Ksar Ouled Soltane is well located approximately 20 kilometers south of the city of Tataouine, in southern Tunisia. This is an attractive and perfectly...

The Peculiar Travertine Chimneys of Lake Abbe

Lake Abbe is actually a salt lake, the largest and final of a chain of 6 connected lakes on the Ethiopia-Djibouti border. Lake Abbe...

The Majestic Draa Ksar in Timimoun, Algeria

There is no place more majestic than the Draa Ksar. It dominates an ocean of dunes in the middle of an ocean of dunes....

Caves of Hercules Morocco

Cape Spartel, Morocco, is home to the Caves of Hercules, an archaeological cave complex. The popular tourist attraction is located 14 kilometers west of...

Kalahari Desert of Africa

Kalahari Desert Location The Kalahari Desert spans more than 360,000 square miles across South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana. The annual rainfall is a bit high,...

The Strange Cold Geysers of Madagascar

We cannot close the chapter on African geysers without mentioning the Analavory geysers. It is near Lake Itasy on the island continent of Madagascar....