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Wild Dogs in Northern Botswana

By Kristie Weeks, University of Montana   When I was 4 years old, my parents told my two older brothers and me that if we saved our money, we could buy any breed of puppy that we wanted. Even though…

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Sunsets and Thomela

By Katherine King, Colby College   Typical days of the week don’t always apply for Round River students in Botswana. Each day brings another transect and always another adventure. One of our Saturdays, the 19th of November, started out how…

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Setswana Blog

By Caroline W. Foster, Carleton College   As part of our curricula here in Botswana we have been being taught Setswana, one of the two official languages of Botswana – the other one being English. I have particularly enjoyed this…

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Warthog Species Account

By Lori DeCarlo, University of Vermont What animal has tusks and looks like a pig? The warthog! The warthog has become my favorite animal so far while being here in Botswana, I was even a warthog for Halloween. The warthog…