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Botswana

Species Profile: Ostrich (Struthio camelus)

By Jack Massey (University of Vermont) Botswana Student Program, Spring 2013   The Ostrich!     Listen up everybody I’d like discuss, The Ostrich, also known as Struthio Camelus,   Standing two meters high with a roar easily heard, The…

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Species Profile: Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibious)

Species Profile by Sarah Kechejian Botswana Student Program, Spring 2013 The Hippopotamus amphibius, the common hippo, is a naked amphibious mammal found in southern Africa. Like many animals occupying the Okavango Delta region, the species utilizes two distinct habitats, lake/river…

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Lions, elephants, and a bit of dancing

Feb 24th – March 2 By Jack Massey (University of Vermont)   Every day brings a new experience.  We have been in Botswana for almost two weeks now and it seems like it has been months. The feelings of excitement…

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Beginnings in Botswana

Feb 18th – Feb 23rd By Phoebe Howe (Middlebury College)   We each began our trip to Botswana in different places – Susanna and Sam from DC, Sarah from Boston, Jack from Burlington, and I (Phoebe) from New Hampshire. It’s…

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Students have arrived in Botswana!

Our five students arrived in Maun on Monday afternoon. We’ve spent the past two days covering orientation materials, meeting researchers and collaborators, and learning about the history and culture of Botswana. Tomorrow morning we head out to our first field…