November 4, 2013 By Taylor Wells (Carleton College) Trick or treat! It was Halloween week in Etosha National Park and it couldn’t have been more wonderful. Although Wyatt and I were the only ones who dressed up (as each…
Desert Frog by Leah Powley (Colby College) Some call it a desert frog it walks across the sand It’s also called the rolling stone though it’s not a member of that band They’re endemic to Namibia but of…
By Anna Nisi (Carleton College) Acacia erioloba, Mogothlo (Setswana) “Camelthorn” is a direct translation of Afrikaans “Kameldoring”, which means Acacia of the giraffe (the scientific name for giraffe is Giraffa camelopardalis). Camelthorns can reach 17m in height with rounded…
October 30, 2013 By Ema Mayo (University of Alaska, Fairbanks) Our stay in Dibatana has finally come to an end, and tomorrow we will pack up the tents load the two land Cruisers down to their max and head…
By Marina Watowich (Carleton College) Coming here we were asked to be flexible as plans are apt to change in Namibia on a second’s notice. But flexibility implies there to be routine that may be occasionally altered. To some extent…