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Travel, Stamps and Stories, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, animals, nature, rock hyrax, Verreaux’s eagle, african fish eagle, namibian eagles, black eagle, large african eagle, small antelopes, stamps and stories
July, 13 2012 in
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Gondwana Collection,
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rock hyrax,
Verreaux’s eagle,
african fish eagle,
namibian eagles,
black eagle,
large african eagle,
small antelopes,
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Black Eagle - A magnificent Doyen of the Hills and Mountains
The black eagle or Verreaux’s eagle, as it’s officially called, is one of four large...
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Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, science, Stamps and Stories, gondwana, Uncategorized, animals, nature, climate, africa animals, stamps & stories, african leopard tortoise, tortoise, mountain zebra national park, tortoise populations
June, 28 2012 in
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Leopard Tortoise - Master of Survival
Few tortoise species are as well-known as the African leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys...
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Travel, Stamps and Stories, headdresses, vacation, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, Uncategorized, northern namibia, omawe gomupolo, ovafuko, initiation ceremony, eembuvi-plaits of Mbalantu women, omhatela, oshiwambo, Omusati Region, omutyuula-tree, tribal area, southern angola
June, 20 2012 in
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oshiwambo,
Omusati Region,
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southern angola
Mbalantu - The eembuvi-plaits of the Women
The Mbalantu live in the extreme northern parts of the Omusati Region and part of their...
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Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, science, Stamps and Stories, vacation, gondwana, Uncategorized, nature, animals in namibia, birds in namibia, climate, Benguela Current, IUCN’s Red List, jackass penguin, guano layer, penguin eggs, southern tip of africa, penguin, african penguin, Spheniscus demersus, penguin numbers, penguins moult, stamps and stories
June, 14 2012 in
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Our African Penguin - On the List of endangered Species
It’s surprising to think of penguins in the African heat rather than in colder climes,...
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Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, Republic of Upingtonia, Dr Georg Hartmann, Trek Boers, vacation, swa, Dr Philaletes Kuhn, South West Africa Company, Grootfontein, georg hartmann, gondwana, friendly Boer settlement, german consul, Grootfontein District, futile efforts, Lieutenant Steinhausen, Transvaal-Boers, Hereroland, south west africa, stamps and stories
June, 14 2012 in
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The Dorslandtrek (II) - Commandant Lombard and his group
The previous issue discussed the futile efforts of the first Trek Boers to establish...
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Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, Republic of Upingtonia, kalahari, Trek Boers, vacation, gondwana, Uncategorized, Grootfontein District, okavango, kunene river, OvaHerero, trek boer, rehoboth area, Maharero, herero, West Transvaal, southern banks, kaoko otavi, rehoboth, publication, Bergdamara, Hai?om-Bushmen, stamps and stories
June, 13 2012 in
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Dorslandtrek (I) - The Republic of Upingtonia
Today many people are not aware that the Trek Boers laid the foundations of the...
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Travel, lidded baskets, basket makers, Stamps and Stories, National Museum of Namibia, tourist industry, fishing traps, grain storage bins, Gondwana Collection, weaving technique, AaWambo, otto collection, oshimbaba baskets, fish baskets, chicken baskets, funnel-shaped fishing traps, some thirty years, coiling technique, woven articles
May, 23 2012 in
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funnel-shaped fishing traps,
some thirty years,
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Art of Basketry - Fruit Baskets of the AaWambo
Traditionally, the AaWambo were renowned basket makers and used a wide variety of baskets...
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Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, science, Stamps and Stories, environment, nature, namib desert, gondwana stamps and stories, plants, South African San Council, San, Stapelia gordonii, hoodia, Paterson and Col RF Gordon, The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Bushmen, succulent, Hoodia gordonii, Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET), appetite suppressant and thirst quencher
May, 22 2012 in
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Hoodia - Hardy Plant of the Desert
A true desert bloom crowned in the springtime by large disc-shaped crimson flowers, Hoodia
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Stamps and Stories, caprivi, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, Kwando River, south west africa, West-Caprivi, politics, African National Union, Dr Libertine Amathila, Katima Mulilo, middle-east, caprivi strip
April, 27 2012 in
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The Caprivi Strip - Under Changing Administration
The previous episode focused on the history of the Caprivi until the German...
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Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, gondwana, Uncategorized, Kwando River, south west africa, MaFwe, Zambezi River, german south west africa, southern africa, HaMbukushu, caprivi strip, MaTotela, BaLozi, BaSubiya, linyanti, zambezi rivers, okavango and zambezi river, island helgoland, latitude and longitude, MaMbalangwe and BaMashi, southern african subcontinent, BaYeyi, imperial chancellor, stamps and stories
April, 23 2012 in
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The Caprivi Strip - Result of a Diplomatic Blunder
The question that often crosses people's minds is why the Caprivi Strip, which reaches...
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Travel, science, Stamps and Stories, nama padlooper, longevity, vacation, tortoise species, Uncategorized, tortoises, Namibian, Alfred Schleicher, stamps and stories
April, 17 2012 in
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The Nama Padloper - Uniquely Namibian
Tortoises have always held a special fascination and attraction for us. With their...
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cattle, Stamps and Stories, ekori, headdresses, ovahimba, clothing, women, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, Uncategorized, Red ochre paste (otjize), beauty, meat tasting ceremony (makera), style, ox horn containers (onya), ekori-headdress, namibia culture groups, OtjiHerero-speaking, stamps and stories
April, 12 2012 in
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OvaHimba - The Ekori-Headdress of the Women
In contrast to all other Namibian culture groups, the OvaHimba have retained their...
