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GUIDING LIGHT

Meet Samuel Brown, guide, Elewana Loisaba, Kenya

• An elephant giving birth. • Elephants, particularly observing their The , commonly called ‘the resurrection bush’ for its ability to produce flowers after months of dormancy. It is one of approximately 70,000 plants that have medicinal qualities for either humans or animals. • The antlion. One of the ‘little five’, the antlion larvae trap their prey (usually ants) in a pit in the sand. They can survive for long periods without food and can take as long as two years to complete their lifecycle, from egg to winged adult. • Rock hyrax. During the mating season, the male’s testes increase to twenty times their normal size, which can make it difficult to mount the female.

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