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Male sable antelopes maintain an awkward, flexed-neck posture even when galloping. It makes them appear more physically imposin...

A Maasai herder tends his cattle Photo taken by Thomson Safaris guest, Beverly Halliwell-Ross Italians have pasta, Russians hav...

Ever watched an awards show, or an Olympics, where one competitor just seems to win it all? It doesn’t just happen on primetim...

By Wolfgang Hieronymus Von Bömmel (1660 – 1700) (Details of artist on Google Art Project) [Public domain or Public domain], via...

There are plenty of good reasons to avoid Africa’s best-known predators, many of them sticking out of the ends of their paws. C...

The employees that run the ground operations in Tanzania are incredibly adept at anticipating, and meeting, travelers’ needs. T...

He always seemed like such a nice, normal porcupine… “Westafrikanisches Stachelschwein” by C-8 – Own work. Licensed under CC BY...

Older pups often help raise and care for younger siblings. Photo: Thomson Safaris guests Terry O’Neill & Linda McCormick In fol...

Earlier this week, we posted the first part of an interview with past guest, Dr. Mike Rubenstein. In it, he spoke about his fi...

It’s pretty common for us to hear from returning travelers that their safari or Kilimanjaro trek was a truly life-changing exp...

Sunburned? Photo: Thomson Safaris guest, Debbie Stowers When we send travelers on safari, we always tell them to pack a broad-b...

Even if you haven’t had a chance to visit Tanzania yet, you may have had a little taste of it…in your coffee cup! The country i...

A tree pangolin, the variety you may see in East Africa. “Tree Pangolin” by Valerius Tygart – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA...

Queen was known as much for their flamboyant, over-the-top performances as their hit songs  “Freddie Mercury performing in New ...

Photo: Thomson Safaris guest, Gary Hapken From overhead, a shrieking howl rings through the trees. You look up, but all you see...

It goes without saying that different cultures love different foods; where you’re born is debatably the primary influence on ho...

We talk a lot about external threats to wildlife populations, because they are by far the biggest causes for concern. But in th...

Anyone who has been to Gibb’s Farm (a destination many Thomson Safaris trips visit) knows that this working coffee estate nestl...

In Maa, the Maasai language, Kilimanjaro is known as Ol Doinyo Oibor, or “The White Mountain.” But there’s a much more imposing...

Most of us have probably seen Fantasia, or at the very least, a clip of the hippos twirling around in tutus and nearly overwhel...