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Village Scene - Ivory Coast - 1940s

Village Scene - Ivory Coast - 1940s - French West Africa was a federation of eight French colonial territories in Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan, French Guinea, Ivory Coast, Upper Volta, Dahomey and Niger. The capital of the federation was Dakar. The federation existed from 1895 until 1960. The houses are raised on stilts (pile dwellings) to protect from flooding. This is also obviously a coastal or riverside community as there are large fishing nets drying on poles close to the houses. Pile dwellings can still be found in the Ivory Coast in places such as Ebrie Lagoon. Date: 1947

Rock hyrax in his lair - Serengeti - Tanzania

The rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) or Cape hyrax is one of the four living species of the order Hyracoidea. It is a medium-sized (~4 kg) terrestrial mammal, superficially resembling a guinea pig with short ears and tail.In Africa, hyraxes are preyed on by leopards, Egyptian cobras, puff adders, caracals, wild dogs, and eagles

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In Gennea , 1511 (woodcut)

XJF1072606 "In Gennea", 1511 (woodcut) by Burgkmair, Hans (c.1473-1531) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: After Burgkmair's design for the King of Cochin frieze ); German, out of copyright

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