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Experience the diverse people
and cultures of Africa. Take an adventure through Africa's history, geography, and culture
as you challenge the actual 12,000-mile world-record setting bike trek. Make critical
decisions as you plan and execute your trip. Choose your team members, supplies and
equipment. Learn to use the many maps and keep a travel log as you go. With road-rally
action, bike repairs and tests of endurance, there's never a shortage of fun. Join a
family of giraffe as they have breakfast; some 20 feet off the ground, while waterbuck and
tommies graze warily in the background. A group of African crown cranes busily stomp the
grass, teaching their chicks how to snatch up bugs while the griffons vultures perch on a
rock outcrop waiting for the inevitable. This will introduce you to the wonders of life on
the savanna as you venture through the African Trail. A spectacular array of vegetation
depicts the greatest power "plant" on earth. This is the energy that makes
everything else possible. Follow this energy through all the living inhabitants of the
trail as you walk the path. PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS: See how specializations let different
animals get their food. The speedy cheetah lies in disguise in the savanna grass as
gerenuk stand tall to reach those tender leaves that are just out of reach of other
antelopes. Watch the baboons and mandrills socialize and play to strengthen their family
group. The longest zoo resident, Khetla, the Rhino will be laying in the sun or working on
knocking down the log pile the keepers spent so much time building for him. He spends a
lot of time at his feed pad to fuel his 5000 lbs. around his habitat. The inquisitive
meerkats will always have an eye out for danger when you see them scurrying about, digging
for insects. But they will eat just about anything they can find to keep their bodies
going. The lions are not really lazy, they are just conserving their energy because they
don't know when they will catch their next meal. The clean up crew is next. Vultures are
sure that nothing is wasted on the savanna. You can see them perched on their nest where
chicks are visible in the winter. After all is said and done the soil takes back anything
left over and become the source of nutrient for the next wave of plants that will fuel the
engine of life
EDUCATIONAL
FEATURES:
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Strengthen decision-making, problem-solving and planning skills
* Learn about the people, cultures and many countries of Africa
* Includes over 1,000 photos and video clips from the actual bike trek
* Contains detailed maps and a guide book of entries from the trek leader's journal
* Includes authentic music score and sound effects
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