28 février 2007
there are also quiet birds.
27 février 2007
At Ishango, one can not only see Uganda Kob. There are also all kinds of insects...
26 février 2007
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23 février 2007
Kobs usually have a lek mating system, in which males defend small territories clustered on traditional mating grounds. Females visit these leks only to breed, and males provide no parental care. This mating system may have evolved because males cannot defend the widely-dispersed food resources or the dynamic and temporary female herds. Within a lek, 20 to 200 males defend territories 15 to 200 meters in diameter. Male territories are smallest and most highly-contested in the centre of the lek, where most mating... [Lire la suite]
22 février 2007
The Kob is an antelope that is usually found near permanent water sources. They frequent moist savannah, floodplains, and the margins of adjacent woodlands. A Kob stands 70 to 100 centimetres at the shoulder and weigh from 80 to 100 kilograms. Their backs are an orange-red colour, which lightens to white on the undersides and legs. There are white rings around the eyes and a black stripe down the legs. The white-coloured facial markings include conspicuous eye rings, the insides of ears, and a throat bib. The outer... [Lire la suite]
21 février 2007
Here we are in Ishango. This is a reserve east of Beni, in North Kivu. As we drive through, we observe those antelopes. Those are Uganda Kob (Cobe de Buffon in French). This week is dedicated to those beautiful animals. More tomorrow and the days to come.
19 février 2007
Jeremie is having a break. It's been a great week-end. We'll tell you more in the coming days about our trip to Ishango Reserve.
17 février 2007
Blink, The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, by Malcolm Gladwell Have you ever wondered why love at first sight, so seemingly ill-advised, sometimes works out for the long-term? Malcolm Gladwell may have the answer. In Blink, Gladwell asserts that snap judgments can quite often be as good as decisions made cautiously and deliberately. Blink is about the first two seconds of looking - the decisive glance that knows in an instant. Gladwell, the author of The Tipping Point, campaigns for snap judgments and mind... [Lire la suite]
15 février 2007