Do you know what beer is named after this animal ? 🍺 🇰🇪 ...better still do you know how it got its name? Let’s go back to the 1920’s when The Hurst brothers, Charles and George, were farmers but also experienced brewers at home. (warning: this story escalates) 🙈 They founded Kenyan Breweries. Ol’ George loved hunting. George was known as a savannah lover and great game hunter (keep in mind this is long before the strict Kenyan legislations on wildlife conservation.) During one of his expeditions in the "jungle", he was trampled to death by an elephant... #ouch His brother Charles then named the first industrial brewed beer TUSKER, and it has grown to be one of the most consumed beers in the country. 📸: @shaunmousley #acaciaisafrica #elephant #kenya🇰🇪 #africastories #sunsetphotography #wildlifephotography #acaciaafrica #gentlegiant #safari #amboselinationalpark #natgeotravel #natgeowild #namethatbeer #tusker #beerlover #travel #wanderlust #africananimals #safarilife #adventure 
Meerkat Surprise! 😁😁😁 Timon: Are ya achin'... Pumbaa: Yep, yep, yep! Timon: ...for some bacon? Pumbaa: Yep, yep, yep! ⬇Fun Facts about meerkats: 🔘 Meerkats are omnivores! You may be surprised to learn meerkats are omnivores – they eat fruit and vegetables as well as animals. Unlike humans, they have no excess body fat stores and therefore foraging for food is a constant activity. Their diet mostly consists of insects, which they sniff out using their enhanced sense of smell. They also eat small rodents, fruit, birds, eggs, lizards and as we’ve seen poisonous scorpions as well as snakes. 🔘 The desert is dry but meerkats don’t drink water Despite living in the desert unbelievably meerkats do not need extra water in their diets. They get all the moisture they need from the insects and grubs they eat. A human would die within 3 – 5 days without additional water. 🔘 Meerkats are immune to venom Meerkats may be able to handle a bite from some types of venomous snakes. Biologists have discovered meerkats are immune to some snakes' venom as they belong to the mongoose family. In some parts of the world, people prize mongooses as house guards because they can battle with deadly snakes, like cobras. If bitten they feel unwell for several hours but make a full recovery. 🔘 Meerkats have remarkable eyesight They can spot birds miles away on the horizon! Vision is their most developed sense. They have dark patches around their eyes to cut down glare from the sun and help them see far into the distance. Long, horizontal pupils give meerkats a wide range of vision without having to turn their head around. Meerkats are built for digging and have a membrane that can cover the eye to protect it while they are digging. 📷: @kostas_fikas.photography #funfactfriday #acaciaisafrica #meerkats #fridayfeeling #safari #acaciaafrica #surprise #wildlifephotography #natgeowild #animallovers #cutenessoverload #africananimals #travel #wanderlust #timonandpumba #funfacts #safariphotography #didyouknow #africanwildlife #explore #adventure #discoverafrica #thisisafrica #adventureawaits 
Fancy your feet up, sipping a beverage while the magnificent Zambezi River flows towards the roaring Victoria Falls... right before your very eyes? 🤩🌍 If so, start planning your adventure. Link in bio. 📷: @snowboarder_007 #acaciaafrica #acaciaisafrica #victoriafalls #zambeziriver #zambia #zimbabwe #sunset #river #relaxation #travel #africa #vicfalls #bucketlist #adventure #explore #safari #outdoors #letsgo #startplanning #abtaccredited #travelphotography #travelinstyle 
“Don’t play dead with a vulture” 😄🪶🦅 Caption & IG📷: @roganroams #didyouknow below: ➡️ Did you know that unlike many raptors, vultures are relatively social and often feed, fly, or roost in large flocks. A group of vultures is called a committee, venue, or volt. In flight, a flock of vultures is a kettle, and when the birds are feeding together on a carcass, the group is called a wake. #acaciaafrica #acaciaisafrica #vulture #endangeredspecies #birdsofprey #natgeowild #bestbirdshots #krugernationalpark #southafrica #safari #travelmore #nature #wildlifephotography #bushlife #greaterkruger #vultures #mysouthafrica #adventure #moonlight #fullmoon #sillouette #africananimals #birds #wanderlust 
Fancy yourself in Botswana as soon as possible? ✈️ 🇧🇼 🗣 Try your Tswana out: One language is never enough - Laleme le le lengwe ga le a lekanela Hello - Dumela My hovercraft is full of eels - Mokoro wa me o tletse ditlhapi (it's okay, this won't actually happen 😂) 📷: @adventuresofrhi #acaciaisafrica #botswana #okavangodelta #mokoro #waterways #canoe #outdoors #safarilife #nature #waterlillies #adventure #exploremore #africa #botswanatourism #travelafrica #abtaprotected #abtaccredited #kayaking #bucketlist #getoutside #travelphotography 
“Why is it you can never hope to describe the emotion Africa creates? You are lifted. Out of whatever pit, unbound from whatever tie, released from whatever fear. You are lifted and you see it all from above.” - Francesca Marciano (Italian novelist and filmmaker; extract from “Rules of the Wild”) 💭 Anyone else feeling the urge to unwind in Africa? 📷: paultje_nl #acaciaisafrica #etosha #namibia🇳🇦 #explore #rhino #sunset #wateringhole #acaciaafrica #etoshanationalpark #sunsetphotography #naturelovers #safari #wanderlust #bucketlistadventures #abtaccredited #wildlifephotography #wildlifeplanet #natgeoafrica #safarilife #africanamazing #silhouette #colorsofnature #explorenamibia #namibiatravel #namibiatourism 
July and August season at Victoria Falls: ▪️Lower water levels and less spray gives you excellent visibility of the falls ▪️Livingstone Island and the rafting season open as soon as the water drops to a safe level ▪️Although it is wintertime, you can expect warm and sunny days of 20-28 °C ▪️Both sides of the falls are great to visit ▪️There might still be enough spray to create beautiful rainbows ▪️Game viewing, in nearby Chobe National Park, Hwange and other game reserves, is at its best 💙🌍🌿 📷: @benmcraephotography #acaciaafrica #victoriafalls #waterfalls #naturephotography #acaciaisafrica #zimbabwe🇿🇼 #adventure #chasingwaterfalls #safari #natgeolandscape #bucketlist #wondersoftheworld #travelgram #africanamazing #vicfalls #zambia🇿🇲 #naturelovers #wanderlust #exploremore #mistthatthunders #incrediblenature 
Lions are the kings of the jungle because of their raw power and strength. Lions fear no other animals, they laugh in the face of danger 😆🦁 📷: @bishop_skyler #acaciaisafrica #acaciaisafrica #lionsofinstagram #lion #wildlifephotography #safari #botswana #wildafrica #chobenationalpark #bigcats #adventuretravel #africansafari #botswana🇧🇼 #natgeowild #smilinganimals #exploremore #cuteanimals #safarilife #okavangodelta #photosafari #big5 
The Maasai Mara in all its landscape glory. 💙💛💙 The reserve’s first name honours the Maasai people. The second word, Mara—”spotted” in Maa (the Maasai language)—pays homage to how they described the area when they looked at it from afar. The shadows from the clouds and the circles of trees, scrub and savanna that they saw gave the landscape a speckled appearance. 📷: @andrewbecksa #acaciaafrica #acaciaisafrica #masaaimara #kenya #travelwild #landscapephotography #simplicity #natgeotravel #kenya🇰🇪 #travel #adventuretravel #bucketlistadventures #safari #explorekenya #africanskies #treesofinstagram #masaimara #exploremore 
Approximately 9️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ years old. 🌍 That’s the estimated age of the infamous scorched trees of Deadvlei, Namibia. 🇳🇦 This natural phenomenon can be found close to Sossusvlei, where the Namib Desert is in full control of the environment. It is assumed that the clay pan formed over a thousand years ago. Apparently, the Tsauchab River would flood after heavy rainfall and form shallow pools of water. These pools or rather, marshes, allowed camel thorn trees to grow in their midst. However, after 200 years the area’s climate shifted and a drought set in. The sand dunes that steadily began to fill the area, quickly blocked off the Tsauchab River along with any other possible water sources. The climatic change was so harsh that the trees dried out, instead of decomposing. The sun helped the process along by scorching the wood and immortalizing the trees in their blackened state. 📷: @marcogaiotti_naturephotography #acaciaafrica #namibia🇳🇦 #sharemynamibia #acaciaisafrica #landscapephotography #deadvlei #adventure #bucketlist #visitnamibia #natgeotravel #historylovers #treesofinstagram #dune45 #namibiadesert #planyourtrip #abtaprotected #exploremore #desert #travelphotography #namibia