Pan troglodytes - There are two species of chimpanzees; the bonobo and the common chimpanzee. The bonobo inhabits the rainforest of the Congo and the chimpanzee is found in Western and Central Africa. In 1960, primatologist Jane Goodall began an extensive field study of chimpanzees in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park. A profound revelation emerged from Gombe; chimpanzees were making and using tools. This discovery prompted the redefining of Homo sapiens.
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The Maasai are an semi-nomadic people with a long historical presence in the Great Rift Valley. They are now limited to Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania. The Maasai are pastoral people, relying heavily on their domesticated livestock of cattle and sheep. Their basic community consists of kraals, a group of homes arranged in a circle and protected by fences made from acacia branches. The long thorns of the acacia protect the livestock from being attacked by lions, cheetahs, and other predators.
