The Tree where Man was BornIn this classic volume, Matthiessen exquisitely combines both nature and travel writing to bring East Africa to vivid life. He skillfully portrays the daily lives of herdsmen and hunter-gatherers; the drama of the predator kills; the hundreds of exotic animals; the breathtaking landscapes; and the area's turbulent natural, political, and social histories. |
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Page 107
... kopjes , known to geologists as insel- bergs , rising like stone gardens as the land around them settles , and topped sometimes by huge perched blocks , shaped by the wearing away of ages . The kopjes serve as water catch- ments , and ...
... kopjes , known to geologists as insel- bergs , rising like stone gardens as the land around them settles , and topped sometimes by huge perched blocks , shaped by the wearing away of ages . The kopjes serve as water catch- ments , and ...
Page 108
... kopjes , to judge from the evidence heaped upon the rock . One day at noon , from this elephant crest , a leopard could be seen on the stone face of the kopje to the south , crossing the skeletal shadows of a huge candelabra euphorbia ...
... kopjes , to judge from the evidence heaped upon the rock . One day at noon , from this elephant crest , a leopard could be seen on the stone face of the kopje to the south , crossing the skeletal shadows of a huge candelabra euphorbia ...
Page 109
... ( kopje agamas have been so long iso- lated on their rock islands that color variations have evolved ; those at Lemuta Kopjes , in arid country , are mostly a pale apricot ) , and they were doing the quick press - ups of agitation that ...
... ( kopje agamas have been so long iso- lated on their rock islands that color variations have evolved ; those at Lemuta Kopjes , in arid country , are mostly a pale apricot ) , and they were doing the quick press - ups of agitation that ...
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