The sociable
weaver is a small (14cm and 32 g) bird without any spectacular features. Looks a lot like a house sparrow...but the
nests they build are absolutely magnificent! These are not plain or ordinary in
any way.
The birds invented the communal
housing, I’m pretty sure that is where we copied our blocks of flats from. These
weavers build nest with multiple rooms for up to 500 individuals. This communal nesting provides the weavers
with protection against predators as well as extreme temperatures. The inside of the nest is isolated against
cold and heat.
What I find very interesting
is that the nest is not exclusive; other
species are also welcomed in the communal nest.
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Haak en steek bos.
The locals know to take a wide step around one of these shrubs. I saw more than one crew member stuck and asking for someone to come and unhook them.
The shrub has 2 types of thorns: Straight thorns (“Steek”) and hooked thorns (“Haak”).
The latin or botanical name is Vachellia tortilis previously known as Acacai tortilis, is found from here all the way to Egypt.
The bush has often pieces of wool or fluff stuck to its thorns left their by its latest victim. The main reason a plant has thorns for protection against grazers, many grazers in return have developed the ability to simply not be bothered by thorns.
This is just one of the thorny shrubs found in this arid habitat. This it what it looked like when we traveled past ...
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