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Tanganyika and Zanzibar: Tanzania’s 60-year-old union may need a restructure

Tanganyika and Zanzibar: Tanzania’s 60-year-old union may need a restructure: On 26 April 2024, Tanzania celebrated 60 years of the union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The union, which created the present-day United Republic of Tanzania, stands out among the longest lasting political arrangements of its kind in Africa, and has shaped the country’s construction of …

We used 60-year-old notebooks to find out why male hippos have bigger tusks than females

We used 60-year-old notebooks to find out why male hippos have bigger tusks than females: Courtship behaviour of a male and female hippopotamus in Amboseli National Park, Kenya, showing the larger head and tusk sizes of the adult male on left. Graeme Shannon, Author provided Male hippopotamuses are an unusual size. Among mammals, males are …